Apple announced ARKit 4.0 during its 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference, bringing a slate of augmented reality improvements. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers
AI-powered LucidPix 3D photo app launches after a million beta downloads
LucidPix has officially launched on iOS and Android as a 3D photo app after hitting a million downloads during its beta period. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Slamcore wants to give mobile robots better spatial intelligence
Slamcore is setting out to develop and commercialize AI-powered SLAM algorithms that give robots better positional awareness in any environment. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Paul Sawers
Facebook CTO says hiring matters for mitigating AI bias, but the company lacks AI research diversity stats
Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer on the importance of diversity and hiring at Facebook to address algorithmic bias despite little evident diversity at Facebook. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Khari Johnson
Snap’s Lens Studio now supports custom ML-powered Snapchat Lenses
ML developers can bring recognition models to the popular AR platform, which is also adding plant, pet, and neighborhood recognition, plus voice search. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
CES 2021 organizers are planning a physical event, but who will come?
The Consumer Technology Association is trying to move forward with a major in-person CES event in Las Vegas, but attendees might not want to show up. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Deloitte: Enterprises say 5G and Wi-Fi 6 will be ‘critical’ in 3 years
Businesses are planning to supercharge their wireless networks to transform their cloud apps, data analytics, AI, edge processing, and IOT deployments. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Scandit raises $80 million to power mobile barcode scanning with AR and computer vision
Scandit, a company that develops mobile barcode scanning and computer vision technology, has raised $80 million in a series C round of funding. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Paul Sawers
How to watch Microsoft’s Build 2020 stream with 100,000 attendees
Microsoft’s Build 2020 developers conference runs between May 19 to May 20. Tune in to watch the event stream and livestream for 48 hours. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Emil Protalinski
AR Copy Paste uses AI to transfer real objects into productivity apps
Copying real-world objects into business presentations and image editors is becoming a lot easier, thanks to a novel combination of AR, AI, and phones. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz