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The XR Week Peek (2025.03.18): Niantic sells Pokemon Go, Meta released passthrough APIs, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Scoperlys parent company is owned by Saudi Arabias Public Investment Fund, meaning that Pokemon Go now belongs to the king of Saudi Arabia. The approach chosen by Meta is similar to the one that Google promised to take with Android XR. This will let Google enrich its content library pretty fast.

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IGS 2022 Miami: XR Today Expert Round Table

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

According to AlMuawad, Midwam’s solutions were key to developing Saudi Arabia as a strategic tech and metaverse incubator. ” Companies developing solutions similar to HTC VIVE’s lip-tracking tools would deepen immersion and lead to greater levels of realism for avatar development.

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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund Takes Control of Magic Leap

XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

To close 2022, Magic Leap’s leadership team underwent a major restructuring following a significant investment from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. The augmented reality (AR) headset manufacturer gained $450 million from the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF).