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Amazon's Zoox Driverless Car, or Possibly an iMac G3 on Wheels, Spotted in San Francisco

GizModo VR

Zoox, the Amazon-owned autonomous taxi company, is scheduled to reveal its first self-driving cars on Dec. Spoilers: They look dorky as hell. Read more.

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Handheld Scanners By Artec 3D Scan And Capture The Real World In Seconds

VRScout

A few weeks ago I witnessed this technology first hand at VRX San Francisco as Artec 3D rep Anton Bosneaga scanned me into a 3D object with the “Artec Leo”, a handheld wireless device weighing in at around 5 lbs and priced at $25,800.

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The Knight Foundation launches $750,000 initiative for immersive technology for the arts

TechCrunch VR

Knight Foundation is looking for pitches on how to enhance and augment traditional creative arts through immersive technologies. We’ve seen how immersive technologies can reach new audiences and engage existing audiences in new ways,” said Chris Barr, director for arts and technology innovation at Knight Foundation, in a statement.

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Which Startups Are Hiring for Augmented Reality Jobs?

ARPost

billion in 2019, with many billions more being invested in R&D by the likes of Facebook, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and many more. As of November 2020, they’re hiring for both New York and San Francisco positions. Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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SoFi Opens Web3 ETF for Crypto, Blockchain

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SoFi Technologies, a major provider of online personal financing services, announced it had launched a Web3-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) for cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and other emerging technology investments, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.

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GDC Tackles XR Tactics in March

AR Insider

And the timing is right to examine product development and business tactics, given the technology’s early and impressionable phases. With that backdrop, the Games Developer Conference (GDC) is returning to San Francisco in March, including lots of AR & VR focus.

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Tech Giants Prime AR’s Headworn Era

AR Insider

The smartphone was a seismic shift for the technology industry, creating entirely new business models — apps became $100 billion companies — while replacing everything from digital cameras to in-car GPS systems. The tech industry’s next bet is a series of technologies usually called augmented reality (AR) or mixed reality.