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Magic Leap Deepens Funding from Telecom Industry with $280 Million from Japan's NTT Docomo

Next Reality AR

Magic Leap's business strategy for bringing augmented reality to the mainstream has become even clearer via its latest funding round. On Friday, the company announced that it has secured $280 million in funding from NTT Docomo, the largest wireless provider in Japan.

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TSMC to Build Japan's Most Advanced Semiconductor Fab

Anand Tech

To that end, TSMC this week has announced plans to build a new, semi-specialized fab in Japan to meet the needs of its local customers. TSMC's fab in Japan will process 300-mm wafers using a variety of specialty and mature nodes, including a number of 28 nm technologies as well as 22ULP process for ultra-low-power devices.

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Dubai Government Launches Metaverse Tech Strategy

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) most populous city, Dubai, had launched a major metaverse strategy in a bid to become one of the top 10 extended reality (XR) economies worldwide, the Emirates News Agency reported this week. We launched the Dubai Metaverse Strategy today, which aims to foster innovation in new technology.

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Gundam Metaverse In Development By Bandai Namco

VRScout

BNE made the announcement when the company shared its mid-term plans (April 2022 to March 2025) with shareholders detailing the three core goals of its “ IP Axis Strategy.” Grow their outreach worldwide for improved sales outside of Japan. ” Connecting fans through its IP. Enhancing Bandai Namco’s IP value.

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Tenstorrent Licenses RISC-V CPU IP to Build 2nm AI Accelerator for Edge

Anand Tech

Tenstorrent this week announced that it had signed a deal to license out its RISC-V CPU and AI processor IP to Japan's Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC), which will use the technology to build its edge-focused AI accelerator.

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Meta Re-lowers Quest 2 Price & Drops Quest Pro to $1,000

Road to VR

Meta says in a blogpost that pricing changes to Meta Quest 2 (256GB) will also update across Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the UK. What are your thoughts on the new pricing strategy?

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‘Quantaar’ Brings Fast-Paced Third-Person Melee To VR In 2021

VRScout

Their most-known VR horror game Taboo (2018) was developed in partnership with StarVR and distributed at SEGA in Japan and other VR centers across Asia. This includes random items appearing on the arena and tactical strategies. The studio has developed three location-based VR titles since 2017.

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