Nvidia unveils AI Omniverse Avatars for the virtual world

At the fall 2021 GTC today, Nvidia unveiled Omniverse Avatar, a platform for generating immersive AI-driven avatars. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Tim Keary

Samsung invests in DigiLens XR glasses firm at valuation over $500M

DigiLens has raised funding from Samsung in a round that values the augmented reality smart glasses makers at more than $500 million. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi

What will Jensen Huang cook up in his GTC keynote?

NVIDIA is hosting another GTC event next week, and many are wondering what CEO Jensen Huang might be cooking up in his November 9th keynote. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Intel

What will Jensen Huang cook up in his GTC keynote?

NVIDIA is hosting another GTC event next week, and many are wondering what CEO Jensen Huang might be cooking up in his November 9th keynote. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Intel

Pokémon Go studio is closing Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Developer Niantic’s first major effort to replicate the success of Pokémon Go is coming to an end. Harry Potter: Wizard’s Unite is done. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb

GamesBeat Summit Next’s agenda is full of ways to level up gaming

GamesBeat Summit Next will feature talks about tech and trends that will expand gaming in an online event on November 9-10, 2021. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi

A call for increased visual representation and diversity in robotics

Sometimes it’s the obvious things that are overlooked. Why aren’t there pictures of women building robots on the internet? Or if they are there, why can’t we find them when we search? I have spent years decades doing outreach activities, providing STEM opportunities, and doing women in robotics speaker or networking events. So I’ve done […]

AR/VR – VentureBeat & Andra Keay

Activ Surgical harnesses AI and machine learning to collaborate with surgeons

With machine learning, Activ Surgical’s autonomous model can annotate a one-hour surgical video 20,000 times faster than humans can. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Poornima Apte

What the metaverse means for brand experiences

The metaverse is a fully immersive environment in which users leverage VR, livestreaming, and other tech to navigate a digital world. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Arthur Cole

Facebook stops just short of rebranding to ‘The Web’

Facebook rebrands as Meta while the metaverse continues to leave the company behind with platforms like Roblox. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeff Grubb