Top news of the week: 26.01.2023.
Why VR/AR Gets Farther Away as It Comes Into Focus
Thirteen years after XR devices became a big tech obsession, VR/AR devices are not just behind schedule, they still seem far away. Why?
Gemba, a corporate VR training platform used by Coca-Cola and Pfizer, raises $18M
Enterprise-focused VR training startup Gemba, used by Coca Cola and Nike, has raised $18 million in a Series A round of funding.
Tech Layoffs, Big Tech’s Hiring Rates, Microsoft’s VR Layoffs
Tech’s layoffs are popularly thought to be because of over-hiring during the pandemic, but in fact there isn’t much evidence that tech over-hired based on past rates. Then, Microsoft st…
play-to-earn (P2E) and move-to-earn (M2E)
Map2Earn is a revolutionary Metaverse-oriented economic model that enables users to become mappers while earning tokens.
Alexa Fund’s Paul Bernard talks OpenAI, what’s catching his eye and remaining relevant as Amazon restructures
A conversation with Paul Bernard, the director of Alexa Fund, about Amazon's investment strategy during harsh economic headwinds.
Microsoft is sunsetting social VR pioneer AltspaceVR
Microsoft is sunsetting AltspaceVR, an immersive VR platform that blazed new paths toward the future of social virtual reality.
Microsoft invests in OpenAI, a source says totaling $10B over many years, after 2019 and 2021 investments, to build “increasingly safe, useful, and powerful” AI
By Dina Bass / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.
Retail CEO crisis: why the industry's top job is suddenly the hardest to fill
At least 10 large retail companies have lost their CEOs in recent months. Experts say its not a coincidence, but a leadership crisis in the industry.