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Meta Looks Back to the Metaverse with Rose-Tinted Ray-Bans

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By expanding its partnership with Ray-Ban, Meta is turning its attention back to building futuristic hardware.

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Google May Be Giving Glasses Another Go. Will It Succeed?

Despite its initial fumble with Google Glass, there are a few reasons it may be able to avoid another “glassholes” situation.

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Snap Patent Could Use Your Phone to Make AR Glasses Lighter

For any company developing AR, a sleeker, longer-last form factor is the “end goal,” one expert said.

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Patent Drop

Meta VR Cloud Gaming Patent Could Clear the Way for Lighter Headsets

While cloud gaming platforms through Microsoft’s Xbox and Nvidia are already available to consumers, artificial reality cloud streaming isn’t quite…

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Patent Drop

Intel Patent Takes on Privacy at Eye Level

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The patents highlight the data privacy issues to come with the metaverse and its headsets.

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Meta’s Brain Reader Could Help it Understand Users’ Mental State

This data could help Meta understand your response to advertising, one expert told Patent Drop.

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Artificial Intelligence Is the New Gold Rush

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Artificial Intelligence Is the New Gold Rush

How the race for profits could overtake the need to weigh human risks.

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Technology

ByteDance Is Scaling Back its VR Ambitions

ByteDance is undergoing a sweeping restructuring and scaleback of its VR division, according to a Financial Times report on Tuesday.

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Meta Wants to Put The Metaverse to Work

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Meta sunk a lot of cash into its metaverse bet. Now, it wants it to work.

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Patent Drop

Meta Patents Aim to Read Brain and Body signals

Meta’s patents highlight a recent consumer tech trend: Tech firms are testing the boundaries of just how close they can get to users.

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Patent Drop

Apple’s Headset Could Incorporate “Real-Time Social Intelligence”

Apple’s latest filing emphasizes the comfort users have with the company’s consistently-monitoring devices.

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Patent Drop

Meta’s on a Quest to Make VR Crisper

Meta’s latest patent may make for a less choppy metaverse.

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Patent Drop

Apple Has Its Eyes on the Prize

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Apple’s eye-tracking neural networks may be a part of its highly-anticipated AR/VR headset.

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Technology

Meta Bankrolled Influential Anti-Antitrust Lobbying Group

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Monetizing the Metaverse: Meta’s Comeback Plan

Meta may have a plan to make some cash back from its metaverse bet.

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Apple Is Still Sorting Out its Mixed-Reality Headset Strategy

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