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Microsoft Wins Contract To Supply US Army With 120,000 HoloLens Headsets

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The United States Army confirmed via an official statement yesterday that it has awarded Microsoft a contract to deliver 120,000 military-grade HoloLens AR headsets designed for use in a variety of combat scenarios. According to CNBC , this partnership could be worth up to $21.88B over the course of the next 10 years.

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How Microsoft Is Leading A War On Deepfakes

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Microsoft’s new tool detects digital manipulation in real-time based on nearly invisible imperfections. Of course, like any fledgling technology, it’s just a matter of time until someone abuses its power to fit their own nefarious agenda. Believe it or not, this is not former US President Barrack Obama.

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Microsoft Confirms Follow-Up To HoloLens Mixed Reality Headset

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HoloLens enters spotlight with new updates from Microsoft and a new ad featuring actor/rapper Common. Despite having released a developer edition all the way back in 2016, the Microsoft HoloLens has remained a relatively niche device. The post Microsoft Confirms Follow-Up To HoloLens Mixed Reality Headset appeared first on VRScout.

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How Businesses Are Cutting Employee Training Costs With VR

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The Society for Human Research Management also identifies “ hidden costs ” during the course of training, including supervisor and employee time, as well as instruction material and equipment costs. . ” But Microsoft remains the biggest name in the development of VR and AR, or “mixed reality,” software and hardware for training.

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Microsoft ‘DreamWalker’ Experiment Takes First Steps into Always-on World-scale VR

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Microsoft unveiled an experiment this week that explores the future of always-on virtual reality. DreamWalker: created by Microsoft researchers Jackie Yang, Christian Holz, Eyal Ofek, Andrew D. Wilson, Image courtesy Microsoft Research.

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A Look at the AWE Agenda for This Year

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Also, the founder and managing partner of AR funding group Super Ventures , Inbar’s talks are always full of insight, passion, and a few laughs. Of course, companies don’t need to have a keynote to say something interesting. The Day-One Main Stage Marathon. AWE always opens with a welcome keynote from the event founder Ori Inbar.

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Report: Lenovo’s Windows MR/VR Headset to Launch Mid-August or Earlier

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Windows Holographic, a set of APIs integrated into Microsoft’s Windows 10 operating system, was first touted by the computing giant during the company’s surprise reveal of their augmented reality headset, the HoloLens.