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Report: TikTok Parent Lays Off Hundreds at VR Subsidiary Pico Interactive, Tencent Scraps VR Plans

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Shortly afterwards, the China-based company then released its latest standalone headset, Pico 4, in Europe and Asia to consumers. This follows a widening trend of layoffs which have affected nearly every big name in tech, including Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.

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Unity Technologies Hosting Vision VR/AR Summit Asia in Beijing

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Building on the momentum set into motion by the inaugural event, Unity Technologies is hosting Vision VR/AR Summit Asia in Beijing. Unity revealed that representatives from Google, Samsung Gear VR, PTC Vuforia, Sony PlayStation VR, and Microsoft HoloLens will be on hand to discuss new developments in their individual technologies.

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A Closer Look at the HP Reverb G2

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Don’t worry – preorders open across Europe and Asia on July 6. Both Valve and Microsoft collaborated with HP on the headset. While it lacked the pizzazz of an AltSpace event, Popper again presented the Reverb G2 at the VR/AR Global Summit the following week. The actual shipment is expected to begin this autumn.

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AWE Asia-2023 Conference in Singapore from August 30-31

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The Augmented World Expo Asia announced that it will host its 2023 conference in Singapore from August 30-31. 2023 will mark the first time that AWE Asia is hosted in Singapore. AWE Asia looks forward to hosting the conference in Singapore for the first time," said AWE Asia Executive Director Ryan Hu. "We

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The XR Week Peek (2022.12.13): Upload Winter Showcase had many VR announcements, Pico prepares for the holidays, and more!

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What was expected but still not announced is that the FTC is also trying to prevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard. This acquisition could give too much power to Microsoft and it could damage the customers by making all Blizzard games exclusive to Microsoft platforms, so the FTC is trying to prevent it.

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The Next Frontier of XR Hardware

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See Also: The Future Is Now: 2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions Worth Looking Into Think how Microsoft revolutionized personal computers, or how Apple changed the mobile phone market forever. We’re on the cusp of another life-changing piece of technology and the race is on. PICO 4 ByteDance was another early offering in the hardware market.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.04.13): iPhone 12 adds depth camera, StarVR One is back to the market and much more!

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On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Microsoft releases Azure Remote Rendering. supports VR. 3D artists rejoice!