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Today, Meta announced the Meta for Education beta program, a product targeted at colleges and universities that the firm first teased in April. The solution aims to bring education-specific XR services to teachers, trainers, and administrators via the Quest portfolio of VR and MR headsets.  The beta launch sees Meta drop its new educational solution in US and UK colleges and universities, including Arizona State University, Houston Community College, Imperial College London, Miami Dade College, Morehouse College, New Mexico State University, San Diego State University, Savannah College of Art & Design, The University of Glasgow, University of Iowa, University of…

Recently, XR Today spoke exclusively to Arome Ibrahim, Program Director of Immersive Tech Africa, a nonprofit bringing XR to the business of Africa. The Immersive Tech Africa team is “championing and supporting the next generation of emerging tech content creators on the African continent,” Ibrahim said.Founded in 2020, the nonprofit organization is “committed to democratizing access” to XR and AI, Ibrahim stated, via education, training and research, and with a goal to “build a thriving and inclusive tech community on the African continent.”Ibrahim explained that the Immersive Tech Africa team first started an online webinar group inviting guest speakers to…

Alibaba Group has allegedly cut ‘dozens’ of employees from its metaverse arm ‘Yuanjing’ as hype for the sector has calmed down.The news comes from an Alibaba-owned media publication, South China Morning Post (SCMP), although it was first reported by other Chinese media sources too.A source told SCMP that restructuring will help to enhance organisational efficiency. They also reassured that the metaverse unit at the multinational retailer would continue its work, focussing on metaverse applications and tools, while also offering metaverse-based services to customers.Far from being abandoned, sentiment towards metaverse still remains positive within the Alibaba Group. Alibaba Cloud, a cloud…

Cornerstone and Meta have announced a strategic partnership to deliver AI-powered immersive learning.Cornerstone, a provider of workforce agility solutions, has joined forces with Meta to enhance immersive learning and extended reality (XR) capabilities powered by AI. Announced as part of Meta Innovation Day, this partnership aims to democratise immersive learning within the enterprise space. It will prioritise the integration of Meta’s AI advancements and the adoption of Meta’s key XR technologies and devices.“Meta is committed to the accessibility of extended reality and artificial intelligence,” said Himanshu Palsule, CEO of Cornerstone.Democratised access is key to scaling this technology, which is reaching…

NVIDIA recently revealed its Q3 earnings, as compiled by Yahoo. Expectably, the firm continued ramping up revenue, which reached $18.1 billion, an uptick of 34% from the previous quarter and more than 200% year-on-year. The firm noted how products like the NVIDIA HGX platform drove Q3 performance. The NVIDIA technology portfolio is incredibly deep, and the Q3 performance is based on many moving parts within that product portfolio, which reach an extensive list of end customers and partners.  Another area of success for NVIDIA in 2024 is its Omniverse platform, an ecosystem of RT3D, XR, and simulation technologies aiming to provide businesses with emerging…

Augmented Enterprise Summit 2024 will kick off this week on October 15-17, showcasing how industry-leading firms are driving AR/VR/MR innovation toward a workplace revolution. AES will host global operations this year, uniting the industry across the three-day event in Dallas, Texas.AES 2024 is platforming XR companies such as Meta, Qualcomm, XREAL, HTC VIVE, and RealWear, showcasing the products and technologies that are changing the industry and enterprises today and in the future.Some featured technologies at AES 2024 include digital twins, haptics, avatars, blockchain, wearables, VR headsets, AR smart glasses, and more. Moreover, the event will feature a rich expo floor,…

XR security has long been an overlooked concept in the emerging landscape of immersive technologies. It’s easy to forget just how exposed your data can be when you’re interacting with mixed and augmented reality content or traversing the metaverse.However, as demand for extended reality grows across all industries, so too do associated threats. While any new technology can present risks to an organization, XR’s ability to alter our view of reality and collect endless volumes of data makes security a crucial concern.In 2024, researchers even managed to break into a Meta Quest headset. If, like countless other companies, you plan…

Extended reality security and data governance are becoming crucial concerns for today’s enterprises. Thanks to more advanced technologies and new use cases, demand for XR solutions is growing, forcing companies to rethink how they protect their data.After all, extended reality devices, software, and systems rely on huge volumes of data to create immersive, hyper-realistic, and personalized experiences. Keeping this data safe is crucial not only to avoid financial losses and business disruptions but also to ensure companies can continue to adhere to compliance standards in an immersive world.Based on our assessment of the current extended reality market, here are the…

Watch on YouTubeIn this episode of the Big XR News show, Rory Greener, Tech Journalist, XR Today welcomes some of XR’s top analysts to talk about the latest news from Meta Connect 2024 and other immersive collaboration topics.Our guests include: Kevin ‘O Donovan, Co-Chair, Industrial Metaverse & Digital Twin Committee, VRARA Jay Latta, Founder and Speaker, The Fusionists Letitia Bochud, Director, Virtual Switzerland and Chair of the Board of Directors, XR4Europe Jennifer Rogers, Executive Officer, Learning Technology Standards Committee at the IEEE Thanks for watching. If you’d like more like this, don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our channel.You can also join in…

The Roto VR Explorer is grabbing the attention of plenty of XR enthusiasts right now – and I can see why. At a glance, a chair that tracks your movement as you spin around in VR might seem like little more than a gimmick. But, in my opinion, it’s an interesting alternative to all of the other peripherals emerging to tackle the issue of VR locomotion.In the last couple of years, as more companies and consumers embrace extended reality, we’ve seen countless new concepts emerging to change how we navigate virtual spaces. Innovators are introducing VR Shoes, omni-directional treadmills, and…