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Orlando Mayor Offers 2,500 Open Positions to Build Metaverse in the MetaCenter

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Over the years, Orlando has become a leading hub for tech companies that want to innovate and explore the capabilities of emerging technologies. This was further supported by the founding of the University of Central Florida (UCF) to create a workforce capable of supporting the US space program.

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Medical Software Maker Medivis Closes $2.3 Million in Funding to Bring HoloLens to Surgical Platform

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The HoloLens has made enough of an impact on the healthcare industry for Microsoft technology partner Medivis to convince investors to pledge $2.3 The platform will be on display at the Microsoft booth until the conference's conclusion on Friday. million in funding for its surgical platform.

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ARway to Integrate Magic Leap 2, Microsoft HoloLens 2 Headsets

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This will expand the company’s offerings beyond mobile handsets and boost the number of use cases for its technologies. This aims to create a growing number of key partnerships capable of building use cases for AR technologies. The firm aims to complete the moves with a similar time frame as Magic Leap.

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Big XR News from Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap

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The division also develops AR and VR technologies like the Quest Pro headset. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said he believes the metaverse is the next central computing platform and has invested heavily in developing the technology. Microsoft first announced its acquisition in 2022. ”

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Top XR Vendors Majoring in Education for 2022

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In recent years, we’ve discovered just how powerful technology can be in delivering information to those who need it most. XR has the potential to be one of the most disruptive new technologies in the educational space. Already, various leading companies have begun implementing HTC VIVE technology into their educational environments.

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USC Launches $1bn XR, Generative AI Initiative

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The University of Southern California (USC) announced last week the launch of an over $1 billion USD initiative to grow its university programmes for extended reality (XR), generative artificial intelligence, and ethical technology. It will also spearhead a School of Advanced Computing to incubate computing projects for advanced technologies.

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Save the Date for the Most Important XR Events in Q3 and Q4 2022

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Even though its focus is on new computer graphics technology, it covers many other relevant XR topics, such as privacy and safety in AR and VR, rapid prototyping of XR experiences, haptics, and digital twins. Some of the previous TECHSPO attendees include Microsoft, Meta, IBM, Twitter, and Verizon. Where: Miami, Florida, the US.

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