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
Vertebrae lets fashion retail websites offer AR try-ons, no app needed
Fashion retailing has become challenging thanks to store closures and pandemic concerns, but web-based AR try-on tools could help stores sell more online. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
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
Boeing will use Varjo VR to train astronauts for Starliner missions
Three astronauts will prepare for a 2021 flight to the International Space Station using high-res VR headsets and Unreal Engine spacecraft simulations. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
Skydance Interactive promotes Chris Busse after The Walking Dead VR success
Skydance Interactive announced today that gaming industry veteran Chris Busse is taking up the position of acting president. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Mike Minotti
Wave raises $30 million for superstars to stage virtual concerts
Wave, the virtual concert company that has teamed up to do live music in virtual settings with John Legend and others, has raised $30 million in funding. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
InsiteVR lets enterprise teams share complex 3D models on Oculus Quest
Facebook’s all-in-one VR headset now lets users collaboratively view 500-million-polygon 3D models as they work on construction and engineering projects. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz
The Elite: Dangerous Odyssey expansion will launch without VR
The huge Odyssey expansion for the Elite: Dangerous space sim is coming in early 2021 and won’t be VR-compatible “for launch.” AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ian Hamilton, UploadVR
Baobab Studio’s next VR film is Baba Yaga
Baobab Studios, the developers behind Bonfire, Asteroids! and more, revealed that its next project is an immersive experience called „Baba Yaga.“ AR/VR – VentureBeat & Harry Baker, UploadVR