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Big News From Meta, Samsung, Microsoft, and HTC VIVE

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. Microsoft Begin IVAS 1.2 Testing Microsoft may be fighting for Hololens.

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Mumbai Megapolis Metaverse-A Digital Twin for Infra Transformation

XROM

Led by Devendra Fadnavis as he constructs his Maharashtra@75 vision, the Mumbai Megapolis Metaverse is an ambitious endeavour that utilizes cutting-edge technology to create a virtual representation of Mumbai in the metaverse and is a first-of-its-kind initiative revolutionising urban governance and citizen engagement in the country.

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Apple Drops Pegatron, Picks Luxshare for MR Headset

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Pegatron has recently moved its operations abroad to India and North America, among others, to diversify its production facilities globally. Pegatron opened its second factory in Chennai, India, to reportedly manufacture Apple iPhones and “diversify production away from China,” according to Reuters.

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Accenture Faces 19,000 Layoffs amid Tech Turmoil

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The news comes amid a massive wave of layoffs across the tech industry, with Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, and many others launching a second round of job cuts. The developments come after an Enterprise Technology Research survey of over 1,000 IT executives. percent at the same time.

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The Best University Courses To Learn Metaverse Skills

Bernard Marr

Huge companies like Facebook and Microsoft are throwing vast sums of money at their attempts to build, and therefore define, the metaverse. Basically, if the metaverse is the new internet, then everyone wants to be the new Google - holding the keys to the huge amounts of money to be made from selling advertising there. BSc or M.A.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Virtual and augmented reality technology is being used to help people who are blessed with perfect vision – and lots of interesting solutions are out there. India and U.S.-based in investment from companies like Alibaba and Google) has undergone quite a bit of bad press recently. LETS COUNT THE WAYS. …and more.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.10.04): Vive Flow teased, Valve Deckard leaked, and more!

The Ghost Howls

iOS 15 finally brings AR navigation instructions to Apple Maps , in a way similar to the one that Google is already offering. Microsoft is going to release a database of synthetic faces. Microsoft is going to release soon FaceSynthetics, a big database of 100,000 synthetic faces, free to use for academic and research purposes.

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