Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Meta Platforms, is now the 16th richest person in the world … [+] (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images). GettyImages Meta Platforms founder Mark Zuckerberg’s net worth rose $12.4 billion on Thursday to $67.6 billion as the company’s shares skyrocketed 23%, a day after it reported quarterly earnings. Zuckerberg was …
Meta Stock Soars After Earnings on Zuck Statements and Stock buy-back. “Our management theme for 2023 is the ‘Year of Efficiency,’” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a call after his company’s fourth-quarter earnings report was released last night. Results were mixed, but the company announced a $40 B stock buy-back which drove the stock …
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Louisiana Tech Associate Professor of Design Jerry Berg II and three students minoring in Game Design — Kristina Martinez, Thien Vu, and Trevor Taylor — recently participated in Tiny Con 3, an indie game development event, hosted by the Society of Play in Dallas. Berg, an Art in Science Fellow, showcased his VR game prototype, …
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), working with collaborators from other global universities, have come up with a way to make screens higher resolution than ever before — by stacking red, green, and blue LEDs vertically, one on top of the other. “This is the smallest micro-LED pixel, and the highest pixel density …
• The first and one-of-a-kind training center in Europe headquartered at Pratica di Mari Air Base (Rome) is built on strong synergies between Guardia di Finanza’s operational expertise and Leonardo’s technological and service excellence • A single virtual reality environment, which integrates aircraft and mission systems, delivering effective and safe crew training for interoperability in …
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John Carmack, former CTO of Oculus and key player in the VR startup’s genesis story, says Sony’s upcoming PSVR 2 headset may be seeing a bumpy road to adoption based on its high price and potential for scattershot geographic distribution. Carmack seems to really like PSVR 2’s hardware from a technical standpoint; the headset’s …
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About SOMAREALITY Founders: Adrian Brodesser, Michel Varilek Founded in: 2019 Employees: 16 Money raised: – Ultimate goal: Offer insights into adaptive learning, medical diagnosis and monitoring. We come across it more and more: training courses and assessments done through Virtual Reality. But how does an educational institution or a hospital know whether their VR training …
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When it comes to virtual reality gaming, the number-one rule is to never lean on the surfaces you see in-game. Michael Elliott, owner of Virtual Ventures, reminds customers of this every time they stop by to step into a digital escape room or zombie apocalypse survival game, but he’s still had to turn off a …
The metaverse is touted to promise a new era of immersive digital experiences, transforming the way people interact, collaborate, and learn around the world. At the forefront of the development is global advisory firm Sia Partners – and particularly its Middle East wing, which is helping public and private clients to get the most from …
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With the physical jewelry market’s revenue forecast to hit $292 billion by 2025, its rising virtual counterpart is in good company. Following a worldwide pandemic and Zoom’s entry into the public consciousness — plus social media’s filter frenzy — the digital jewels trend has accelerated over the past few years, propelling the market to the …
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