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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

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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. Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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Tech Giants Prime AR’s Headworn Era

AR Insider

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. Companies like Ikea, Target, and Amazon have already used ARKit, mostly for placing virtual furniture in a room to see if it fits. Google’s approach was significantly lighter and simpler than what’s come since.

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GDC Tackles XR Tactics in March

AR Insider

With that backdrop, the Games Developer Conference (GDC) is returning to San Francisco in March, including lots of AR & VR focus. The GDC Expo showcases the latest game development tools and services from leading technology companies such as Amazon, Epic, Google, Intel, Nvidia, Oculus, and Sony.

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Snap Earns $20m Grant to Back California Tech Industry

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Based near some of the world’s top businesses like Google, Qualcomm, Meta Platforms, and others, Snap’s role in driving innovation in the United States and beyond has led to significant growth in extended reality (XR). For example, the company has struck a massive partnership with Amazon to pilot online shopping integrations.

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Williams-Sonoma Acquires Outward for $112 Million to Expand 3D, AR, and VR Retail Visualization

Road to VR

The headquarters will remain in San Jose, CA (Williams-Sonoma is headquartered in San Francisco, CA), and will be managed by Outward’s current leadership team. Both companies expressed positive enthusiasm with regards to the acquisition. SEE ALSO Walmart Focuses On Future of VR/AR at New Silicon Valley Tech Incubator.

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Unlocking the Magic of XR With Your Voice

Tech Trends VR

Millions of us now own some sort of room-based voice device such as Google Home or Amazon Echo and the global voice and speech recognition market size is estimated to reach USD 31.82 Millions of us now own some sort of room-based voice device such as Google Home or Amazon Echo Click To Tweet. billion by 2025.

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Mike Boland (ARtillery Intelligence) on the Motivations and Machinations of the Major Players in AR

The AR Show

Mike Boland is the Founder & Chief Analyst of ARtillery Intelligence, Editor of AR Insider, Lead Analyst of Street Fight, and the President of the San Francisco chapter of the VR/AR Association. That becomes clear in this conversation too. Here we explore the markets and market forecasts for mobile AR and smartglasses.