Magic Leap founder is back with $20M funding round for SynthBee Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 16, 2024 2 min SynthBee, started by Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz, has raised $20 million in funding to create a new kind of “computing intelligence.” The company... Continue Reading 2 min
With $590M in more funding, Magic Leap looks to the future | interview Posted byby GamesBeat January 16, 2024 9 min Magic Leap announced in a filing that Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has poured another $590 million in debt funding into the mixed reality... Continue Reading 9 min
Magic Leap 2 mixed reality headsets for enterprise will debut for $3,300 on September 30 Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 12, 2022 2 min Magic Leap announced the Magic Leap 2 mixed reality headsets for the enterprise will debut starting at $3,300 on September 30. The Florida company... Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: Why Neal Stephenson is starting a metaverse company 3 decades after Snow Crash Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 17, 2022 12 min It’s not often that you get to hear things from the horse’s mouth. In this case, I was able to do an interview with... Continue Reading 12 min
Magic Leap shows off its next-generation enterprise AR glasses — hands-on preview Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 10, 2022 8 min After almost four years of work, Magic Leap is showing off its next generation of augmented reality glasses for enterprise applications. I got to... Continue Reading 8 min
Rony Abovitz’s Sun and Thunder teases Yellow Dove — Misbeliever short film Posted byby Dean Takahashi November 5, 2021 6 min Former Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz has started a new company called Sun and Thunder to focus on AI characters and interactive storytelling. And... Continue Reading 6 min
Magic Leap raises $500M and unveils Magic Leap 2 AR headset for next year Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 11, 2021 2 min Magic Leap raised $500 million at a $2 billion valuation and unveiled its Magic Leap 2 AR headset for next year. CEO Peggy Johnson... Continue Reading 2 min
Peggy Johnson interview: How Magic Leap is getting traction with its enterprise pivot Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 26, 2021 10 min Magic Leap has gone through a whirlwind in the past year. Founded in 2010 by Rony Abovitz, the company set out to be a pioneer... Continue Reading 10 min
Neal Stephenson & Co. turn failed Magic Leap AR project into an Audible drama Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 10, 2021 14 min Neal Stephenson, the science fiction novelist, has been a idol of mine for a while. I loved reading his Snow Crash, the sci-fi book... Continue Reading 14 min
Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz creates startup Sun and Thunder to build synthetic beings Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 27, 2021 4 min Former Magic Leap CEO Rony Abovitz has started a new company called Sun and Thunder to focus on AI characters and interactive storytelling. In... Continue Reading 4 min