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Google Parent Firm Alphabet to Lay Off 12,000 Jobs

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Google parent company Alphabet announced layoffs on Friday of roughly 12,000 workers, totalling 6 percent of its global workforce. Workers in the United States will be the first affected. The news comes just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees. Today is certainly one of them.”

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Will Apple Launch Its MR Headset at the WWDC?

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Apple’s mixed reality (MR) headset is set to delay again amid its upcoming Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) from 5 to 9 June, a series of tweets has found this week. Reports have revealed that this may block Apple from unveiling the device at the key event.

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‘Amazon is Full of S—:’ Consumer Groups Slam Bezos’ Antitrust Argument

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Amazon—a trillion dollar multinational corporation repeatedly sued by labor groups for unfair working conditions at its facilities—wants you to know it’s being treated unfairly. Read more.

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Senate Committee Passes Tech Antitrust Bill That's Making Apple and Google Lose Their Minds

GizModo VR

Legislative efforts to rein in Big Tech’s alleged anti-competitive, self-preferential business practices took a big step forward on Thursday as a bipartisan group of lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted overwhelmingly (16-6) in favor of advancing new antitrust legislation. Now, the hotly contested… Read more.

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The Second Coming of Augmented-Reality Glasses

ARVR

Source: [link] When it debuted in 2013 the Google Glass was the first of its kind. The Smart-Accessory Revolution A Pew Research Center survey conducted at the beginning of 2013 showed that only 51% of adults in the United States owned a smartphone, 6 years after the launch of the 1st-generation Apple iPhone.

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5 best audiobook apps so you can listen to your books on the go

Mashable VR

Credit: Screenshot / Apple. Today, Audible, now owned by Amazon , is the United States' largest audiobook producer and retailer. When you're signed in with your Amazon account you can enjoy cross-device listening with "Whispersync.". Credit: Audiobooks / Apple. Credit: Screenshot / Apple.

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The XR Week Peek (2023.09.12). Quest 3 fully leaked, new Rumors on Valve, and more!

The Ghost Howls

New leaks on Amazon and MediaMarkt have revealed that probably the headset will be available starting from October, 10th, 2023. I hope to be wrong, of course: maybe Valve has just accelerated to launch its device before Apple may finally release its one. Preorders are expected to start on the day of the Connect, so on September, 27th.