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6 AR trends to watch in 2020

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However, AR is so much more than the gaming and entertainment industry. Big names such as Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Google are rapidly developing the technology, making it accessible to many industries. Apple and Google played big roles in this. In 2019, Google brought Glass Enterprise Edition 2 on the market.

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Magic Leap Raises $502 Billions Driven by Temasek

VRWorld

New Magic Leap investors include EDBI, the investment arm of the Singapore Economic Development Board; Grupo Globo from Brazil; and Janus Henderson Investors. Existing investors participating the round include Google, Alibaba Group, Fidelity Management and Research Co., Morgan Investment Management, and T. Rowe Price.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.01.25): Facebook plans “a big shift” in privacy, Apple VR headset rumored, and more!

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More info (Use Google Translate). The decision comes after the dismissal of Google Poly, a service deeply used by Wave, which would require the company to invest time and money to find and integrate a substitute. East European startup Virtuactions is proposing location-based entertainment with the Oculus Quest. Some XR fun.

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