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Microsoft “Committed” to Ignite Announcements Following Altman Reshuffle

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OpenAI announced that Sam Altman would step down from his position of CEO following a significant partnership in mid-2023 with Microsoft to leverage genAI technology for innovative workplace digital solutions. However, despite the shake-up, Microsoft confirmed that Altman’s departure will not affect Ignite’s announcements.

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Microsoft Continues $22 Billion HoloLens IVAS Deal

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

This month, Microsoft successfully completed an MR hardware trial period with the US Army, allowing the firm to continue innovating the Hololens product while leveraging a massive military contract which currently sits as a $22 billion investment for the US Army. But will Microsoft see future IVAS success? development processes.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.22): Sony reveals PSVR2 controllers, FRL shows the wristband of the future, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Sony unveils the new controllers of the PSVR2. One month after the reveal of a “next-gen VR headset for the Playstation” (whose name is not known, but I guess it will be PSVR2), Sony has revealed one important detail of its new VR system: the controllers. The controllers will be given to selected developers very soon.

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Power and Responsibility: Highlights from Microsoft Build

Tech Trends VR

We need to ask ourselves not only what computers can do, but what they should do,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella in his opening keynote at Build. With customers in control, privacy is preserved Click To Tweet. Microsoft sees the “intelligent cloud” as the backbone of this revolution.

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TapID Uses Bone Conduction To Deliver A Better Typing Experience In VR

VRScout

Currently, entering your password and username or typing out a message in VR means awkwardly selecting keys using your motion controllers. TapID also uses touch input through a machine learning classifier to determine which one of your fingers is actually making the tapping motion. You can do some pretty amazing things in VR.

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Big XR News from Microsoft: AI, MR, and the Industrial Metaverse

XR Today - Big XR News tag

After having a quiet first half of 2023 in terms of XR, Microsoft is starting to grow its emerging immersive technology promise by combining its upcoming MR services alongside the firm’s genAI investments to innovate workplace communications. It opens MRTK3 to further investment by a broader range of users and hardware developers.

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Personalizing Learning with Data

Tech Trends VR

Microsoft’s latest acquisition shows how combining pedagogy and technology can dramatically improve learning outcomes. Research recently conducted by the company – “ The class of 2030 and life-ready learning: The technology imperative ” – concluded that student-centric approaches will be critical to achieving this.

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