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

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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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Amazon Targets Google, Meta Ad Spending with AR Shopping Update

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The additions aim to challenge firms like Google, Pinterest, and others dominating the eCommerce search sector. Google previously debuted its own multisearch tool via its Google Lens platform, with Lens initially debuting in October 2017. The company also launched the multisearch tool last year.

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Vancouver Emerging As Top Five VR and AR Hub

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Marco DeMiroz is a co-founder and general partner of the Venture Reality Fund , an XR venture capitalist group based in the Bay Area. Seattle, and Austin. “One Seattle, or Portland, because you’re going up against giants like Google or Microsoft. I would put it together with San Francisco, L.A.,

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Getty Images Will Capture Rio Olympics in 360°

VRScout

Welcome to the Getty Images Virtual Reality Group. Stock photo superstars Getty Images announced yesterday the creation of their brand new virtual reality initiative, the Getty Images Virtual Reality Group. Last month they made another partnership with Google to provide 360 images for the upcoming Google Expedition program.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Did Seebright just release the augmented reality equivalent of Google Cardboard? The Osterhout Design Group is an integrated hardware company with a deep background in advanced augmented reality innovation with the US military, and have their principal outsider investor in 21st Century FOX.

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Pixvana Reveals 10K VR Video Player and Publishing Platform ‘SPIN’

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In a mission to make 360 video less terrible, the Seattle-based company has developed a number of technologies since they came out of stealth last December. As ‘platform agnostic’ player, we’re sure to see apps available for headsets such as Samsung Gear VR, HTC Vive, Google Daydream, and Oculus Rift.

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Exclusive: First-Ever Impact Reality Summit Announces 2020 Lineup

VRScout

The Impact Reality Summit—hosted by Kaleidoscope and Vulcan, and held at Vulcan’s Seattle Headquarters Jan. Vulcan Productions has teamed up with Kaleidoscope to launch the Impact Reality Summit, a two-day event celebrating the very best in “XR for Good” storytelling.

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