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Facebook Spent Over $88M This Year on Oculus’ Seattle Area Satellite HQ

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Oculus has been on quite the hiring spree as of late, with over a hundred positions currently advertised on the company’s career website aimed at bringing hardware and software engineers into the Seattle area. The post Facebook Spent Over $88M This Year on Oculus’ Seattle Area Satellite HQ appeared first on Road to VR.

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HaptX raises $12M in growth funding, opens new Seattle-area HQ

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REDMOND, WA, – HaptX, the leading provider of realistic haptic technology, today announced a Series A-1 financing round of $12 million along with new headquarters in the Seattle area. HaptX has open positions available in mechanical engineering, software development, sales, and operations across its Seattle and San Luis Obispo offices.

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8i Appoints New CEO, hints at Holographic Telepresence Research in Seattle

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This year will also mark the true beginning of the company’s western expansion, beginning with a brand new United States research office in Seattle, Washington and a US headquartered in Los Angeles, California. More can be learned, however, about the Seattle office based on who exactly it will house.

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Meta Reality Labs Faces Potential Shutdown Over Health and Safety Citation

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Last month, the Seattle Department of Labor & Industries issued a citation against Meta’s Reality Labs’ division to highlight health and safety hazards at its Matrix testing facility, potentially closing the space until Meta meets its working standards or if the Menlo Park-based firm can combat the decision.

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Pico Adds New Hires to Support US Expansion

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Pico hired 40 new staff members to support its US expansion, working from offices in the Bay Area, Seattle, and San Diego. As part of the readjustment, Bytedance split its corporate structure into six businesses to manage the firm’s technologies, software, and services umbrella.

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2019 Was a Major Inflection Point for VR—Here’s the Proof

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We’ve seen over 100 VR titles break $1 million in revenue, growing the total VR software market by 3x in 2019. Even so, a far more important data point we do have is software sales—this is a key metric for differentiating between a platform and a product. Tracking VR Software Sales. All Major VR Storefronts.

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The VR Job Hub: Valve, Valve and More Valve

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Seattle, WA. Software Engineer for VR & Hardware. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Seattle, WA. Game Development Software Engineer. Seattle, WA. Click Here to Apply.

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