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How Can Businesses Prepare for Enterprise VR?

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Even governments are turning to immersive platforms to showcase tourism, security, and travel opportunities. The VR industry has skyrocketed immensely, with immersive headset shipments spiking 92 percent in 2019 and 70 percent in 2020. Affected companies include Meta Platforms, Amazon, and the global cryptocurrency community.

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Big XR News from Google, ChatGPT, Vodafone, and Seoul Metropolitan Government

XR Today - Big XR News tag

Google’s layoffs come just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees. ChatGPT for Enterprise On a more positive note, virtual reality (VR) training pioneer Virtualspeech integrated trending ChatGPT technologies into its enterprise-grade immersive learning platform last week.

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XR Talks: Defining the AR Cloud, Part II

AR Insider

Moreover, matters of privacy and data security will jump into hyperdrive in spatial computing because of the level of sensory immersion. The spatial computing-focused privacy expert believes that industry self-governance will be more impactful. Inherently Immersive. But real change will be measured in action, says Pearlman.

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Big News from Altspace VR, Apple, Disney, Lloyd’s, and the US Justice Department

XR Today - Big XR News tag

Recently, Microsoft entered an extended partnership with OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, to expand the tech solution to business clients. The wider immersive technology sphere also aims to discover new opportunities by leveraging emerging tech, attaining new partners, and business models.

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Caregility Opens XR Solution at Saudi’s Seha Virtual Hospital

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

These include Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Saudi Arabia, UAE Lead MENA Region in XR Telehealth The news comes as the Saudi and Dubai governments aim to cement positions as top tech hubs in the region and worldwide.

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Augmented reality is reaching a mature state according to Gartner

The Ghost Howls

The fact that all immersive technologies have been flagged as mature by it means that many more companies will believe in their potential and will want to implement them. Business Impact: The AR cloud, let alone standards governing its infrastructure, is a work in progress. It’s an important validation for our market.

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The 10 Best Metaverse Quotes Everyone Should Read

Bernard Marr

Stephenson is the person credited with first connecting the term "metaverse" to the idea of an immersive virtual reality in his 1992 novel Snow Crash. Satya Nadella , Microsoft MSFT -1.4%. Microsoft’s CEO understands that the metaverse concept will impact every part of the way we do business. Neal Stephenson, Author.