GizModo VR

APRIL 8, 2022

Microsoft said that it had intercepted yet another string of Russian hacking attempts , this one coming from military spies targeting a wide range of think tanks, media orgs, and government institutions across Ukraine, the European Union, and the United States. Read more.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

JANUARY 12, 2024

The US Space Systems Command (SSC) has renewed its partnership with Microsoft as it builds an augmented reality (AR) space simulation. Moreover, Microsoft Azure will host the environment within its commercial and government clouds, with classified and unclassified entry requirements, depending on the mission’s context.

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ARPost

APRIL 21, 2022

Avatar Dimension is the only Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studio on the East Coast. Avatar Dimension serves a wide range of clients from enterprises to military and government agencies. It also features Microsoft’s capture and rendering pipeline. Bringing a Mixed Reality Capture Studio to Where the Action Is.

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GizModo VR

MAY 28, 2021

The hackers behind the massive SolarWinds attack are currently trying to access the email systems of thousands in western governments, think tanks, and NGOs that may be opposed to the Russian government, according to a warning released late Thursday night by Microsoft. Read more.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 4, 2022

Microsoft is suspending all new sales of its products and services in Russia amidst the invasion of Ukraine by Putin's forces. In a blog post , Microsoft's president & vice chair Brad Smith also said the company's stopping "many aspects" of its business in Russia "in compliance with governmental sanctions decisions."

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JANUARY 23, 2023

Google’s layoffs come just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees. Microsoft is also getting in on Chat GPT, purchasing most of its parent firm Open AI. Reports indicate that Microsoft will integrate ChatGPT into its umbrella of applications via Azure AI.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 19, 2023

Microsoft has reportedly planned to reduce the number of employees working on its US Army mixed reality (MR) headset. Microsoft began reducing staff headcounts on Wednesday across the company’s extended reality (XR) division and plans to finalise the full 10,000 by late March. trillion funding package backed last month.

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GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

A group of researchers at the Stanford Internet Observatory has determined that Clubhouse’s data protection practices allowed its users’ data, possibly including their raw audio, to potentially be accessed by the Chinese government. Read more.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

APRIL 28, 2023

Moreover, with significant firms struggling through Q1, official government bodies are also decelerating Metaverse growth out of competition fears. Microsoft first announced its acquisition in 2022. The company faces increased competition from other VR and AR companies, such as Sony and Apple.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 25, 2021

Microsoft says the cybercriminals behind the SolarWinds attack compromised a Microsoft customer service agent’s device to launch hacking attempts against its customers. Read more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 9, 2016

.” During his address on stage, Sweeney urged the audience to consider that, “if we ever allow one company to own the meta-verse, then that company would have more power than any government that has ever existed.” ” Tagged with: exclusives , government , Oculus Home , open , platform , Tim Sweeney.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

It added that criminals would exploit the Metaverse and recently, in a major partnership with the World Economic Forum, Meta, Microsoft, and many others, warned of potential cybercrime, including “social engineering scams, violent extremism, and misinformation.” pic.twitter.com/y8mk7HkJsY. INTERPOL (@INTERPOL_HQ) October 19, 2022.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 28, 2023

Groups like Microsoft are leveraging a collapsing military contact to keep its IVAS device lineup alive for further funding, and HTC VIVE took note to explain the importance of enterprise end-users in discussion with the World Economic Forum. The government-backed programme aims to seek out and incubate talent. Microsoft Begin IVAS 1.2

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Local governments in Orlando and Orange County have also expressed their support. BrandXR is also building AR experiences for some of the world’s biggest brands and institutions, including NASA and Microsoft. Red 6 is using AR headsets to enhance training for pilots.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 12, 2021

Hackers may have gotten their hands on inside intel that Microsoft shared with its security partners to exploit vulnerabilities in the company’s widely used email and calendaring software Exchange, according to a Friday Wall Street Journal report. Read more.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Microsoft, which apparently produces one of the best-performing augmented reality headsets on the market (HoloLens), is buying a video game production company Blizzard for a frightening amount of money: 68 billion dollars. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) for AR Headsets. There was no marketable product at the time of the acquisition.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Even governments are turning to immersive platforms to showcase tourism, security, and travel opportunities. Multinational XR firms like Lenovo, ByteDance’s Pico Interactive, HTC VIVE, Varjo, and Microsoft are leading the charge for immersive transformations.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 16, 2023

However, to leverage the full benefits XR has to offer, government groups first need to be able to access tools specifically built for the challenges the armed forces face. Microsoft announced its intention to build dedicated army headsets in 2022, but the project has faced several issues in the last year, leading to delays and setbacks.

