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Blockchain-based gaming challenge platform Azarus raises $1.8 million
Azarus Inc., a distributed ledger blockchain service that runs video game challenges, today said it has raised $1.8 million from investors today. The company runs a “Smart Challenge” platform that enables new relationships between streamers and gamers by setting up victory conditions in games and then paying out to players and watchers when those challenges ...
New Mac Pro, iOS 13, iPadOS and more: Here’s all the news from Apple’s WWDC keynote
Confirming many reports and adding a bit more, Apple Inc. today debuted updates to the Apple TV, Watch and iOS and also announced a new iPadOS, iPad and a very pricey Mac Pro. Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook (pictured) took the stage to talk about how developers creating apps enrich the world and Apple’s ecosystem, ...
Immersal releases commercial large-scale AR development kit
Immersal Ltd., developer of technologies for mobile augmented reality, Thursday announced the commercial release of its large-scale AR software development kit designed to allow the creation of immersive AR experiences. With Immersal’s platform, it’s possible to design what is called large-space AR, a capability that allows AR to be used in industrial spaces, movie theaters ...
Varjo adds extra ‘reality’ to augmented reality with new XR-1 photorealistic headset
Finnish hardware manufacturer Varjo Technologies Oy today announced the upcoming release of its next high-fidelity augmented reality headset, the XR-1 Developer Edition. This release, announced at the Augmented World Expo in Santa Clara, follows Varjo’s launch of an extremely powerful virtual reality headset, with a price tag of $6,000, in February with the VR-1. The new release upgrades its ...
Scope AR upgrades enterprise augmented reality insights platform for workers
Enterprise-class augmented reality solutions company Scope AR today announced the launch of upgrades to its WorkLink platform that offers real-time support for workers by enabling them to connect to remote experts for instruction. Field technicians using the WorkLink platform wear AR glasses that can broadcast what the worker is seeing to an expert, who can ...
Enterprise software mapping platform Crosscode raises $9.25M
Enterprise code-level software asset mapping company Crosscode Inc. today announced that it recently closed an early-stage funding round that raised $9.25 million. Crosscode’s flagship product is Panoptics, named after the all-seeing experiment in surveillance “the panopticon,” and it provides substantial visibility into a company’s software environment and needs by making it easier and less expensive to manage dependencies, ...
Wirex and Elliptic team up to combat cryptocurrency fraud
Cryptocurrency-based personal banking company Wirex Ltd. and anti-fraud security intelligence and compliance outfit Elliptic Enterprises Ltd. today announced an alliance for developing solutions for rapidly detecting fraud and other criminal activity. The two companies have been working together since 2016 and this new solution will provide customers even more comfort and security with their cryptocurrency stored ...
Oculus Quest and Rift S hit the shelves today along with 50 VR titles
Facebook Inc.’s virtual reality division Oculus VR announced today that the next generation of VR headsets will hit the shelves today. The all-in-one untethered Oculus Quest and the powerful personal computer-connected Oculus Rift S are now shipping. Both devices retail starting at $399 and are immediately available from oculus.com, as well as from Amazon and Best ...
CircleCI expands partner integrations for Kubernetes with AWS, Azure and more
Intelligent automation and DevOps software delivery tools outfit CircleCI today announced an expansion of partner integrations intended to help developer teams better manage, build, test and release applications for Kubernetes environments. Kubernetes is an open-source platform for orchestrating containers, which is a software deployment method that allows much easier management and production of applications at ...
Magic Leap acquires augmented reality telepresence outfit Mimesys
Magic Leap Inc., the company best known for its magical augmented reality glasses hardware and demos, announced Thursday it has acquired the spatial co-presence company Mimesys, a maker of telepresence collaboration software for enterprise users. With its platform, distant users can interact with one another with fully realized holographic images of one another as 3-D people ...
