Saudi Arabia took control of The American augmented reality company Magic LeapThe Telegraph can reveal, as the company appeals to investors for another $450 million. Magic Leap, which has raised…
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Meta employee, 28, buys 12-year lease on cruise ship studio for $300,000 from WFH worldwide
A 28-year-old tech thinks he’s found the perfect way to see the world while working remotely – by buying a studio on a cruise ship. Austin Wells, of San Diego,…
The metaverse will not look like Mark Zuckerberg’s dream. Why augmented reality will win.
Artwork by Edmon de Haro Text size About the Author: Louis Rosenberg is the CEO of Unanimous AI, Chief Scientist of the Responsible Metaverse Alliance, and Global Technology Advisor to…
Apple’s AR glasses could be pushed back to 2025 or 2026 due to ‘design issues’, analyst says
According to Jeff Pu, an analyst at Haitong International Tech Research, Apple Inc.’s alleged augmented reality glasses may not appear until 2025 or 2026. The tech giant’s augmented and virtual…
Compact Camera Module Sales Rise, VR/AR Becomes Competitive, November Events
Big tech players are banking on augmented, virtual and mixed reality to take the wetware-metavers interface to the next level, and new products and market growth are showing it. Some…
Will MTN’s metaverse concert wake up the African creative industry?
South African mobile network operator MTN Group wants to leverage its vast network of 34.5 million subscribers in Africa to pave the way for the popularization of the metaverse on…
Defining the metaverse and the future of physical and digital brands
By Christos Makridis The metaverse economy could represent a total addressable market of $8-13 trillion by 2030 with a wide range of use cases across all industries, according to a…
TikTok Company’s new VR headset rivals Meta on price
The Pico 4 headset is the closest and sufficiently powerful VR device to the Meta Quest 2 we’ve seen to date. Screenshot: Pico/ByteDance Meta is terrified of TikTok overbearing presence…
This Week in the Metaverse: Post-Malone NFT Benefits, Virtual Reality for Surgical Patients
Things are moving fast in the metaverse and the wider world of Web3 as a whole. Here’s what you need to know from the past week: Mark Zuckerg’s net worth…
Dating.com wants to help people find love in the metaverse
The platform’s new “meta-dating” experience is the latest effort to bring romance into virtual reality. Dating.com says its new virtual dating experience “is saturated with the atmosphere of love” /…