Blade raises $33 million for its cloud gaming service Shadow
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Blade has raised $33 million in venture capital as the Paris-based company continues to expand its Shadow cloud gaming service. Read the full article…
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| Oct 30, 2019
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Snap grows daily active users in Q3 2019, but revenue guidance sends shares down 5%
| Oct 23, 2019Snap forecast Q4 2019 revenue largely below Wall Street estimates, sending its shares down 5% in after-market trading and overshadowing Q3 2019 results. Read the full article…
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Verizon acquires Jaunt XR’s software and technology
| Oct 1, 2019The VR film company had pivoted to AR over the last year, and now is selling its key assets to Verizon, potentially for use in 5G apps and teleconferencing. Read the full article…
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NBCUniversal will shut down its game publishing business
| Sep 19, 2019Comcast’s NBCUniversal has decided to shut down is internal game publishing business, a little more than 2.5 years after started it. Read the full article…
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Automation will create problems in the enterprise — AR can solve them
| Aug 9, 2019Some worry about the automation apocalypse as a job eliminator, but AR can create opportunities to build a workforce that exists alongside automation tools. Read the full article…
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Snap is raising $1 billion to invest in content, AR, and possible acquisitions
| Aug 8, 2019Snap said it will raise $1 billion in short-term debt and plans to invest in more media content, augmented reality features, and may buy other companies. Read the full article…
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Mixed reality will help us navigate labyrinthine hospitals
| Aug 2, 2019In ten years I’m confident that we’ll all be surprised by the innovative application of VR and AR for wayfinding in healthcare and many other industries. Read the full article…
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ILM, Smithsonian, and Time release Apollo 11 landing AR experience
| Jul 19, 2019Thanks to AR, you can now experience Apollo 11’s historic moon landing from a first-person perspective, inside the cockpit or from the lunar surface. Read the full article…
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AR/VR early stage valuations soften, leading to investment and acquisition opportunities
| Jul 17, 2019If the market begins to take off in late 2020 — potentially driven by Apple, Facebook and others — early stage deal makers could reap the rewards. Read the full article…
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Unconfirmed reports suggest Apple has killed AR glasses project (updated)
| Jul 12, 2019A new report from the Asian supply chain claims Apple has terminated work on a secretive AR glasses project that has been underway for years. Read the full article…
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June Steam hardware survey: The Rift-Vive cap shrinks … sort of
| Jul 7, 2019The Oculus Rift still leads the charge with 44.12% of the overall VR headset use on Steam, and HTC is at 42.42%. That’s a difference of just 1.7%. Read the full article…
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RealWear raises $80 million for AR headset for connected workers
| Jul 2, 2019RealWear has raised $80 million for its augmented reality headset and platform for connected workers. Read the full article…
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Magic Leap accuses Nreal founder of stealing AR glasses tech for China
| Jun 19, 2019One of the AR industry’s biggest players has sued a small but impressive startup, claiming that an inexpensive headset is based upon its pricier technology. Read the full article…
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HTC: How enterprise investments could jumpstart virtual reality
| Jun 16, 2019HTC Vive X is an accelerator with $100 million in funding. Now it is investing a lot of money in enterprise VR startups. Read the full article…
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Why VCs are investing in game companies again
| Jun 6, 2019Institutional venture capital funds are investing in games again, just like seed investors who deal with smaller game startup investments. Read the full article…
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Meta View acquires assets of augmented reality pioneer Meta
| May 29, 2019New spatial computing company Meta View today announced it has acquired the assets of Meta, a pioneer in augmented reality head-mounted displays. Read the full article…
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How AR and VR are driving return on investment in the Enterprise Reality Ecosystem
| Apr 27, 2019How is enterprise AR/VR driving return on investment today, and what else does it need to scale across platforms? Read the full article…
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The outlook for investing in a more rational VR/AR market
| Apr 12, 2019VR/AR investors talk about how startup valuations have come back down to earth and what the future of mixed reality will be like. Read the full article…
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Apple confirms June 3 to June 7 dates for WWDC 2019 in San Jose
| Mar 15, 2019Apple’s annual developer event has officially been announced, on the same June dates that were previously expected. Do you have a spare $1,599 to attend? Read the full article…
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Valve loses VR engineers in recent layoff
| Mar 10, 2019Thirteen employees at Valve Corporation were let go recently, including people working in virtual reality at the Steam company. Read the full article…
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