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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

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” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project. Ervin is a software engineer by trade, having held roles at AR/VR startups Metaio, Liminal AR and Occipital.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

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After 2 months in an underground shelter they have also used their technology to register evidence of war crimes and provide the ability to immerse oneself into Ukraine to experience it, it’s now developing applications for psychological trauma treatment, VR medical trainin, combat surveillance systems and making the de-mining process safer.

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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla, the FCC fines robocallers and WeWork finds itself in trouble (again)

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Most read Jailbreak your Tesla: A group of researchers say that they’ve found a way to hack the hardware underpinning Tesla’s infotainment system, allowing them to get what normally would be paid upgrades — such as heated rear seats — for free. If you haven’t already, sign up here to get WiR in your inbox every Saturday.

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Guide to Understanding Spatial Computing: How it will revolutionize enterprises?

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Moreover, it also includes other types of Spatial Computing like VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality), and MR (Mixed Reality). Features of Spatial Computing Creating spatial computing includes combining both hardware and software features that deliver captivating and interactive experiences. VR makes remote meetings possible.

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Radar Trends to Watch: June 2023

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By the time you read this, Apple may have announced their ultra-expensive, ultra-stylish AR headset; that may be enough to break the Metaverse out of its AR/VR winter. Chirper is a social network for AI. Bluesky has opened their Twitter-like social network for a private beta, and has attracted many users away from Twitter.

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8 Czech VCs on green shoots, pandemic impacts and 2021 opportunities

TechCrunch

Other themes included cybersecurity, AR/VR, remote work, and cybersecurity. Social media, logistics, travel. VR/AR has been an area with lots of investment, therefore very competitive. And especially when there is some kind of hardware involved — that something we really love. More than 50%?

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Radar trends to watch: December 2021

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Out of the other side of their mouth, they have said this announcement doesn’t apply to Meta , which will use this model to produce VR products. A bipartisan proposal in the US House of Representatives would require social media companies like Google and Facebook to offer users results that aren’t filtered by “algorithms.”.

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