The extended reality (XR) industry unveiled news on multiple fronts, from shocking shakeups to big reveals in virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR) hardware and software.
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Facebook to Target Low-Performing Staff, Leaked Memo Says
Meta Platform’s social media subsidiary Facebook will reportedly target low-performing staff across its operations to reduce costs and eliminate poor performance metrics, the Washington Post reported.
The Menlo Park-based firm’s Head of Engineering, Maher Saba, ordered managers in the leaked memo to report team members to human resource systems and not “allow someone to be net neutral or negative for Meta.”
Magic Leap 2 to Release on Sept 30th
Magic Leap also announced last Tuesday its long-awaited mixed reality (MR) headset, the Magic Leap 2, would begin selling on 30 September across the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and others.
Magic Leap Chief Technology Officer, Julie Larson-Green, revealed the news at a recent event in Aspen, Colorado, stating the world “seemed a little more ready” for the next-generation MR headset.
Shanghai Eyes $52bn Metaverse Tech Hub for 2025
Shanghai’s City Government recently revealed in a policy paper its plans to boost efforts to develop metaverse technologies for its XR industry worth $52 billion USD, as part of its Five-Year Plan.
The paper outlined the key interests of Shanghai’s metaverse market, including a major backing of emerging technologies such as non-fungible tokens (NFTs), cloud computing, web3 tools, semiconductors, XR headsets, 5G and many others.
Unity To Boost Advert ROI with IronSource Debut
Unity Technologies has debuted several updates to its real-time 3D platform with an updated toolkit to facilitate and streamline content creation for XR assets.
The upgrades have incorporated solutions from IronSource, which provides enhanced user experience and enterprise capabilities for mobile immersive experiences by tracking user metrics for eCommerce.
