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AR Business, Investments & Executive Moves

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Nov 16, 2018

On Thursday, Magic Leap decided to step up its efforts to foster its developer community by launching the Independent Creator Program.The program is designed to encourage developers and producers to c ...

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Nov 15, 2018

On Thursday, Mojo Vision, a startup comprised of former engineers from Apple, Amazon, Google, and other Silicon Valley mainstays, emerged from stealth backed by $50 million in funding for a hands-free ...

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Nov 12, 2018

In a move sure to stir up even more speculation about the future of Snap Inc., the company's vice president of content, Nick Bell, is leaving the company after five years.He's just the latest departur ...

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Oct 31, 2018

Smartglasses and AR headset makers like Microsoft, Magic Leap, and Google (and aspiring AR wearables makers like Apple and Snapchat) need display components for their products, and LetinAR is among th ...

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Oct 31, 2018

In recent years, Apple has assembled its augmented reality team and supply chain through a series of acquisitions, high-profile hires, and strategic investments, but at least one potentially major dea ...

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Oct 24, 2018

After a little more than a year at motion tracking technology maker Leap Motion, Keiichi Matsuda has resigned his position as vice president of design and global creative director, the company announc ...

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Oct 24, 2018

Last week, Twilio showed off how avatar-based chat communications will work on the Magic Leap One, and now a new startup has unveiled yet another way that augmented reality telepresence and remote col ...

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Oct 23, 2018

On Tuesday, Blue Vision Labs, one of three Google-backed companies working on AR Cloud platforms, announced its acquisition by ride-sharing company Lyft.The ultimate destination for the acquisition is ...

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Oct 23, 2018

Fresh off shipping an augmented reality game for Magic Leap, Resolution Games has farmed another $7.5 million in funding through a Series B round.The round was led by MizMaa Ventures, with new investo ...

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Oct 16, 2018

After building its business on virtual reality, Jaunt is leaving the technology behind to focus on building tools for creating augmented reality content.The company cited a robust response to its volu ...