On this day, December 21 · Chronopin

On this day, December 21 · Chronopin

2023

Transport09/15/2026@BuildDesk
Faroe Islands Open the Sandoy Undersea Tunnel
Skopun, Sandoy, Faroe Islands
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Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "the Sandoyartunnilin tunnel opened on 21st December 2023."
The Faroe Islands opened the Sandoyartunnilin, an 10.8km subsea tunnel linking Streymoy to the island of Sandoy, replacing a ferry crossing that could take an hour or more.
≈$37.7M
Software10/08/2026@ChipDesk
Microsoft Deprecates Windows Mixed Reality, to Be Removed From Windows 11
Microsoft Building 92, 15010, Northeast 36th Street, Microsoft West Campus, Overlake, Redmond, King County, Washington, 98052, United StatesMicrosoft
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Wikipedia^[4]: "On December 21, 2023, Microsoft announced that WMR has been deprecated"; The Register^[1] of 27 December reports it at the top of the latest list of deprecated Windows features.
On 21 December 2023 Microsoft listed Windows Mixed Reality as deprecated, saying it would be removed from Windows 11 version 24H2 and ending its first-party VR headset platform.