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Google Glass Retires, but is New AR Hardware Coming?

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

This week, Google officially announced the retirement of its flagship smart glasses product. In a company document , the firm confirmed the retirement of Google Glass Enterprise Edition effective this Wednesday (March 15). Google will also drop official support for its enterprise-grade immersive hardware on September 15, 2023.

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7 pieces of advice if you have to remotely work as a VR developer from China

The Ghost Howls

There is not only the problem of the timezone but also the unknown of the internet connection and the inability of reaching Western websites like Google. Luckily, one my of Chinese contacts managed to fix the problem by making me install on my computer some software that did the trick.

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Tim Sweeney Warns VR Could Make Tech Companies ‘More Powerful Than Any Government’

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“I think it’s a real threat,” Sweeney said, speaking about the possibility of closed software or hardware in the VR space. “These devices give companies like Google and Facebook terrifyingly specific details about our private lives.” “There’s an ethic that needs to develop in the VR industry.

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Spatial Beats: 2020’s Top Ten

AR Insider

Russian government hackers piggybacked on cybersecurity software (!!!!) to penetrate deep into hundreds of government and corporate systems. 350 million came in at the last minute to allow a new CEO, Peggy Johnson, from Microsoft, to focus on enterprise business. The hack of the century. Magic Leap’s pivot to enterprise.

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Vancouver Emerging As Top Five VR and AR Hub

VRScout

Creating everything from veterinary education software to search-and-rescue robots operating in VR, developers are helping the city become a world leader in content production. ” “As I’ve been getting to know the region and its opportunities, I’ve been talking to the provincial government about two aspects,” DeMiroz continues.

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Glossary: The Metaverse and its Key Components

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world. Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).

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Big News from Altspace VR, Apple, Disney, Lloyd’s, and the US Justice Department

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Following last week’s theme of layoffs across the tech sector, this week continues the unemployment trend as influential groups reassess the space and US Courts aim at Google. Recently, Microsoft entered an extended partnership with OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, to expand the tech solution to business clients.

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