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K'taka okays Rs 100 cr 'Nipuna Karnataka' scheme after local job quota row

The 'Nipuna Karnataka' programme, which includes a Rs 10 crore pilot project, is aimed at boosting the global competitiveness of state's young workforce

Microsoft planning to launch a mixed-reality headset to rival Apple: Report

Microsoft's mixed-reality headset will reportedly be gaming and entertainment oriented, and not focused on exploring metaverse content

Meta to take on Apple's Vision Pro with a premium Quest MR headset: Report

Apart from a high-end Apple Vision Pro competitor, Meta is reportedly working on the next-generation Quest headsets that would feature a standard and a premium model

Samsung to launch XR headset later this year to rival Apple Vision Pro

At the Galaxy Unpacked event on July 10, President of Samsung's mobile division TM Roh confirmed that "a new XR platform is coming later this year" in partnership with Google and Qualcomm

Apple's cheaper Vision Pro-like headset may require iPhone to work: Report

To reduce the cost, Apple could cut down on internal components that make Vision Pro a standalone product. The company also plans on reducing the internal display specifications

Apple working on affordable version of Vision Pro headset for 2025: Report

The more affordable mixed-reality headset by Apple would likely feature the same high-resolution display as the Vision Pro but would be priced close to high-end iPhone model

Boards need to embrace AI

That's the only way they can navigate future innovations, ethics, and mitigate risks

Are virtual influencers impactful?

Meticulously crafted computer-generated characters, with personalities and backstories are amassing millions of followers, becoming brand ambassadors for MNCs like KFC, Puma, and more

Started off with 600, Apple Vision Pro now has over 1000 dedicated apps

Total tally now stands at over 1.5 million in the App Store for visionOS that includes iPadOS apps that have been optimised to run on the headset

Vision Pro VR headset to debut with over 600 dedicated apps, says Apple

Apple's chief Tim Cook posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the Vision Pro will launch with more than a million apps, including 600 apps made specifically for it

Apple sold 180,000 Vision Pro units during first pre-order weekend: Report

Shipment times for Vision Pro models extended to 5-7 weeks within hours after the pre-orders began, indicating that the product sold-out immediately - noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in his blog

Apple's Vision Pro augmented-reality headset will go on sale from Feb 2

Vision Pro is Apple's most expensive bet since the launch of the iPhone more than a decade ago

Vistara plans to use virtual, augmented reality technologies for training

Vistara plans to use virtual reality and augmented reality technologies for certain training activities for the staff, the airline's chief Vinod Kannan said on Monday and emphasised that there is always going to be a place for human intelligence as certain situations cannot be handled by bots. The full service carrier, which will complete nine years of flying on January 9, is already using chatbots to address customer queries. To a query about the use of artificial intelligence by the airline, its CEO Vinod Kannan said there are certain things that have already been done. "We have a chatbot. We are trying to improve how we do some of our training. We are also looking at virtual reality, augmented reality. Some pilots (projects) we are doing on that front to see whether they can render some mock ups, especially in the engineering space to see...," he said at a briefing here. On whether artificial intelligence applications can help in reducing staff costs, Kannan said the answer is "

Meta, Karnataka government collaborate for online safety training

Under the online safety initiative, young people (18-24 years) from 100 colleges and universities across the State will receive digital awareness training

Apple pushes Vision Pro launch date to March, needs further testing: Report

Apple Vision Pro headset's complex internal design has forced Apple to make drastic cuts to its production forecast

Hindalco offers VR tour of sustainable mining initiatives at IITF

Aditya Birla Group firm Hindalco Industries is offering visitors a virtual reality tour of its sustainable mining initiatives at the mining pavilion of the India International Trade Fair (IITF) here. The virtual reality tour at IIFT captures Hindalco's sustainability initiatives, including sustainable land use, waste management, local economic development, biodiversity, water stewardship, health and safety and decarbonisation. Hindalco Industries Ltd is showcasing its array of sustainability initiatives through a special immersive virtual reality presentation at the Mining Pavilion of the India International Trade Fair 2023 being held at Pragati Maidan in the national capital from November 14-27. The Ministry of Mines has set up the mining pavilion for the first time. Seven-year-old Ganeev who was visiting the IITF with her family for the first time found the virtual reality tour quite interesting and informative. "I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it very knowledgeable," she told

Industrial metaverse gains real-life traction

Digital transformation strategies are moving towards a common approach in which a single suite of diverse technologies helps bring cost, time, and resource efficiencies

Meta to lay off employees in metaverse-oriented silicon unit today

The FAST unit, which has roughly 600 employees, worked on developing custom chips to equip Meta's devices to perform unique tasks and operate more efficiently

Mark Zuckerberg kicks off Meta event on future of AR, VR investments

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicked off the tech giant's Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence. The company, which renamed itself Meta two years ago, unveiled the next version of its virtual reality headset, the Quest 3. It will cost USD 499 and begin shipping October 10. Standing in a courtyard at his company's Menlo Park, California headquarters, Zuckerberg told the audience of developers, employees and journalists that Meta is focused on building the future of human connection and painted a near-future where people interact with hologram versions of their friends or coworkers and with AI bots built to assist them. Soon the physical and digital will come together in what we call the metaverse, he said. Meta is in the midst of a corporate transformation that it says will take years to complete. It wants to evolve from a provider of social platforms to a dominant power in a nascent virtual-reality world call

Zuckerberg to open developer conference with AI, virtual reality focus

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will kick off the tech giant's Connect developer conference on Wednesday with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence (AI). The company, which renamed itself Meta two years ago, is expected to unveil the next version of its virtual reality headset, the Quest 3 and discuss AI chat-bots and other tools and features designed to keep users interested in Facebook and Instagram as competition with TikTok continues. This remains Meta's biggest challenge, said Insider Intelligence analyst Yoram Wurmser. A lot of this effort around chat-bots and stories and other ways just to keep engagement going (like) AI-driven personalization and stuff like that, that's the overarching challenge for the company, he said. Squeezed by a slump in online advertising and uncertainty around the global economy, Meta has cut more than 20,000 jobs since last November. Zuckerberg dubbed 2023 the company's year of efficiency as it reduces its workforce while ..