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12 Innovative Startups to Be Selected to Compete for Cash and Prizes at Leading Industry Event on the Future of Digital Innovation

Jay-Z’s TIDAL Pays $7M To Launch VR Concerts With Sensorium

Hypebot reports: "Music streamer TIDAL has purchased of $7 million in tokens issued by global social VR platform Sensorium. The deal makes it possible...

Ultrahaptics acquires AR/VR pioneer Leap Motion for only $30 million

VentureBeat reports: "Leap Motion publicly established itself as a pioneer in VR hand-tracking controls and DIY augmented reality gear, but reportedly didn’t generate much revenue —...

This Week In XR: Walmart Goes Tik Tok As Apple, Facebook...

Forbes reports on the latest with Facebook's Horizon, Unity's IPO, Fortnite, Apple, and more. Read more

The VR Companies Shaking Up Location-Based Entertainment

Forbes reports: "It’s been predicted that by 2023, location-based entertainment (LBE) will make up around 11% of the virtual reality (VR) industry. This sector...

Facebook is turning VR into a platform — but some indie...

The Verge reports: "Facebook’s Connect conference is one of the biggest days of the year for virtual reality. But in 2020, developer Guy Godin...

Epic Games acquires facial animation technology maker Cubic Motion

VentureBeat reports: "Epic Games has acquired Cubic Motion, a provider of automated performance-driven facial animation technology for video games, film, broadcast, and immersive experiences...

Facebook reveals overhauled Oculus Quest system UI

The Verge reports: "With the Game Developers Conference not taking place as planned, Facebook is instead making a series of Oculus-related announcements this week...

Oculus’ John Carmack calls Gear VR “A Missed Opportunity”

gamesindustry.biz reports: "John Carmack has offered a "eulogy" for the Gear VR, Oculus and Samsung's trailblazing mobile VR headset. Carmack, Oculus VR's chief technology...

Meaningful Meet ups: Is VR The Future Of Social Connection?

Forbes reports: "With an estimated 3.5 billion users globally, social media has revolutionized how we connect with each other. Through the likes of Snapchat, Facebook,...