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Amazon Workers Won an Historic Union Vote, And It Wasn't Even Close

GizModo VR

Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse facility voted in favor of forming a union Friday, notching a momentous victory a growing U.S. labor movement. Read more.

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Breaking Down the Why and How of AR Commerce

AR Insider

As AR is approaching technological maturity, businesses are wising up to AR-enabled opportunities and are making AR an integral part of their strategy. With the spending power of $143 billion , Gen-Zers are becoming a much-coveted group for retailers and e-commerce stores. How can you integrate AR into your e-commerce strategy?

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The XR Week Peek (2023.06.26): Quest 3 page appears on Best Buy, Vision Pro SDK released, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Top news of the week (Image by Meta) Quest 3 launch is approaching Meta is following a strategy for the launch of the Quest 3 that is very different from the one that it used for the previous headsets. I just think that Meta is trying a new strategy to keep the hype high until September.

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Discover Latin America’s XR ecosystem with Oscar Cartagena

The Ghost Howls

I also led a group of 8 Chilean companies, that were awarded a government fund to create the 1st Chilean XR industry export hub , and within that initiative, we traveled to Immerse Global Network – Miami in December, to promote and lead the way for the Chilean XR exports. applicants as of this writing).

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The XR Week Peek (2023.12.11): Upload VR Showcase, Metaverse Safety Week, and much more!

The Ghost Howls

The first good sign was when in Helsinki I saw that Finland has now a long-term metaverse strategy , which means that it is going to pour money into its XR ecosystem for the next 10 years at least. Its interest is especially in the industrial, healthcare, and remote gatherings fields. Not bad for a dead technology.

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Spatial Beats: Facebook, Snap & TikTok

AR Insider

The seed round was led by KB Partners and TitletownTech, with participation from Greycroft, Verizon Ventures, Haslam Sports Group, 49ers Enterprises, and SC Holdings, and “additional strategic celebrity investors.”. Ball is a former Amazon strategy executive turned investor.

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Revolutionizing Professional Training – Humanizing Knowledge Sharing in 3D

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice Addressing the challenge of providing practical training in professional settings, INVNT.ATOM’s partnership with the Emirates Group and Amazon Web Services (AWS) exemplifies the potential of using digital twins to overcome physical and logistical training limitations.