Bernard Marr

JANUARY 22, 2024

Advancements In AI And Robotics Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning continued to dominate the spotlight at CES 2024. Amazon, for instance, wowed the audience with new generative AI-powered Alexa experiences, enhancing our interactions with voice assistants.

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AR Insider

JULY 21, 2020

Going deeper, Real World Platform productizes the underlying software for Niantic’s popular AR games. This not only achieves democratization but does so in a way that’s analogous to one of the biggest democratization tools the tech world has ever seen: Amazon Web Services (AWS). Scalable Revenue Stream. Planet-Scale AR.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

All the big tech players — Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon — are in the game as well. The report says this device could cost thousands of dollars and be available only in low volumes — more typical of a test platform for software developers than the mass-market products Apple usually releases.

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Bernard Marr

AUGUST 22, 2022

Rather, it is about us learning to work alongside smart, automated technology that will augment our capabilities while allowing us to focus on skills that are uniquely humans. The term “robot” is also sometimes used to refer to autonomous systems that are entirely built-in software, as in Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

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Mashable VR

MARCH 3, 2022

The Silhouette Cameo 4 is an electronic cutting machine that uses a blade to make precision cuts in over 100 different materials, including paper, cardstock, vinyl, and fabric. Its standalone software also requires no monthly subscription fee. Its standalone software also requires no monthly subscription fee.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 13, 2022

NVIDIA, a major supplier of graphics technologies, and Autodesk, a provider of graphics and design solutions, have teamed up to bring their respective CloudXR and VRED technologies to Amazon Web Services (AWS), the companies announced in a joint blog post on Wednesday. What’s on Offer?

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Bernard Marr

JUNE 3, 2024

These include a recruitment tool developed by Amazon to help rate candidates for software engineering roles, which was found to discriminate against women. Tools like AI Fairness 360 and Google’s What-If can be used to examine and measure the behavior of machine learning algorithms.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 16, 2020

International Business Machines Corp. Amazon Technologies Inc. A number of the company’s hardware and software-related job listings last year made a prescient mention of Facebook-built AR headset. Here’s a quick look at the top ten in comparison to Facebook, courtesy of Fairview Research: Organization. 2019 Grants.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

If you’re a computer programmer or software engineer, then you may have been alarmed by the capabilities demonstrated by the red-hot software application of the moment. What has shocked many who make their living from writing software, however, is that it’s also capable of creating computer code. It either works, or it doesn't.

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VRScout

JANUARY 8, 2020

Artec 3D bridges the gap between the Milky Way and the metaverse with instant 3D capture and machine learning algorithms. Think of “Ashely O”, the Black Mirror Episode wherein Ashely O – cast as Miley Cyrus – is uploaded to an Amazon Echo. Image Credit: Artec 3D.

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 10, 2023

In reality, when we use the term AI today, we are usually referring to a technology known as "machine learning." Now the latest breed of AI applications offers us the chance to use it for just about any task we can think of. So, let’s take a look at some of them: What Are The “Killer Apps” Everyone Should Know about?

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 13, 2019

New machine learning technologies, user interfaces and automated content creation techniques are going to expand the personalization of storytelling beyond algorithmically generated news feeds and content recommendation. The next wave will be software-generated narratives that are tailored to the tastes and sentiments of a consumer.

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Bernard Marr

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Together, four of the biggest tech companies – Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft – have cut 50,000 jobs. In recent years, it’s even been reported that companies such as Amazon have used AI to identify low-performing staff and then fire them. So, is it the case that the tech giants simply expanded too far, too quickly?

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

More info Some news about content Fast Travel Games and MoonHood are partnering to create a VR game that aims to replicate the look and feel of claymation Soul Covenant is a tactical VR action game set in a desolated near-future Japan that features the usual battle of men vs machines. Learn more Volumetrics secure $1.1M

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ARVR

JANUARY 6, 2023

Projection based  — Directly overlays digital projections onto the physical world by making use of varied machine vision technology, often by combining visible light cameras with 3D sensing systems such as depth cameras. It can be readily recognized by the software with very little processing overhead. It can run on AR/VR hardwares.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2018

During Apple’s WWDC event, Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software Engineering introduced ARKit , boldly declaring that “Apple will have the largest AR platform in the world.” This likely explains why you won’t see, apps like the Amazon app with its AR View, or Pokémon GO as part of the data.

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Bernard Marr

JUNE 3, 2024

It shouldn’t come as any surprise to learn that today’s generative AI large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT and Google Gemini are just as fluent in Python, Javascript and C++ as they are in English, Spanish or Arabic! Mutable AI-accelerated software development platform with automated test generation.

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TechCrunch VR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Amazon’s foray into grocery store technology provides a succinct introduction into the state of the industry. Amazon’s first act was its Amazon Go store, which opened in Seattle in early 2018. When customers enter an Amazon Go store, they swipe the Amazon app at the entrance, enabling Amazon to link purchases to their accounts.

