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Image by MagicLeap). MagicLeap 2 has been teased. MagicLeap is back: CEO Peggy Johnson has just unveiled in a post on the company blog the MagicLeap 2 , the new version of the AR glasses from the company in Florida. Other relevant news. Go With The Patreon.
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MagicLeap today announced layoffs impacting “every level of the company” and a pivot away from the company’s near-term consumer ambitions and toward the enterprise space. This has made it necessary for us to make the incredibly difficult decision to lay off a number of employees across MagicLeap.
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