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Emirates NBD, Microsoft Partner for Metaverse Accelerator

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Emirates NBD, one of the largest lenders in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) region, announced on Wednesday it had opened an accelerator programme for startups seeking to promote customer experiences in the Metaverse. creating immersive worlds to improve customer experiences.

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Watch These Schoolchildren Discover the HoloLens for the First Time

VRScout

For the first time in Norway, students at a primary school have experienced one of the Microsoft HoloLens’ greatest applications — education. “It’s very exciting for me as a teacher to experiment with this new technology,” instructor Stig Halvorsen said. “I could see asteroids. .

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How Mixed Reality Will Bring Us Industry 4.0

Tech Trends VR

More sectors are realizing the potential of immersive technology to dramatically maximize efficiency and profits. When I tried Microsoft Remote Assist with the HoloLens back in May at Microsoft Build I was able to “repair” a complex electrical panel in a matter of minutes. efficiencies. efficiencies.

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Bill Gates on ChatGPT AI: ‘It will have a huge impact’

Hypergrid Business

But what exactly is generative AI and how was it impacting the world of technology? This technology can be used to generate text, music, images, and even videos. He went on to express his views on the potential of AI tutors that help kids learn math, and medical help for people in Africa who can’t access a doctor.

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CraneMorley and SoCalGas Win Summit Award!

CraneMorley

The SoCalGas instructor and field technician work together to engage the class in hands on learning by giving them a bird’s eye view of a natural gas meter set assembly procedure through the Microsoft HoloLens and its “head up – hands free” capability, streamed live to the class using the Microsoft Remote Assist and Teams applications.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.04.05): Rumors on a Apple headset intensify, Quest 2 sales grow fast, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Watching it, I had serious AR-Cloud vibes (most probably powered also by the technology of 6d.ai that Niantic acquired), and the fact that Niantic is working with telco operators to support 5G is an indicator that the company wants also to dominate this technology. Microsoft signs a $22B deal with the US Army. Learn more.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.02.08): Samsung is back to XR, Echo VR gets shut down, and more!

The Ghost Howls

More info Snap is exploring generative AI At a specific question related to generative AI, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel answered that the company is exploring the technology. And an interesting article pointed me to the fact that now also the game development ecosystem in Africa is growing and getting some serious investments.

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