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Alibaba has raised $18 million funding for WayRay to develop AR tech in cars.

Alibaba Invests in Augmented Reality Navigation for Cars

Ellie Froilan   | Mar 16, 2017 04:59 AM EDT

Alibaba has announced its latest investment to Swiss augmented reality developer WayRay.

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Snapchat Quietly Acquires Israeli Augmented Reality Startup Cimagine

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Dec 28, 2016 02:00 AM EST

Popular messaging app Snapchat recently completed the company’s new acquisition. Reports revealed that Snapchat acquired Israeli startup Cimagine, a firm that working on an augmented reality platform that allows users to instantly visualize products that they are planning to buy.

Baidu Capital will create investments within a range of US$50 to US$100 million in internet companies.

Baidu Creates $3-B Internet Investment Fund

Ellie Froilan   | Oct 13, 2016 03:08 AM EDT

China-based search engine giant Baidu has set up an investment fund of 20 billion yuan ($3 billion) to finance mid and late-stage deals in the internet sector.

Baidu Venture's initial stage will have US$200 million dedicated for AI projects.

Baidu Unveils $200M Venture Unit for AI Projects

Ellie Froilan   | Sep 14, 2016 03:16 PM EDT

Baidu has unveiled a US $200 million venture capital firm dedicated to virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence (AI) projects.

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NetEase to Launch Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality Games

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Aug 23, 2016 09:54 AM EDT

Chinese tech giant NetEase has announced that it is set to launch its first virtual reality and augmented reality games. The announcement was made during the company's latest earnings call.

Baidu's DuSee is designed to work off on existing smartphone cameras than using sophisticated camera technology.

Baidu Releases New DuSee AR Platform for Mobile Users

Ellie Froilan   | Aug 09, 2016 03:48 PM EDT

Baidu has launched a new augmented reality (AR) platform for smartphones.

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Baidu Unveils Smart Marketing Platform

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Aug 09, 2016 10:11 AM EDT

Chinese tech giant Baidu has announced that it is launching a smart marketing lab. This new project will focus on accelerating the company's marketing and advertising efforts through the use of artificial intelligence and augmented reality technology.

LeVR Technology Ltd Funding.

ChinaJoy 2016 Kicks off in Shanghai: Virtual Reality Hardware is in the Spotlight

Sami Ghanmi   | Jul 28, 2016 05:45 PM EDT

The 14th ChinaJoy Expo, also known as the China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference, commenced on Thursday at the Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC) in Shanghai.

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5G Mobile Technology Will Jump-Start Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Revolution

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Jul 12, 2016 09:34 AM EDT

Two Chinese tech giants, Huawei Technologies, and ZTE, are predicting that the virtual reality and augmented reality platform will see a meteoric rise in demand once the 5G mobile network infrastructure is widely deployed by 2020.

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Meta Completes Latest Round of Fund Raising Amassing $50 Million

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Jul 05, 2016 03:13 PM EDT

Augmented reality tech company Meta has announced that it was able to raise $50 million in its latest round of funding. The company added that among its new major investors are top Chinese conglomerates like Lenovo, Banyan Capital, Tencent, GQY, Horizons Ventures, and Comcast Ventures.

HTC's Virtual Reality Venture Capital Alliance

HTC Leads Virtual Reality Group with $10 Billion Funding

Ellie Froilan   | Jul 01, 2016 02:56 PM EDT

HTC is planning to transform its virtual reality (VR) department into a separate business.

Microsoft

Microsoft's Windows Holographic Platform Now Open to Developers [VIDEO]

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Jun 07, 2016 04:49 AM EDT

Microsoft recently announced that its flagship Windows Holographic Platform is now open for all interested developers to use, allowing them to use the technology in apps for both the virtual reality and augmented reality platforms.

Microsoft Research’s Interactive 3D team holoportation for HoloLens allow people to see and interact with remote participants in 3D.

Microsoft Develops Holographic Communication Using HoloLens

Ellie Froilan   | Mar 27, 2016 05:16 AM EDT

Microsoft has done another amazing thing with its augmented reality (AR) HoloLens headset and it is called Holoportation.

Meta 2 Augmented Reality Headset Demo at TED 2016

New Augmented Reality Device Lets User Grab Virtual Images

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 04, 2016 12:20 PM EST

As tech companies like HTC and Oculus start to release their own virtual reality devices into the market, Microsoft is silently developing and dominating one market, augmented reality. The Redmond-based tech giant recently announced that it is teaming up with startup tech company Meta in developing a new type of augmented reality device that allows users to manipulate virtual images with their hand.

Meta 2 Augmented Reality Headset Demo at TED 2016

New Augmented Reality Device Lets User Grab Virtual Images

Phenny Lynn Palec   | Mar 04, 2016 12:20 PM EST

As tech companies like HTC and Oculus start to release their own virtual reality devices into the market, Microsoft is silently developing and dominating one market, augmented reality. The Redmond-based tech giant recently announced that it is teaming up with startup tech company Meta in developing a new type of augmented reality device that allows users to manipulate virtual images with their hand.

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