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Amazon, Qualcomm & More Invest $11.2M in TRIPP to Build the “mindful metaverse”

Road to VR

The Series A was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Qualcomm, Amazon Alexa Fund, HTC, Niantic and existing investor Mayfield. This brings the Los Angeles-based company’s funding to $26.3 The post Amazon, Qualcomm & More Invest $11.2M

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The LAPD Asked Ring Owners to Hand Over Footage of BLM Protesters

GizModo VR

The Los Angeles Police Department has asked locals to turn over footage their Amazon Ring doorbell cameras may have picked up of Black Lives Matter protests, according to a new report by the Intercept. Read more.

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California Appeals Court Rules Amazon Can Be Held Liable for Third-Party Sellers' Faulty Products

GizModo VR

A new chapter unfolded this week in Amazon’s years-long legal battle over selling exploding hoverboards. A California appeals court has ruled that the e-commerce giant is responsible for the safety of third-party products sold on its platform, according to the Los Angeles Times. Read more.

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What's The Weirdest Robocall You've Ever Received?

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Earlier today, some random person with a random Los Angeles-based area code number called my phone with some terrible news: My Amazon account had been hacked. A guy in Alabama had apparently used my account to buy an iPhone, and I needed to send over some details to dispute the charges. Read more.

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The VR Job Hub: Amazon, Anshar Studios & VNTANA

Peter Graham

Los Angeles, Chicago or Remote. Los Angeles, Chicago or Remote. Los Angeles, Chicago or Remote. Whether you’ve been an avid fan of the tech for a while or are already involved in some way, today’s VR Job Hub has plenty of new roles which can help you become more involved and shape VR/AR’s future.

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Snap Earns $20m Grant to Back California Tech Industry

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Additionally over 12,000 entities have earned or been awarded the programme’s incentives, leading to the creation of nearly 165,000 jobs since the initiative’s inception in 2013, the Los Angeles Business Journal reported on Monday.

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Cops Got Freebies to Sell Ring Doorbell Cameras

GizModo VR

Los Angeles police officers who convinced their colleagues to purchase products from Amazon’s home security company, Ring, received compensation in the form of free and discounted Ring products, an arrangement that LAPD appears to deny violated any rules against officers accepting paid endorsements. Read more.