In the wake of big augmented reality announcements from Meta and Snap, Microsoft has confirmed that its HoloLens 2 has been quietly discontinued. Interested parties can still pick up a unit until stock is depleted. Then it’s lights out for the 5-year-old headset. Microsoft told UploadVR that it will continue to issue critical security and […]
Microsoft to face higher competition scrutiny in Germany, including over its use of AI
Microsoft has joined an exclusive club of tech giants that are subject to a special abuse control regime in Germany. The country’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) confirmed on Monday that the software giant could face restrictions if the competition authority deems an intervention is necessary. The designation, which lasts for five years, is important, as […]
Here are the hottest product announcements from Apple, Google, Microsoft and others so far in 2024
If you love gadgets and gizmos, this year’s product conferences have been right up your alley. We’ve poked through the many product announcements made so far this year by the biggest tech companies and trade shows to create a list of what we think are the most important, or the most interesting, reveals. So far […]
Palmer Luckey returns to headsets as Anduril partners with Microsoft on U.S. military tech
Palmer Luckey, the Hawaiian-shirt wearing founder who sold Oculus VR for $ 2 billion before co-founding the military tech company Anduril, is back in the headset business — in a sense. Anduril will soon embed its software into the Integrated Visual Augmentation System headset developed by Microsoft for the U.S. military in 2021. According to […]
BlackRock and Microsoft are reportedly planning a $30B AI-focused megafund
Investment powerhouse BlackRock is set to launch a massive AI-focused fund, exceeding $ 30 billion, in collaboration with Microsoft and the Abu Dhabi-backed investment outfit MGX, the FT reported today. According to the outlet, the fund — among Wall Street’s largest — will focus on creating data centers and funding energy infrastructure to support AI. […]