The Morning After: Thursday, October 12th 2017

This Thursday, one porn site is using AI to catalog the stars of its clips, Amazon has a waterproof Kindle (unrelated) and we discuss how Blade Runner 2049 is pushing forward AI in fiction. No strings on me.Oculus Santa Cruz gets closer to the future of wireless VR Last year, Oculus' wireless VR headset was a hacked together jumble of exposed wiring, but now the Santa Cruz prototype is looking more like a real product. Nicole Lee gave it a shot, along with some new Touch controllers, quickly deeming it "easily one of the most comfortable VR headsets I've ever tried." Everything you need is right there.Oculus Go is a $199 self-contained VR headset While Santa Cruz is still a concept, Oculus is ready to put this VR headset on sale. It also lacks tethering, but for a different reason -- it's completely standalone, with no PC or phone required.