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Venture capital has continually adapted to the evolving business landscape. As we peer into the future, it can be fascinating to contemplate how emerging technologies might help shape venture capital. In this blog, we’ll delve into innovative ideas that could redefine the venture capital landscape, with a special focus on the role of cutting-edge technologies. Some investors predicted that 2023 would bring a recession, but looking back, experts say that a recession never came[1]. However, with icy exit conditions and businesses pushing back their public market debuts, many wonder what

Vision Pro Supports AirPlay So Spectators Can See What’s Happening

Apple Vision Pro is set to have a casting feature, which will let spectators keep an eye on the immersive action as it happens. Apple today launched pre-orders for Vision Pro, the $3,500 mixed reality headset. In addition to being a general computing device, replete with casual content like streaming TV and movies, Vision Pro is of course capable of fully immersive VR stuff too. One of the big sticking points with VR headsets is isolation from other people in the room, and while the company has made a point

Apple Vision Pro Preorders Open, Storage Pricing Revealed

Apple Vision Pro preorders are now available in the US.Vision Pro is exclusively available from the Apple web store. Deliveries are set to begin on February 2, when the headset will also be available in physical Apple Stores in the US.The $3500 base model has 256GB of storage. A 512GB storage model is available for $3700, while 1TB is priced at $3900.Apple previously said Vision Pro will come to other countries "later" in 2024, but hasn't yet confirmed which countries this will include.To place an order you'll need an iPhone

Netflix, Spotify & YouTube Are Avoiding Vision Pro (and it’s not clear why)

A growing number of streaming giants announced they aren’t supporting Apple Vision Pro, with YouTube and Spotify now joining Netflix to neither build a dedicated app, nor allow the iPad version of their apps on the upcoming mixed reality device. Is it a lack of confidence in Apple’s headset? An opening move in a coming XR platform war? We can’t say for sure. Update (January 19th, 2024): According to a new Bloomberg report, both Google and Spotify announced their respective video and music streaming services aren’t planning to launch dedicated

Saudi Arabia Pours $590m into VR Headsets

Saudi Arabia, through its Public Investment Fund, has injected $590 million into virtual reality (VR) headsets, putting pressure on Apple’s Vision Pro. The investment was made into Magic Leap, a US company that makes headgear “that overlays virtual images into the real world,” in a move that will rival Apple’s goggles set for release in February. A boost to Magic Leap A filing from Magic Leap’s European unit shows that the “company issued $590 million of convertible debt to the Ultimate Parent Undertaking [the Public Investment Fund] in exchange for

Apple Vision Pro: The Digital Crown Tunes Your Reality

Turning Apple Vision Pro's Digital Crown is a bit like tuning your reality.Apple Watch owners will be familiar with the Digital Crown. Early iPhone owners can recall the satisfying physical click of pressing its singular button. Anyone who remembers an iPod should be able to recall the circular motion on its wheel. On Apple Vision Pro, it is a dial on top that jogs you along the spectrum of immersion so quickly it feels like magic.Apple's passthrough magic might help explain why the industry is making such big shifts before

Super Fruit Ninja Screenshots Tease Apple Vision Pro Gaming

The first Super Fruit Ninja screenshots tease spatial gaming on Apple Vision Pro, and show the passthrough quality.The Fruit Ninja series was a classic of the early iOS era, started off as a paid iPhone and iPod Touch app in 2010 and selling millions of units in a matter of months. The series came to SteamVR and PlayStation VR in 2016 as Fruit Ninja VR, and to Oculus Quest at launch in 2019. Last year a sequel, Fruit Ninja VR 2, arrived on Meta Quest, Pico, and SteamVR.A new title

Magic Leap Gets Half-billion Dollar Boost Ahead of Vision Pro Launch

Saudi Arabia has recently injected more than half a billion dollars into augmented reality company Magic Leap, which it hopes will rival Apple’s Vision Pro mixed reality headset. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund gained majority share of the US-based Magic Leap in January 2023, widening its stake in the AR hardware creator with a deal tallying $450 million. The wealth fund, which is controlled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, invests in projects considered to be strategically significant to diversifying its national economy. Magic Leap 2 | Photo by Road to VR Now

Why What We Decide to Name New Technologies Is So Crucial

Back in 2017, my editor published an article titled “The Next Great Computer Interface Is Emerging—But It Doesn’t Have a Name Yet.” Seven years later, which may as well be a hundred in technology years, that headline hasn’t aged a day.Last week, UploadVR broke the news that Apple won’t allow developers for their upcoming Vision Pro headset to refer to applications as VR, AR, MR, or XR. For the past decade, the industry has variously used terms like virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and extended reality

The FTC Is Proposing Updates to COPPA. Here’s What You Need To Know

The Federal Trade Commission recently announced that it is updating COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act). Many of the proposed changes are aimed at better protecting student data by requiring technology providers to take a bigger role in that effort, as well as limiting the ability to monetize student information.Data privacy rules are generally outdated. COPPA became law in 2000 and hasn’t been updated since. When enacted, COPPA made it illegal for websites and online services to collect personal information from children under 13 without parents’ verifiable consent.This isn’t to

Leading Blockchain Development Company Choices for 2024 – PrimaFelicitas

Blockchain development company refers to developing, designing, and maintaining blockchain systems and applications. In simpler words, it seeks to use the unique features of blockchain technology to solve problems and create opportunities. An example of innovative blockchain development is the smart contract. Smart contracts are documented agreements between two parties, just like regular contracts. Unline ordinary contracts, however, smart contracts are also programs stored on the blockchain. These programs activate only when both parties satisfy the agreed-upon terms and conditions, ensuring the accurate execution of the contract in real time