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Report: Meta in Talks with Magic Leap for Multiyear AR Headset Tech Deal

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A report from the Financial Times maintains Meta is currently in talks with AR headset creator Magic Leap to strike a multiyear deal, which could include intellectual property licensing and contract manufacturing of AR headsets in North America. Its majority stakeholder is Saudi Arabia’s state-owned sovereign wealth fund.

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Federal Labor Board Accuses Google Contractor of Shipping Work Overseas to Bust Pittsburgh Union

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The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint this week against HCL America that accuses the Google contractor of violating its employees’ labor rights through a bevy of union-busting tactics. The complaint alleges that the company, a subsidiary of the India-based contracting titan HCL Technologies, illegally… Read more.

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Childish Gambino Makes His AR Debut

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Google’s Playground for Pixel introduces a Playmoji character of the hit rap & RnB sensation. Image Credit: Google Playground. Image Credit: Google Playground. No matter how you slice it, Donald Glover, aka Childish Gambino, is arguable one of the fastest-rising creative minds of our generation.

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Childish Gambino Launches Multiplayer AR App

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Image Credit: Google. Built on Google’s ARCore platform, the experience features a series of immersive layers, allowing you to explore deeper into the Childish Gambino universe by finding all the glyphs scattered throughout your real-world environment. Image Credit: Google. Image Credit: Google.

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Nreal Announced Cinedigm Partnership in Most Recent App Update

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We learned from Google Glass that cool hardware is not enough to impress consumers. This partnership provides a direct path for us into the emerging metaverse through the ongoing evolution of AR & MR technology,” Cinedigm Chief Technology and Product Officer, Tony Huidor, said in a release shared with ARPost.

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VR Training Company Gemba Secures $18M Series A to Expand Enterprise Metaverse

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Gemba, the corporate VR learning platform, announced it’s closed an $18 million Series A funding round, which the company says will be used to continue expansion into Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and North America. The latest funding round was led by Parkway Venture Capital, now valuing the UK-based company at $60 million.

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Enjoy Fourth Of July Fireworks From Home With This Free AR Experience

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Ohio-based immersive technology developer Holopundits isn’t about to let the COVID-19 outbreak stop you from enjoying this year’s Fourth of July festivities. TotalAR is available for download free via the App Store and Google Play. TotalAR will also be introducing new AR content leading into the 2020 holiday season.

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