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AR Insider

JANUARY 11, 2021

Russian government hackers piggybacked on cybersecurity software (!!!!) to penetrate deep into hundreds of government and corporate systems. 350 million came in at the last minute to allow a new CEO, Peggy Johnson, from Microsoft, to focus on enterprise business. The hack of the century. The US Army’s XR IVAS. Unity’s IPO.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Personnel use Microsoft HoloLens for more realistic training in responding to seizures, respiratory distress, and trauma-related injuries during emergency situations. Augmented reality simulation enables users to have realistic experiences without endangering anyone. It also prepares team members to make critical decisions on the spot.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The partnership added the Insight Series by ANIMA RES content to their library, which already hosted content from Pearson, Microsoft, and medical universities like Cambridge and the University of Michigan.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The collaboration between Microsoft and Samsung is now over. Some months ago, some important magazines leaked that Microsoft might have abandoned the HoloLens project. According to a new leak, Microsoft scrapped the plans for a HoloLens 3, and also the collaboration with Samsung has been brought to an end. Other relevant news.

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Peter Graham

JULY 18, 2019

Formerly called the Global Virtual Reality Association (GVRA), today the XR Association (XRA) has announced that Microsoft has joined as a member company alongside founding members HTC Vive, Sony, Google, Facebook, and Samsung. We are thrilled to welcome Microsoft to XRA,” said Elizabeth Hyman, CEO of the XR Association.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

While it’s mostly been relegated to that country due to stringent quarantines and travel restrictions mandated by the Chinese government, you’ve probably heard that it’s also landed in several other countries too, albeit in fewer numbers. Just open up a WebXR-supported browser in your headset and click on the link above.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 13, 2023

The United States Army and Microsoft are set to roll out an updated version of its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) headset in 2025, reports show. To reduce nausea and vertigo due to latency and alignment issues, the US Army has tasked a team of experts working with Microsoft Visual Sciences to resolve the concern.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 28, 2023

While still in Italy, I verified that Microsoft Teams, Unity, and Github were accessible from China. The problem is that in my case the “proxy” was the Great Firewall, and it was a bit difficult for me to call the government to ask what parameters to put in my Git configuration.

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VRScout

JANUARY 9, 2020

. “…for government agencies and departments interested in investing in educational technology, and for developers who want to be involved in finding funding to research and create those tools.”. VirtualReality #AugmentedReality #technology [link] — VR/AR Association – Washington DC (@VRARA_DC) January 24, 2019.

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XROM

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Led by Devendra Fadnavis as he constructs his Maharashtra@75 vision, the Mumbai Megapolis Metaverse is an ambitious endeavour that utilizes cutting-edge technology to create a virtual representation of Mumbai in the metaverse and is a first-of-its-kind initiative revolutionising urban governance and citizen engagement in the country.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 24, 2020

That’s why even Microsoft took Epic’s stances : Microsoft uses UE4 to develop some products also for Apple devices, and this decision hurts also its business. More info (Apple threatens Epic) More info (Microsoft files an official support for Epic). Let’s see what will happen… and in the meantime let’s eat lots of popcorns.

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Bernard Marr

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

That’s exactly what Microsoft has made possible with its groundbreaking announcement of autonomous AI agents , marking a fundamental shift in how businesses will operate in the coming years. Each agent operates within carefully defined parameters, with built-in security measures and governance controls.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 18, 2017

One of the devices that generates the greatest interest among the tech community at the moment is Microsoft HoloLens. Development: Unity , Vuforia , Microsoft Visual Studio , Windows 10 SDK , HoloLens Emulator (if you do not have a device). Image courtesy Microsoft.). Ivan Zubritskiy. Image courtesy Program-Ace.).

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ARPost

APRIL 22, 2022

The XRA is an industry organization founded by Google , HTC VIVE , Microsoft , Oculus , and Sony Interactive Entertainment. This raises the question of how much they can really do and when, or if, the government should step in. About the “Thinking Ahead About XR” Report.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Efforts to construct and expand the Metaverse were sparked by Meta Platform’s major pivot in October, which saw Microsoft, NVIDIA, HTC VIVE, Qualcomm, Google, Varjo, and dozens of other tech giants enter the race for prime positioning to build the virtual and connected world. Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO).

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GizModo VR

JUNE 21, 2021

If that day never arrives, it will be largely thanks to the legions of malefactors who, over the years, have hacked this or that government or corporation and thus forced… Read more. On some level, all of us are waiting for the big one—the hack that downs the internet, paralyzes infrastructure, maybe launches a couple nukes.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This year was a busy one for the XR industry; following a lull in faith towards the start of the year, groups such as the OEP, Microsoft, and Meta worked to bring new life to the sector via substantial workplace XR solutions. The firm named the OEP’s digital twin one of the next “big things” in XR technology in 2023.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 8, 2022

Multiple federal agencies issued a warning against flaws within network devices that may potentially be exploited by the Chinese government. The National Security Agency (NSA), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a cybersecurity advisory … Read more.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 1, 2024

However, as the adoption of these technologies grows, concerns about XR data governance and security are increasing. Many vendors , from Meta, to Microsoft, and Unity, offer these solutions. XR solutions, from mixed reality headsets to metaverse environments, rely on vast volumes of highly sensitive data.

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