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Pico Adds New Hires to Support US Expansion

XR Today - Virtual Reality

Over the weekend, Bytedance, the parent company of Tik Tok and owners of Pico, vendors of virtual reality (VR) headsets, announced major expansions toward western VR hardware distribution. Pico hired 40 new staff members to support its US expansion, working from offices in the Bay Area, Seattle, and San Diego.

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Meta Reality Labs Faces Potential Shutdown Over Health and Safety Citation

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Last month, the Seattle Department of Labor & Industries issued a citation against Meta’s Reality Labs’ division to highlight health and safety hazards at its Matrix testing facility, potentially closing the space until Meta meets its working standards or if the Menlo Park-based firm can combat the decision.

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Oculus Hiring Spree Suggests Facebook is Accelerating VR/AR Plans

Road to VR

Across Oculus’ 15 locations, the company is currently listing 443 available openings , spanning 20 categories from Research to Software Engineering to Computer Vision, and more. Earlier this month Facebook announced that it was a founding partner of the University of Washington’s Reality Lab. Data collected by Road to VR.

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Vancouver Emerging As Top Five VR and AR Hub

VRScout

Creating everything from veterinary education software to search-and-rescue robots operating in VR, developers are helping the city become a world leader in content production. Seattle, and Austin. Seattle, or Portland, because you’re going up against giants like Google or Microsoft. Now, there are over 180.

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Taqtile Launches Manifest v2.8 ahead of Augmented Enterprise Summit

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

Augmented reality (AR) solutions firm Taqtile recently announced it had upgraded its world-class platform, Manifest, for industrial and defence XR clients. With the new features, firms can enhance how they conduct inspections and locate faults in equipment and processes. What’s New in Manifest v2.8? With Manifest v2.8,

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The VR Job Hub: Valve, Valve and More Valve

Peter Graham

Generally, we try to go for a nice mix across the board of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) company vacancies. Seattle, WA. Software Engineer for VR & Hardware. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.01.04): New Year’s Eve parties go virtual, Tundra to offer a Vive Tracker competitor, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Talking about a purely digital event, the digital CGI show around the Space Needle in Seattle was surely beautiful. It was a long animation that augmented the building with colored 3D elements and beautiful shapes. A reality check on AR in 2020. Tom Emrich is one of the biggest personalities in the augmented reality ecosystem.