⊲ Mobile World Live ⊳ Google has expanded its XR ambitions by acquiring key IPs and talent from HTC's XR division. This move strengthens its forthcoming Android XR operating system initiative,...
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AI-Generated Videos for Business Valued at $2.1bn
⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ Synthesia, a leader in AI-generated video technology, has raised $180 million in funding at a $2.1bn valuation. The platform allows businesses to easily create professional-grade...
Augmented Reality for Armoured Vehicles Crews
⊲ Thales ⊳ Thales has introduced DigitalCrew®, an AI-integrated system for armoured vehicles, to improve soldiers' situational awareness and decision-making. By leveraging advanced optronics and...
AI Creates Simulation-Ready Digital Twins
⊲ TechCrunch ⊳ Nvidia has invested in Taiwan's startup MetAI, which develops AI-powered digital twin technology that swiftly converts CAD files into functional 3D environments. MetAI's technology...
Minimalistic Screens for Smart Glasses
⊲ The Verge ⊳ The Halliday smart glasses, launched at CES 2025, integrate AI with a tiny display built into the frame. Designed for everyday use, these lightweight glasses deliver real-time...
BodyLink Ditches Wearable Trackers
⊲ MIXED ⊳ US start-up Rebuff Reality's BodyLink Kickstarter could introduce a new era in motion capture for gaming and simulation with its Android-based console, achieving full-body tracking...
Holographic Smart Glasses Funding Boost
⊲ TNW ⊳ Belgian startup Swave is developing true holographic smart glasses, claiming a breakthrough in Holographic eXtended Reality (HXR). Their lightweight glasses, using nanoscale pixels and...
Industrial Metaverse Integrates Digital Twins
⊲ WIRED ⊳ This WIRED article explores how digital twins, digital replicas of physical processes, can optimise industrial workflows, cutting costs, waste, and time. These twins are part of a broader...
NVIDIA’s AI to Train the World’s Robots
⊲ VentureBeat ⊳ NVIDIA launched the COSMOS World Foundation Model platform at CES, a significant step for physical AI development in robotics and autonomous vehicles. By generating synthetic,...
GPS-Free Drone Exploits Landscape “Fingerprint”
⊲ IMechE ⊳ Australian autonomous navigation specialist Advanced Navigation and European defence multinational MBDA have developed a GPS-free drone navigation system. Inspired by human neural...
$3 Billion Boost for Infinite Reality
⊲ Road to VR ⊳ US technology and entertainment company Infinite Reality has raised $3 billion from a single unnamed private investor, increasing its valuation to $12.25 billion. The company...
AI Revolutionises Graphics Performance
⊲ Wccftech ⊳ Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA claimed at CES that NVIDIA's latest hardware and software technologies were "... the most significant computer graphics innovation since we...