The Future of Video Creation? Plus, Samsung's Bold Move Against Apple & Mozilla Hubs Says Goodbye.
Also... Google launches Gemini 1.5 Pro, the latest AI text and video tool and Vi is giving you the possibility for home workouts with the new XR Gloves.
Good day, readers! What's real anymore? Video certainly isn't. Here's the biggest stories from the last week.
Top Stories
OpenAI announces new Text-to-Video model. Sora is a new tool capable of generating videos from text prompts, potentially reshaping media, social media, and personal communication. The demo is already available.
Samsung’s next step in the XR Industry. Samsung is partnering with Google to develop an XR headset, aiming to compete with the other brands in the market. Faces challenges in replicating Apple's ecosystem
Mozilla Hubs shuts down. The WebXR social networking platform, is closing down after six years. The service, offering virtual 3D worlds in browsers, will become an open-source project. The community will take over its future development.
In Funding
Felix & Paul Studios Secures Multi-Million Dollar Financing. Felix & Paul Studios, secures multi-million dollar funding for its upcoming LBVR project. Their recent experience, Space Explorers: THE INFINITE, was an award winner at the XR Awards.
16M$ raised to fight deep fakes through detection. Clarity is in the race to develop a new deepfake-spotting tool after receiving a 16M$ investment. The startup is also setting to expand their range of customers.
Keep an eye on
Entertainment: Job & Vacation Simulator arrives soon to Apple’s Vision Pro; Blacktoop Hoops is set for release this spring with new “G.O.A.T. Campaign”.
Hardware: Startup “Vi” launches XR Gloves (and soon XR Headset) that allows you to workout at home.
Enterprise: Google launched Gemini 1.5 Pro, an upgraded language model designed to handle larger volumes of text and video.
Retail & Consumer: Tiktok becomes first big social media app to enter Vision Pro landscape; Meta announces the possibility to appeal bans on VR Game Horizon Worlds.
Healthcare: Proscia's Concentriq AP-Dx, a digital pathology solution, has obtained FDA 510(k) clearance for primary cancer diagnosis.
Events to be at
February 26 - 29 Barcelona, Spain | MWC Barcelona
February 27 Online | AIXR Community Partner Event
March 16 - 21 Shangai, China | IEEE VR
March 18 -22 San Francisco, USA | GDC
April 3 – 4 Stuttgart, Germany | XR Expo
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February 19 2024 Edition - Issue 36