Road to VR

JULY 2, 2021

Multinarity, an Israel-based startup working on AR software, announced it’s raised $28 million in the company’s initial seed round. As reported in an exclusive by Calcalist , funding was led by Israeli investors VC Aleph and U.S. investors Corner Ventures.

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Next Reality AR

JUNE 18, 2019

On Monday, Snap did just that by opening an augmented reality exhibit at the La Malmaison art gallery featuring the digital creations of innovative Los Angeles-based artist Alex Israel. Inside the La Malmaison, Snap and Israel have installed five "Snap-Portraits" that are brought to life via Snapchat's Marker Tracking.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 23, 2022

Israeli defense officials blocked an effort by Ukraine to obtain NSO Group’s Pegasus surveillance software over fears doing so could inflame tensions with Russia. Read more.

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VRScout

JUNE 8, 2021

“From our headquarters in California, to exciting markets like Colombia, England and Israel this software will connect the world of cultivators to our best-in-class cannabis racking solutions,” said Grow Glide CEO Travis Schwartz. “Put our premium racks in your backyard, your new buildout or next to the Eiffel Tower.”

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Everything VR & AR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Today we’re joined on the show by Shel Israel, a Partner at the Transformation Group and we are discussing Augmented Reality and the Future of Work. Shel co-founded TG in early 2017 by Shel and Robert Scoble, where they’re dedicated to helping big brands develop and implement Mixed Reality (MR) strategies.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

“No justice, no peace, tech workers are in the streets!” Those words echoed through the air outside Google’s New York City office as workers left for the day on Thursday evening. Outside, they faced a street packed with dozens of Google and Amazon employees opposed to Project Nimbus , a $1.2 billion cloud computing… Read more.

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Next Reality AR

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

This week, Israel-based startup Moovit introduced a new AR navigation feature called Way Finder for its eponymous navigation app for public transit and ridesharing services. As helpful as it is, Google Maps isn't the only mapping app with augmented reality walking navigation anymore.

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Road to VR

JUNE 18, 2021

The Israel-based studio has been teasing the update since late May, although fans have been asking for a level editor since it was released in Early Access on PC VR headsets back in 2017. Racket: Nx (2018), the VR sports game from One Hamsa , just got an update that includes the long-awaited addition of a level editor.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 26, 2022

In a story originally reported by The Times of Israel , a software engineer in New York has created and developed an AI that scans through hundreds of thousands of photos to help identify victims and survivors of the Holocaust. 1914–1945), linking them to people living today.

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VRScout

JANUARY 28, 2019

in funding) via HCL’s ETO Open Innovation Program in partnership with Consulate General of Israel to South India. Its First Response command and control system for professional drone users in emergency response organizations is already operational in over 70 organizations throughout the US, Australia, Europe, and Israel.

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GizModo VR

MAY 18, 2021

We’re officially entering the second week in a row of fighting between Israel and Palestine, which means we probably haven’t seen the last of the hundreds of deaths and countless injuries inflicted on Gaza residents thus far. If you’re looking for a way to donate to the victims, then a quick word of advice: maybe… Read more.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

A former housekeeper for Israel Defense Minister Benny Gantz will spend three years in prison for allegedly attempting to infect the official’s computer with malware in exchange for cash from Iran-linked hackers. The cleaner, the BBC notes , agreed to a plea deal to avoid being prosecuted under espionage charges which… Read more.

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Road to VR

JULY 14, 2021

Boaz Peer, Senior Investment Director of Europe and Israel at Qualcomm, will join the studio’s board of directors. Malte Barth, founding general partner of BITKRAFT Ventures, will be a board observer.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 12, 2020

Since its founding in 2016, Varjo has expanded its global operations and reseller network to over 40 countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific, with the launch of sales and direct shipping to markets such as Singapore, Israel, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.

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Upload VR

JUNE 14, 2023

Outta Hand is the debut VR project from Israel-studio Capricia Productions. A new VR platformer called Outta Hand is in development for Quest, leaping onto the platform later this year. The studio previously produced the 2021 flatscreen release Of Bird and Cage , an experience that was part-Metal album, part-story driven game.

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Road to VR

APRIL 22, 2020

The company announced the funding via a press statement today, stating that the new funding round was led by Bridges Israel, Flint Capital, and 20/20 HealthCare Partners. XRHealth , a Boston-based medical company, today announced that it’s raised $7 million in funding to expand its telehealth platform targeted at VR headset users.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

It snowed in the Middle East on Wednesday, covering parts of Libya, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine, and Israel in rare white blanket. The region is known more for being dry and hot than snowstorms. But a huge dip in the jet stream similar to what’s happening in Texas allowed polar air to plunge from… Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As surveillance controversies have raged in connection with Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group, another, lesser known spyware firm from Israel has also apparently been hacking iPhones all over the world. Read more.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 5, 2022

