The great resignation is rippling through the American workforce. Virtual reality training is one of things that might put a halt to it. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Meow Wolf, Anthos team for multi-cloud app management in art shows
SADA is helping Meow Wolf with multi-cloud app management for immersive art experiences at its permanent multimedia installations. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Corinna Makris
Facebook introduces dataset and benchmarks to make AI more ‘egocentric’
Facebook’s latest long-term research project, Ego4D, focuses on developing AI with an ‚egocentric,‘ first-person perspective. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers
Intel’s 8K HDR Internet livestreams: The future of OTT sports, entertainment, and gaming broadcasts?
A groundbreaking 19 days of live streaming at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games showed 8K HDR is ready to be what’s next. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Joe Maglitta
Siemens and FDA demo digital twin factory line
Siemens disclosed an FDA contract to demo a digital twin for medical device making, after COVID-19 caused upheaval in the supply chain. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton
Nexar and Las Vegas tackle traffic with digital twins
Nexar is partnering with Nevada public road transit authorities to create digital twins based on dashcam video. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton
Facebook’s vision of the metaverse has a critical flaw
A viable metaverse has to be open, not closed. And that’s something Facebook will never get its head around. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Jerod Venema, LiveSwitch
Under the hood: 3D graphics engine powers digital twins
Inside most digital twins you find a 3D graphics engine, a tool growing in popularity, according to a Tech Soft 3D manager. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton
Xerox-backed field service startup CareAR raises $10M
CareAR, an AI- and AR-powered field service platform, has raised $10 million from ServiceNow at a $700 million valuation. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers
Facebook’s metaverse for work draws hope, but mostly skepticism
Founders like Mark Cuban, Ben Lamm, and Angela Benton aren’t sold on Facebook’s metaverse for work, known as Horizon Workrooms. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Sage Lazzaro