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The XR Week Peek (2021.01.04): New Year’s Eve parties go virtual, Tundra to offer a Vive Tracker competitor, and more!

The Ghost Howls

And especially, he’s a great expert in technology. He highlights how the pandemic has accelerated the technology on many sides (for instance, the AR virtual-try-on features have skyrocketed) while slowed it in others (AR indoor navigation of public places is no more a priority if people are spending most of the time at home).

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Metaverses grapple with Meta versus Apple

TechCrunch VR

The controversial note will be that Facebook will take a 25% cut of goods sold on the platform, which doesn’t sound all that problematic until you learn those goods will also separately be taxed by a 30% cut taken from the Oculus Store. Record crypto hack was perpetrated by North Korea-linked group. tax attached to them.

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