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There's no need to freak out over Elon Musk buying Twitter. He's all hype.

Mashable VR

Except he isn't a founder at all , joining well after Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning created Tesla in 2003. Even if all this happens, Musk's Twitter will still be beholden to other big tech companies, such as Apple and Google, that it depends on to distribute its services. That's ridiculous.

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What is Spatial Computing in simple terms?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Tech giant Apple has even helped to generate new demand for spatial technology with its new Vision Pro headset. It was introduced initially by Simon Greenwold in 2003. For instance, headsets like the new Apple Vision Pro allow users to interact more effectively using eye-tracking sensors with a scalable content interface.

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Banking In The Metaverse – The Next Frontier For Financial Services

Bernard Marr

Linden Labs’ Second Life is often cited as one of the first metaverse environments, having been in existence since 2003. It also features a tiger and a portrait of the company CEO, Jamie Dimon. This trend is actually not as new as it seems, however.

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The Right Time to Invest in VR, with MetaVRse’s Alan Smithson and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

I think it was 2003, I think it was. You also have North being acquired by Google, so Google's making some strides there. Apple had a very kind of-- it's the first time Apple didn't announce a phone in September, which is interesting. Don't quote me on those numbers, I'll have to Google them.) I don't know.

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The Right Time to Invest in VR, with MetaVRse’s Alan Smithson and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

I think it was 2003, I think it was. You also have North being acquired by Google, so Google's making some strides there. Apple had a very kind of-- it's the first time Apple didn't announce a phone in September, which is interesting. Don't quote me on those numbers, I'll have to Google them.) I don't know.

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A brief history of VR and AR

TechCrunch VR

In the 00s, however, that future seemed to simply dissipate with a few notable exceptions, including the 2003 launch of early metaverse, Second Life, which remains in operation nearly 20 years later. Google revealed Glass the same year the first Oculus prototype hit the scene. Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus VR Inc.,

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The Right Time to Invest in VR, with MetaVRse’s Alan Smithson and Alex Colgan

XR for Business Podcast

I think it was 2003, I think it was. You also have North being acquired by Google, so Google's making some strides there. Apple had a very kind of-- it's the first time Apple didn't announce a phone in September, which is interesting. Don't quote me on those numbers, I'll have to Google them.) I don't know.

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