XR

AI is Driving a Smart Glasses Boom. Will It Last?
AI is Driving a Smart Glasses Boom. Will It Last?
February 05, 2025  |  Wearables

A decade after the debut of the original Google Glass — frame-only glasses with a small computer in the place of lenses — a new...

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AI Startups: A Metaverse Firm Snags $3 Billion as Anthropic Rises
AI Startups: A Metaverse Firm Snags $3 Billion as Anthropic Rises
January 14, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Remember the metaverse? The popularity of artificial intelligence (AI) has put some vigor back into virtual reality/extended reality (VR/XR) virtual worlds. Take Florida-based Infinite Reality,...

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How Big Tech’s XR Push Could Redefine Both Payments and AI
How Big Tech’s XR Push Could Redefine Both Payments and AI
December 13, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

The connected economy might be making a jump from end-users’ hands to their faces. That is, if Big Tech’s biggest representatives are to be believed....

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Google Introduces Android Operating System for Extended Reality Devices
Google Introduces Android Operating System for Extended Reality Devices
December 12, 2024  |  Wearables

Google has introduced a new Android operating system built for extended reality (XR) devices like headsets and glasses. The new Android XR was created in collaboration...

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Meta Aims to Ignite Enterprise Productivity With Open Metaverse OS
Meta Aims to Ignite Enterprise Productivity With Open Metaverse OS
April 23, 2024  |  Meta

Teamwork makes the dream work. And when the dream is an interoperable virtual reality (VR) world based on a proprietary operating system (OS), you are...

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AR and VR Have Potential to Reshape Wearable Tech Landscape
AR and VR Have Potential to Reshape Wearable Tech Landscape
April 22, 2024  |  Wearables

Frequently integrated into wearable devices such as smart glasses and headsets, extended reality (XR) technology — encompassing augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality...

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5.5G Reasons Why Meta, LG Are Teaming Up On XR Devices 
5.5G Reasons Why Meta, LG Are Teaming Up On XR Devices 
February 28, 2024  |  Innovation

Fundamental to the continued growth of the digital economy is the infrastructure to support it. Particularly as technologies like mixed reality (MR), virtual reality (VR),...

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Startup Wise Guys Raises $27M to Invest in B2B Startups
Startup Wise Guys Raises $27M to Invest in B2B Startups
February 17, 2023  |  Startups

Startup Wise Guys has raised 25 million euros (about $27 million) to invest in startups. The Estonia-based global accelerator fund for B2B startups said in a post on...

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