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Rony Abovitz confirms Magic Leap’s new funding, will step down as CEO

About a month after augmented reality company Magic Leap announced significant layoffs, things have seemingly turned around a bit. Last week we heard that many of the rumored 1,000 layoffs had been put on hold after the company secured $350 million i… Source

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Instagram’s AR games take the spotlight during quarantine

A lot of us are likely playing more games on our phones right now, while also spending more time on social media. Several of us, however, have found further comfort in the combination of the two, thanks to the increasing popularity of AR games on Ins… Source

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HoloLens 2 heads to South Korea, Taiwan and more countries

It's been over six months since Microsoft's HoloLens 2 started shipping to customers — now, the company says it's aiming to bring the augmented reality headset to more countries by the end of the year. That includes Spain, Taiwan, South Korea and Ho… Source

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‘Tetris Effect’ is now available on Oculus Quest

It’s been a year since the release of Oculus Quest, and to celebrate, it’s getting a bunch of new updates that’ll make its VR offering more fun and more useful. The biggest news is that hand tracking is now moving out the experimental features sectio… Source

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An iPhone and an ultrasound wand could help doctors monitor COVID-19 remotely

The images in front of me on this Zoom call don't make much sense: There's a pie slice of noisy gray, punctuated by long, dark shadows that slide around laterally. And at the top sits a series of immobile, tightly packed layers. It's all gibberish to… Source

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Spatial goes free, aiming to become the Zoom of virtual collaboration

Two years ago, we called Spatial's virtual collaboration platform "FaceTime in VR." Since then, the company has focused on corporate users who have access to pricey augmented reality headsets, like Microsoft's HoloLens and MagicLeap's. After all, who… Source

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