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October 1st 2017 Article by Micah Blumberg for Silicon Valley Global News.

October 1st 2017 Article by Micah Blumberg for Silicon Valley Global News.

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October 1st 2017 Article by Micah Blumberg for Silicon Valley Global News. Writing and curating news stories about VR…medium.com

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Oct 1: VR: SNOW CRASH: AMAZON GOES HARD ON SCI-FI WITH SNOW CRASH, LAZARUS, AND RINGWORLD

Amazon Goes Hard on Sci-Fi with SNOW CRASH, LAZARUS, and RINGWORLD | Nerdist
Amazon recently made waves by canceling its period dramas and refocusing the efforts of its studio. Now, we have an…nerdist.com

Sep 30: VR: Palmer Lucky tries the Pimax 8K

Palmer Luckey Tries Pimax 8K VR Headset — “Better Than Expected”
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus VR, has recently tried on the Pimax 8K VR headset. This new HMD has astronomically…www.vrandfun.com

Sep 29: VR: Spielberg-backed startup wants to bring VR to the movies

Spielberg-backed startup wants to bring VR to the movies
The summer movie season ended on Labor Day weekend, and ticket sales in the US fell to its lowest level in 25 years…www.scpr.org

Oct 1: AR: Robert Scoble tried 120 ARkit apps and he made a great list. This might make it easier to find ARkit apps that you like.

Robert Scoble tried 120 ARkit apps and he made a great list.
*Note: The article was originally written on Facebook by Robert Scoble”
You can find Robert on Facebook at https://www…medium.com

Sep 30: Cryptocurrency: IMF Chief Lagarde Tells Central Bankers: “Not Wise to Dismiss Virtual Currencies”

IMF Chief Lagarde Tells Central Bankers: “Not Wise to Dismiss Virtual Currencies” — Bitcoin News
Christine Lagarde, head of the IMF, warns central bankers that bitcoin is rising. She has told them not to discount…news.bitcoin.com

Sep 18: Blockchain Crypto: Lending Services Provider MicroMoney to Raise $30Mln through a Token Distribution Campaign in October, Helping Bring 2 Bln Unbanked into the New Crypto-Economy

Lending Services Provider MicroMoney to Raise $30Mln through a Token Distribution Campaign in…
Singapore — September 18, 2017 — MicroMoney, the lending services provider using blockchain technology to bank the…www.newsbtc.com

Oct 1: Blockchain Crypto: Bahrain, one of the major oil-producing country in UAE, is turning to digital currencies as part of their financial structure.

Bahrain is Eyeing at Becoming Middle East Pioneer in Blockchain
Bahrain, one of the major oil-producing country in UAE, is turning to digital currencies as part of their financial…cointelegraph.com

Oct 1: Robots: Nano Robots: The World’s 1st Molecular Robot Has Just Been Created by UK Scientists

The World’s 1st Molecular Robot Has Just Been Created by UK Scientists
We marvel at movies like Ant Man, Inner Space, and Fantastic Voyage, where someone or something can shrink down to the…bigthink.com

Oct 1: VR: Director turns to virtual reality to tastefully show tragedy

Director turns to virtual reality to tastefully show tragedy
For 25 years filmmaker Gina Kim wanted to make a movie about the true story of a South Korean sex worker killed by an…phys.org

Oct 1: VR: Wireless: Intel makes the case for wireless PC-based high-end virtual reality

Intel makes the case for wireless PC-based high-end virtual reality
Intel recently hosted a 100-year-old man at its virtual reality lab in Hillsboro, Oregon. Lyle Becker was a big fan of…venturebeat.com

Sep 26: VR: AMC will install room-scale VR in theaters by 2019

AMC will install room-scale VR in theaters by 2019
AMC plans to put six VR stations in its multiplexes in North America and the UK over the next year and a half…www.engadget.com

Sep 26: VR: AMC, Steven Spielberg, Hans Zimmer and Gore Verbinski

AMC is bringing immersive VR to theaters starting next year
Welcome to Being There, a column on the emerging world of immersive entertainment — from virtual reality and theme…www.theverge.com

Sep 29: VR: ‘Bigscreen’ Update Brings Big Ease-of-use Improvements, Better Avatars

‘Bigscreen’ Update Brings Big Ease-of-use Improvements, Better Avatars
Bigscreen is a social VR app which lets VR users bring their PC desktops into virtual reality, as if sitting at their…www.roadtovr.com

Oct 1: VR: Al Jazeera Releases VR Documentary ‘I Am Rohingya’

Al Jazeera Releases VR Documentary ‘I Am Rohingya’ — VRScout
Share Tweet’I Am Rohingya’ shines on a light on the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims. Virtual reality’s ability to…vrscout.com

Sep 30: VR: What Makes Multiplayer VR A Success And A Challenge?

What Makes Multiplayer VR A Success And A Challenge?
Multiplayer Virtual Reality (VR) is as progressive as it is problematic; many challenges face VR tech for the future…www.vrfocus.com

Sep 27: VR: Preview: OVERTURN — Glorious Anime VR Mayhem Fast and furious action that’s hard not to like.

