Magic Leap’s consumer retreat is good news for the AR/XR industry

Bad news for one of the tech industry’s biggest unicorns will likely improve the fortunes of its many rivals, freeing up people and cash for other projects. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jeremy Horwitz

Niantic acquires GD.ai, which is mapping the world in 3D

Niantic has acquired 6D.ai, an augmented reality company that is building a 3D map of the world using only smartphone cameras. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi