Vitalik Buterin, the 27-year-old who spearheaded the launch of the Ethereum blockchain 2015, has now become the world’s youngest crypto billionaire. As Ether (ETH) surged past $3,000 last Monday, virtual fireworks were going off for Vitalik, whose 333,520 ETH bought him a membership for the three commas...
Apple's video creation app Clips now lets users add augmented reality effects via the LiDAR scanner on the iPhone 12 Pro and iPad Pro. Thanks to the new AR spaces feature, users can add AR confetti, lasers, and more, placing them behind people and furniture as well as on the...
Snap is looking to augment its location-based AR experiences with a new acquisition of the Colorado-based 3D mapping startup, Pixel8earth [https://pixel8.earth/#/]. The $7.6 million acquisition will aid the company’s efforts to create a personalized mapping experience and create new revenue streams, such as business promotions. As...
The architecture firm ABIBOO unveiled its vision for what could become the first city on Mars, Nüwa City. With the capacity to house 250,000 people, the city would start construction in 2054 and be ready for the first settlers by 2100. ABIBOO strategically picked the side of a giant...
> Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. - Arthur C. Clarke Facebook has unveiled a neural wristband that allows users to control augmented reality with their minds. The new interface is based on technology from CTRL-labs, the startup Facebook acquired in 2019. The project, which is still in the...
The demand for Agility Robotics’s humanoid walking robot ‘Digit’ has increased after the company started conducting tests of its finished prototype around Albany, Oregon. The battery-powered, weatherproof, bipedal robot can deliver packages and maneuver through urban and natural environments. Digit can lift 40-pound (18 kg) packages and can withstand....