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Road to VR

MAY 23, 2017

Following a recent Christmas break where he says he studied a robot vacuum cleaner, tested all available voice-input devices for the home (such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home smart speakers), and watched every Black Mirror episode, it was voice control that excited Sony’s head of Magic Lab the most.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 2, 2018

His current position as Technical Fellow of the Windows and Devices Group enables him to maintain a hands-on approach to building the HoloLens and related Windows Mixed Reality software platform. The software for the HoloLens is developed in the Windows 10 operating system in the Windows Mixed Reality software environment.

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

MARCH 4, 2024

At the event, AWS collaborated with Proto Holograms to showcase a new system powered by Amazon Bedrock. The new features include support for a location-based software suite that enables multi-user location-based experiences, such as those found in arcades, museums, galleries, and cultural institutions.

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Bernard Marr

MARCH 27, 2023

Often these business models are used in combination – for example, a software provider might make a “freemium” version available, supported by advertising revenue, while also offering a premium, ad-free service to those that are willing to pay. It also covers more specialized platforms like eBay, Uber, or AirB’n’B.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Moreover, Stettmeier noted that Lenovo is taking an enterprise-first approach to developing XR solutions, meaning you cannot purchase the device via conventional means such as Amazon, instead, going through professional channels – “because we want to make this an enterprise story,” Steinmeier said.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2021

HTC advertises it as a headset for relaxation and productivity because it wants to position it as a different product than a gaming machine like Oculus Quest 2. In this Techtober we can’t spend a week without having new announcements of XR headsets, accessories, or software. Amazon Glow is a video projector for kids.

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Bernard Marr

APRIL 17, 2023

In the simplest terms, it involves providing computer storage, processing power, and applications via the internet, so users don't need to worry about buying, installing, and maintaining hardware and software themselves. Will Amazon or Google welcome the idea of “sharing” their cloud customers with competing services?

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 11, 2023

According to Marcus Olssen, Director of Software Partnerships, Varjo , the ray-tracing upgrade was “the holy grail of 3D visualisations.” Following three years of research and development (R&D) into markerless mocap technologies, Vicon has integrated machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) into its solution.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 8, 2018

McQuire points to the fact that this follows similar moves made by Amazon Web Services over the past 12 months, and sees it as a clear statement of intent at gaining developer mindshare against Google ahead of its own developer event, Google I/O which also happens this week. The whole world is becoming a computer Click To Tweet.

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Building the Metaverse

JANUARY 18, 2023

An example of this is how it can be used to dream of virtual machines and text adventure games. This software benefits from adding lots of GPU cores (the cores themselves keep getting more specialized, like Tensor cores for AI, or raytracing cores for realtime physics-based rendering). How many virtual machines?

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 12, 2020

This is great news for the customers of the Quest 2, but it poses some doubts about the retro compatibility of the Quest ecosystem that Zuck promised at OC6: if the Quest 2 is much more powerful than the Quest 1 and the Quest 1 is discontinued, has sense for developers to keep producing software that is compatible with Quest 1? Learn more.

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TechCrunch VR

AUGUST 15, 2019

In fact, I predict that over the next few years we will see a flowering of new silicon architectures and designs that are built and optimized for specialized functions, including data intensity, the performance needs of artificial intelligence and machine learning and the low-power needs of so-called edge computing devices.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 24, 2021

The software inside is also very simple: basically, all you can do is look at something and apply it to your vision filters taken from Snapchat. Quest 2 recalled from Amazon EU for skin irritation issue. Facebook is working with Amazon to solve all the bureaucratic stuff and we hope that sales can start again soon. Learn more.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 26, 2021

The movements of the arms are calculated via machine learning algorithms; They have been developed with inclusion in mind, and can represent everyone; They are here to stay: according to Andrew Bosworth, this iteration of Avatars is the best mix for this technological moment and it is not going to be substituted soon by a new version.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 18, 2023

A workplace trainee can learn how to use or repair a piece of equipment using a digital twin; some solutions allow trainees to take apart complex digital objects, like an engineer, to see the inner component – saving a lot of time, usually reserved for clean-up.

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

These have evolved rapidly thanks to the emergence of online giants like Amazon and Google, digitally-native niche players like AirB’n’B, Expedia and Netflix, and heavy investment by established industry leaders such as Walmart and Tesco. It has also fundamentally affected many traditional business models.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

Some time ago, it had already released the public specifications for the headset , and so many 3rd party vendors had been able to design and sell their viewers, but now even all the software has been released on GitHub. That is, all the software layer of Cardboard is public domain now. Image from Amazon). The hype is rising….

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Luckily there will be the “free software consultancy” Igalia that will carry on the project, with its open-source browser Wolvic , which is based on Firefox Reality code. The previous one went great on Amazon, and I’m sure this will be a great read, too. Learn more. Learn more (OpenBrush reaching v1.0) OpenBrush v1.0.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 21, 2018

It’s drawing from a philosophically introspective yarn, exploring the what-ifs of humanity giving society over to intelligent machines. I don’t think there are any Humech robots in that story like the Scraper: The Rise of Cifer novel, which is available on Amazon. Max Preussner was a senior software engineer for Epic Games.

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