Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund Discloses Sources of Distribution – Section 19(a) Notice

HARTFORD, Conn., March 19, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (NYSE: AIO) previously announced the following monthly distribution on March 1, 2024:

Tickers

Amount of Distribution

Ex-Date

Record Date

Payable Date

AIO

$0.15

March 8, 2024

March 11, 2024

March 28, 2024

Under the terms of its Managed Distribution Plan, the Fund will seek to maintain a consistent distribution level that may be paid, in part or in full, from net investment income and realized capital gains, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Fund’s aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund’s assets and will constitute a return of the shareholder’s capital. You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s Managed Distribution Plan.

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in

Sony reportedly stops PS VR2 production to clear existing inventory | Technology News

Sony may be working on a PlayStation 5 refresh, but the company has reportedly paused production of the PS VR2 headset to clear existing inventory, according to Bloomberg. The news came just over a year after the headset made its global debut in February last year, with some IDC analysts hinting that the company sold only 1.7 million units in 2023.

Throughout last year, Sony’s sales figures have been gradually dipping. While hardware sales often see a spike after holidays in the United States, the last quarter of 2023 was the sluggish for Sony’s PS VR2 headset, with the company selling just 3,25,000 units.


Sony PS VR2 The PS VR2 is more expensive than the PlayStation 5. (Image Source: Sony)

The Sony PS VR2 headset has four tracking cameras, offers a resolution of 4K per eye and has a 120Hz OLED screen. Similar to the Apple Vision Pro, it comes with a passthrough mode that lets you see the surroundings. However, unlike Apple’s and Meta’s standalone headsets, the PS VR2 requires the wearer to connect to the PlayStation 5.

One of the reasons why the PS VR2 headset hasn’t seen much success is the lack of compatible titles. To date, Sony has launched