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VR Training Company Gemba Secures $18M Series A to Expand Enterprise Metaverse

Road to VR

In 2017, Gemba grew out of executive training company The Leadership Network, which was founded in 2013 by CEO Nathan Robinson and Chairman Victor Lewis. Now the company is all-in with VR training platform Gemba, which also still holds masterclasses, albeit in virtual reality.

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The XR Week Peek (2022.07.25): Google to test AR glasses in the wild, Pico 4 spotted, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Google starts testing its AR glasses in the wild. Google has announced that it is going to start to test the prototypes of its AR glasses in the wild. What is relevant about this piece of news is that Google has just confirmed its strong commitment to augmented reality. More info (Google testing AR glasses?—?Official

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Are Ray-Ban Stories AR Training Wheels?

ARVR

Let’s call it Facebook’s AR training wheels. Enterprise AR: 7 real-world use cases for 2021 Highly Motivated As background for Facebook’s training wheels play, one of its motivations traces back to its failure to build and market a hardware device in the smartphone era. link] Are Ray-Ban Stories AR Training Wheels?

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Niantic’s Latest AR Game Peridot Is One Of Its Best Yet

VRScout

Sort of… Pokémon GO creator Niantic has released a number of location-based augmented reality (AR) games since the launch of its first title, Google Ingress , back in 2013. Peridots is available to download for free on iOS and Android devices via the App Store and Google Play Store respectively. Tamagotchi’s are back!

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No, the Google AI isn't sentient, but it likely is racist and sexist

Mashable VR

In a recent interview with Wired , engineer and mystic Christian priest Blake Lemoine discussed why he believes that Google's large language model named LaMDA has become sentient, complete with a soul. Lemoine also explained that the Google team has done a good job repairing these biased "bugs," as far as he could tell.

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Pinterest Lens Recognizes 2.5 Billion Objects

AR Insider

To sidestep tech jargon, Google sometimes calls it “search what you see.”. Speaking of Google, it’s the front runner for visual search. It has a narrower use case than Google — mostly around consumer products — but that focus aligns with monetization. Though in fairness, Google announced that figure a year ago.

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How Are XR Firms Training Sports Athletes and Saving Their Lives?

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

News reports have revealed that a new extended reality (XR) tool has now become integral to Germany’s European Under 17 (U17) football training programme, leading to enhanced sports training. Ten players trialling the virtual reality (VR) training module were on the team that earned the championship title.