6 ways to invest in augmented reality
You can download a high-resolution version of the AR landscape here. Augmented reality is generating a lot of excitement, particularly with rumors that Apple...
Innovation competition produces new educational apps to help Syrian refugee children
An international consortium of humanitarian aid groups has announced the winners of a competition to develop educational apps for Syrian children displaced by that...
This hack enables you to see your cat when you’re in VR
Virtual reality is an incredible technology that can whisk you away from your life, but it doesn’t make the things in your life actually...
Facebook adds speech recognition to Oculus Rift, Gear VR
Facebook today announced the launch of a voice search feature for its Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset and Samsung’s Gear VR headset. It’s...
The number of VR companies grew 40% in 2016
The Venture Reality Fund reported that the landscape of companies it tracks in the virtual reality market grew more than 40 percent in 2016....
45% of Intel’s new hires are diverse, but underrepresented minorities are just 12.5% of workforce
Change isn’t easy. Intel said today that 25.8 percent of its workforce are women, and 12.5 percent of the staff are underrepresented minorities. And...
Microsoft’s Build 2017 conference sold out in 8 hours
Microsoft’s Build developer conference, easily the company’s biggest event of the year, is always popular. But this year, tickets for the three-day event, taking...
PewDiePie’s anti-Semitic jokes show the peril of backing unpredictable influencers
Disney’s Maker Studios and YouTube have severed ties with gaming influencer Felix Kjellberg, known as PewDiePie, after he posted nine videos with anti-Semitic images...
Magic Leap said to be ‘doing 1,000 things badly’ after raising $1.4 billion
Magic Leap has raised an astounding $1.4 billion for its augmented reality smartglasses since 2014. But the company has run into considerable negative publicity...
When it comes to iOS app spending, men flock to Clash of Clans, women prefer Candy Crush
A new study from the University of Southern California highlights the gender divide in the Apple App store, particularly when it comes to video...