Google Saudi Arabia Software 
Road to VR
MAY 22, 2023
The AR unicorn is said to possess valuable IP regarding custom components, including its optics, waveguides, and software. The company has raised over $4 billion, with minority investors including Google, Alibaba, Qualcomm, AT&T, and Axel Springer. Its majority stakeholder is Saudi Arabia’s state-owned sovereign wealth fund.
Upload VR
MAY 30, 2024
Magic Leap has entered a "multi-faceted, strategic technology partnership" with Google. The companies say the partnership will combine Magic Leap's "leadership in optics and manufacturing" with Google's "technology platforms". Google was an initial investor in Magic Leap, leading a $542 million funding round back in 2014.
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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag
JANUARY 3, 2023
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).
XR Today - Mixed Reality tag
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Artists previously used very expensive hardware and software to create digital assets, namely with delayed throughput. According to AlMuawad, Midwam’s solutions were key to developing Saudi Arabia as a strategic tech and metaverse incubator. Didimo’s technologies eliminated this by producing avatars “at scale.”
The Ghost Howls
MARCH 18, 2025
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.
XR for Business Podcast
MAY 13, 2019
There’s a whole range of services, and GPS is getting better now that it’s being married to computer vision, so you can get highly-localized Google directions – really accurate, down to a couple of feet. Is this a job for Google Glass? Charlie: Yeah it’s Google Glass. Google put in 500 million dollars.
XR for Business Podcast
MAY 13, 2019
There’s a whole range of services, and GPS is getting better now that it’s being married to computer vision, so you can get highly-localized Google directions – really accurate, down to a couple of feet. Is this a job for Google Glass? Charlie: Yeah it’s Google Glass. Google put in 500 million dollars.
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