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Waymo Rolls Out Its Driverless Robo-Taxi Service to More Riders in Phoenix

GizModo VR

Waymo, the self-driving unit of Alphabet, said Thursday that it’s offering its fully driverless robo-taxis to all customers of its ride-hailing service in Phoenix, Arizona. Previously, the company only afforded its fleet of unmanned cars to a select few hundred people as part of its early rider program beginning in… Read more.

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Multiplayer VR Art App MultiBrush Adds Passthrough & Avatars

VRScout

In January 2021, Google officially ended support for its popular VR painting app Tilt Brush , much to the dismay of the digital art community. And so, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, MultiBrush was born. That said, it wasn’t all bad news.

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Google’s Inside Music Experiment Lets You Remix in VR

VRScout

Whether dancing in this latest collaborative music experience by LCD Soundsystem or dining at the center of six different storylines in an immersive film , it’s clear that Google is fully embracing WebVR. Google has also made its code public on GitHub, so any musician can create their own interactive music experience.

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NUVIA Phoenix Targets +40-50% ST Performance Over Zen 2 for Only 33% the Power

Anand Tech

In November 2019, the company NUVIA broke out of stealth mode.

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ByteDance Files Pico 4 Patent Amid FCC Scandal

XR Today - Virtual Reality

In its FCC request, the Pico Parent firm filed two versions of its VR headset codename “Phoenix,” including a Pro model. and Google, Sundar Pichai , Carr’s letter describes TikTok as a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” due to the firm alleged data farming operations.

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Daydream’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ App Is Our First Taste Of ‘Harry Potter’ In VR

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

It was announced by Google itself at a press conference last month and is made by visual effects giant Framestore, which has other exciting goings on in VR right now. There’s the phoenix-like Thunderbird, a cross between an elephant and rhino named an Erumpent, and a… weird squid thing called the Graphorn. Rowling.

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NUVIA Completes Series B Funding Round: $240M

Anand Tech

The team at NUVIA is strong, comprised of top SoC architects from Apple and Google, with a long history of success within the ranks of the company. NUVIA Phoenix Targets +40-50% ST Performance Over Zen 2 for Only 33% the Power. Jon Masters has since returned to Red Hat after 11 months at NUVIA. Related Reading.

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