A bizarre experiment from Israel suggests goldfish are capable of navigating environments far removed from their natural habitats. Read more.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Khelifa was particularly moved by the split between Israel and Palestine, who shared so much in common — including their fear for one another. “The idea came from being a war correspondent and going from one side to the other,” Khelifa said to the Montreal Gazette. Visitors in VR headsets can view the combatant gallery.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 12, 2021

Israel, and a few other countries have done a decent job in rapidly vaccinating their residents against covid-19—but none hold a candle to the small Asian nation of Bhutan. In about the span of two weeks, the country was reportedly able to vaccinate almost of its entire adult population. Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 22, 2022

Officials in Europe and Israel have reported similar… Read more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors to keep an eye out for mysterious cases of hepatitis that are affecting young kids in the U.S. and elsewhere. Two children in the U.S. have become so sick that they’ve required a liver transplant.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 26, 2021

New research from Israel offers some unsurprising but reassuring news on the safety of covid-19 vaccines. The study found that the Pfizer/BioNTech mRNA vaccine was not associated with a higher risk of most potential adverse events. And for rare suspected complications such as myocarditis, the risk was still… Read more.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 4, 2022

A team of researchers found 2,700-year-old eggs of parasitic intestinal worms under a stone toilet in what is now Israel. The team suspects the worms may have been responsible for poor health of some of the residents of the palatial complex. Read more.

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Road to VR

JULY 16, 2021

Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado and recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the IRF revealed it’s working with Israel-based developers One Hamsa to enter Racket: Nx into the new Olympic Virtual Sport Series program, but also as an eventual candidate for the Olympic Games.

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GizModo VR

MAY 31, 2021

Instagram is making a change to its algorithm after employees raised concerns over the reach of pro-Palestinian content in light of the recent deadly confrontation between Israel and Palestine. Read more.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

New reports from the UK and Israel this week suggest that these vaccines… Read more. Covid-19 vaccines have been available to the general public for about two months now, though far too few people have been vaccinated. But the real-world data from these vaccines are starting to become clear, and the news is encouraging so far.

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GizModo VR

OCTOBER 13, 2021

The flaws were brought to the market’s attention by researchers with Check Point, a cybersecurity company based in Israel, which says that fraudsters… Read more. OpenSea , the world’s largest market for NFTs, says that it recently patched security flaws that would have allowed bad actors to pilfer users’ digital crypto wallets.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 12, 2021

The study, based on real-world data from Israel, found that the vaccine wasn’t as effective against B.1351, Over the weekend, a new study involving the Pfizer/BioNTech covid-19 vaccine set off a wave of alarming—and at times misleading—headlines. 1351, the variant first found in South Africa, as it was against other… Read more.

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GizModo VR

APRIL 12, 2021

It certainly looks like Israel just cyber attacked Iran again. Authorities with the Islamic Republic are claiming that a blackout at one of the nation’s top nuclear facilities is the result of Israeli sabotage, and an Israeli media outlet has similarly claimed that the attack may have been the work of the… Read more.

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VR Fitness

APRIL 21, 2021

When three gamers inadvertently met online last year and discovered that they were all from Israel, it led to the formation of a gaming community that provides support, encouragement, and opportunities for native Hebrew speakers.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The findings, based on research from Israel and elsewhere, are good news for containing the pandemic… Read more. Real-world data is offering hope that mRNA vaccines are highly effective at limiting infection and presumably transmission of the coronavirus, in addition to their already-known ability to prevent symptoms of covid-19.

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Mashable VR

MAY 3, 2022

Places like Israel already use desalination technology to provide potable water for their population. Companies across the world have been putting efforts to provide fresh water to drought-facing regions. But as the climate crisis worsens, it has become necessary for these systems to break away from fossil fuels.

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Road to VR

JUNE 27, 2022

Later this year the function will further expand to Auckland, New Zealand; Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel; and Paris, France. Apple is expanding this functionality to more cities, now including Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal in Canada; Fukuoka, Hiroshima, Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya, Yokohama, and Tokyo in Japan; and Singapore. Plane Anchors.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

in funding) via HCL’s ETO Open Innovation Program in partnership with Consulate General of Israel to South India. Its First Response command and control system for professional drone users in emergency response organizations is already operational in over 70 organizations in the US, Australia, Europe, and Israel.

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Anand Tech

JULY 7, 2021

News on the wire today is that Intel has rehired 28-year veteran Shlomit Weiss into the position of Senior VP and Co-General Manager of Intel’s Design Engineering Group (DEG), a position recently vacated by Uri Frank who left to head up Google’s SoC development.

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EON Reality

APRIL 26, 2023

Located in Yas’ur, Holistic EHS is one of the top corporate consulting firms in Israel. Holistic EHS is one of the top XR-based consulting firms in Israel, and I’m happy to announce that they’ll now be utilizing the power of Spatial AI and EON Reality’s solutions,” says Dan Lejerskar, Founder, CEO and Chairman of EON Reality.

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