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New York City's Flagship Apple Store Could Soon Unionize

GizModo VR

Apple’s latest feature could soon be unions. The labor movement that’s been popping up at recognizable names in business has officially come to the tech giant: workers at Apple’s Grand Central retail store have begun the process of unionization, according to a story by The Washington Post. Read more.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

ARPost

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. As of November 2020, they’re hiring for both New York and San Francisco positions. A company still in stealth, but with founder pedigree from Apple.

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Geniuses, Unite! Atlanta Apple Store Workers File for Unionization

GizModo VR

New York City may be the Big Apple, but the Peach State may soon become home to the first Apple union. Workers at an Atlanta Apple Store filed for a union election Wednesday, the first in the country to do so. Read more.

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Amazon Explores The Idea of Augmented Reality Furniture Stores

VRScout

The online retailer considers using augmented reality to help you settle on that new couch. Amazon is a company that prides itself on embracing the unconventional. They change the way homeowners shop for furniture using one of the most exciting new technologies on the market of course. Keep it up, Amazon.

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The New 3D Apple Arriving at WWDC

Robert Scoble

I have been talking with hundreds of people across the industry and have discovered that the changes coming to Apple are deeper than just a VR/AR headset. There will be a few announcements over the next year, and really these changes are going to lead to many new products, services, and experiences that will come for decades.

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AR Leaders Join the ‘Four-Comma Club’

AR Insider

Among tech’s big five — Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Facebook — all but Facebook have crossed the mark. Apple was first, followed by Microsoft and Amazon (which has since dipped below the mark). Image Source: New York Times. Call it the four-comma club — or “quattros comas!”

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Facebook crypto scammers pose as Tesla, Amazon, and even Facebook

Mashable VR

While scams in Facebook ads aren’t a new phenomenon and cryptocurrency scams have plagued platforms well beyond Facebook, these ads are particularly brazen: a network of scammers imitating the tech industry’s biggest players, on the tech industry’s largest social media platform, to shake down its users.

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