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Big XR News from Meta, Microsoft, and Magic Leap

XR Today - Big XR News tag

Moreover, with significant firms struggling through Q1, official government bodies are also decelerating Metaverse growth out of competition fears. Microsoft first announced its acquisition in 2022. Magic Leap Natively Backs OpenXR This week, Magic Leap announced increased compatibility with OpenXR for its Magic Leap 2 AR headset.

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Magic Leap Launches Collaboration Package as Businesses Workaround Coronavirus Lock Downs

Peter Graham

With governments battling to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19) one of the main options is to stop travel, either for work or for leisure. Now, Magic Leap has announced a new initiative to aid businesses in this process. The collaboration package includes: 4 x Magic Leap 1 devices for a trial period of 45 days.

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Can Mystical Magic Leap Lure Singapore’s Temasek into its Net?

VRWorld

Magic Leap Inc. , investment arm of Singapore’s government. investment arm of Singapore’s government. As stated, they are thinking of taking part in a new financing round of more than $500 million, bringing Magic Leap valuation close to $6 billion. Qualcomm Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s

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This WebXR App Helps You Visualize the Global Infection Rate of Coronavirus

Road to VR

While it’s mostly been relegated to that country due to stringent quarantines and travel restrictions mandated by the Chinese government, you’ve probably heard that it’s also landed in several other countries too, albeit in fewer numbers. Just open up a WebXR-supported browser in your headset and click on the link above.

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Spatial Beats: 2020’s Top Ten

AR Insider

Russian government hackers piggybacked on cybersecurity software (!!!!) to penetrate deep into hundreds of government and corporate systems. A year later Magic Leap ran out of cash and laid off half the company. Now what’s going to happen to the malls Amazon doesn’t want as warehouses? The hack of the century.

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Ed Games Expo Returns With A Full Day Dedicated To VR And AR Education

VRScout

. “…for government agencies and departments interested in investing in educational technology, and for developers who want to be involved in finding funding to research and create those tools.”. VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #technology [link] — VR/AR Association – Washington DC (@VRARA_DC) January 24, 2019.

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Caregility Opens XR Solution at Saudi’s Seha Virtual Hospital

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

These include Oracle Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Saudi Arabia, UAE Lead MENA Region in XR Telehealth The news comes as the Saudi and Dubai governments aim to cement positions as top tech hubs in the region and worldwide.