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Data Dive: How is AR Boosting eCommerce?

AR Insider

Visual search, a la Google Lens , meanwhile lets users identify items with their smartphone camera as a shopping launchpad. Of course, all of the above speaks on conceptual levels in terms of AR’s value. The real proof is in the figures and performance data. Google Swirl is a good example of both. New Meaning.

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The 5 most important XR-related pieces of news from Google I/O 2023

The Ghost Howls

Last week, Google delivered its most important event of the year, the Google I/O. Of course, AI has been the star of the show , with the public release of Google Bard and the announcement of a new language model, but there have been also interesting pieces of news about XR.

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Data Dive: Pinterest Visual Searches Triple

AR Insider

Data Dive is AR Insider’s weekly dive into the latest spatial computing figures. Running Mondays, it includes data points, narrative insights and takeaways. For an indexed collection of data and reports, subscribe to ARtillery Pro. Of course, the wild card is Amazon. Visual Confirmation.

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Data Dive: ARCore Joins the 3-Comma Club

AR Insider

A fter launching in 2017, Google’s ARCore has been relatively quiet. Google reports this week that ARCore has surpassed one billion installs. This refers to the Google Play Services for AR app in Google’s Play Store. That’s just a thought exercise of course. Google lives on the web after all.

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Google Takes a Step Closer to Making Volumetric VR Video Streaming a Thing

Road to VR

Google unveiled a method of capturing and streaming volumetric video, something Google researchers say can be compressed down to a lightweight format capable of even being rendered on standalone VR/AR headsets. If you’re looking for more examples of Google’s volumetric video, you can check them out here.

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Google Rolls Out New AR Features For Its Lens App

VRScout

While VR technology may have been absent at this year’s I/O Developer Conference in Mountain View, California, Google did reveal several AR and machine learning-based updates coming soon to Google Lens. Image Credit: Google. Of course, the update does much more than translate. Image Credit: Google.

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The Best Generative AI Courses Money Can Buy

Bernard Marr

This time, I’ve put together a list of paid courses for those ready to make an investment in upskilling or reskilling themselves. These cover both full academic courses and shorter, bite-size beginner and refresher courses.

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