Preview: OVERTURN — Glorious Anime VR Mayhem
You may have heard of indie developer Studio HG before, with its first virtual reality (VR) title Smashing the Battle…www.vrfocus.com

Sep 29: AR: The 3 Biggest Challenges Facing Augmented Reality Today

The 3 Biggest Challenges Facing Augmented Reality Today
With the hype surrounding Apple and Google’s (admittedly very cool) AR tracking tech now in the hands of tens of…www.roadtovr.com

Oct 1: VR: Sharecare Launches 3D Virtual Human Body On HTC Vive

Sharecare Launches 3D Virtual Human Body on HTC Vive
There have already been several applications for virtual reality (VR) in medicine, ranging from training, to…www.vrfocus.com

Sep 30: VR: Google, Facebook and Microsoft Line Up For VR Standalone Push

Google, Facebook and Microsoft Line Up For VR Standalone Push
Over the next two weeks we are expecting major announcements related to VR from Microsoft, Google and Facebook. It…uploadvr.com

Sep 13: Science: Elon Musk on Twitter New model for evolution of intelligent life suggests probable emergence 2 billion years ago near galactic center

Sep 21: AI: New Theory Cracks Open the Black Box of Deep Learning. A new idea called the “information bottleneck” is helping to explain the puzzling success of today’s artificial-intelligence algorithms — and might also explain how human brains learn.

New Theory Cracks Open the Black Box of Deep Learning | Quanta Magazine
Even as machines known as “deep neural networks” have learned to converse, drive cars, beat video games and Go…www.quantamagazine.org

Sep 19: AR: AR WARS: The Last iPhone: AR is going mainstream via an update on iPhone today, but the recently announced iPhone X could be The Last iPhone.

AR WARS: The Last iPhone
AR is going mainstream via an update on iPhone today, but the recently announced iPhone X could be The Last iPhone.medium.com

Sep 25: Stories that affect us all: How to help Puerto Rico

Here’s How to Help Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico, a United States territory home to 3.5 million Americans that exists somewhere between statehood and…www.papermag.com

Sep 17: Robots: Artificial Skin: A stretchy new superconductive “skin” can give robots a sense of touch

A stretchy new superconductive “skin” can give robots a sense of touch
In Brief Researchers from the University of Houston have created an artificial skin that can enable robots to feel hot…futurism.com

Sep 18: Microchips: New Microchips Convert Data Stored as Light Waves into Sound Waves

New microchips convert data stored as light waves into sound waves
For the first time, digital information in the form of light waves has been converted into sound waves and placed into…futurism.com

Sep 19: VR: Robinson The Journey Now Available On HTC Vive And Supports Oculus Touch

Robinson: The Journey Now Available On HTC Vive And Supports Oculus Touch
Share The Latest NewsRobinson: The Journey from Crytek is now available on the HTC Vive. This has been a long time in…www.vrandfun.com

Sep 29: VR: Windows Mixed Reality: Hands-On With The Lenovo Explorer

Windows Mixed Reality: Hands-on with the Lenovo Explorer
The forthcoming launch of the Windows Mixed Reality platform has birthed nearly as much confusion in the naming…www.vrfocus.com

Sep 19: VR: HTC Vive ditches the PC thanks to China’s cloud VR service

HTC Vive ditches the PC thanks to China’s cloud VR service
According to HTC, this online store currently hosts “a few dozen” games and apps from Viveport, as well as a library of…www.engadget.com

Oct 1: Women in Tech: Meet the Woman Who Broke Silicon Valley’s Gender Barrier — and Built a $1.5 Billion Tech Company The Silicon Valley gender narrative is firmly entrenched: Women don’t get computer science degrees and don’t start successful tech companies. Don’t tell Therese Tucker any of that.

Meet the Woman Who Broke Silicon Valley’s Gender Barrier — and Built a $1.5 Billion Tech Company
One evening in May, a team of Goldman Sachs bankers helped a founder-CEO raise some secondary money for investors in…www.inc.com

Sep 14: VR: Dell opens preorders for its Visor VR headset

Dell opens preorders for its Visor VR headset
Dell has opened preorders for its Dell Visor virtual reality headset. The Visor, which is based on Microsoft’s Windows…venturebeat.com

Sep 20: Tech: Google Buying HTC’s Pixel Team for $1.1 Billion

Google Buying HTC’s Pixel Team for $1.1 Billion — VRScout
Share TweetHTC retains brand but lets part of their smartphone business go. Google has announced a $1.1 billion…vrscout.com

Sep 25: Microchips: INTEL’S NEW CHIP DESIGN TAKES POINTERS FROM YOUR BRAIN

Intel’s New Chip Design Takes Pointers From Your Brain
If you’re asked to guess the emotion of someone in a video clip, neurons in your brain will exchange information in a…www.wired.com

Sep 25: AR: The Rise of Consumer AR in China

The Rise of Consumer AR in China — VRScout
Share TweetWhen the smash-hit mobile gaming application Pokémon GO swept the globe last summer, the disruptive…vrscout.com

Sep 29: Space Tech: Elon Musk proposes city-to-city travel by rocket, right here on Earth: Anywhere on Earth in under an hour,’ Musk says

Elon Musk proposes city-to-city travel by rocket, right here on Earth
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled revised plans to travel to the Moon and Mars at a space industry conference today, but he…www.theverge.com

Sep 27: AR: ARkit vs. ARCore: The Continuation of Apps vs. Web

ARkit vs. ARCore: The Continuation of Apps vs. Web
The mobile OS wars between iOS and Android have occupied much of the past ten years. They reached varying levels of…artillry.co

Sep 22: Regulatory Technology: Regtech Startups On Pace For Record Deals, Against Backdrop Of Shifting Regulatory Landscape

Regtech Startups On Pace For Record Deals, Against Backdrop Of Shifting Regulatory Landscape
Deals to regtech startups have increased steadily (if at times slowly) over the past few years, from 83 deals in 2013…www.cbinsights.com

Oct 1: Tom Emerich snaps new photos of the new Lenovo Star Wars Jedi Challenge AR System

Tom Emerich snaps new photos of the new Lenovo Star Wars Jedi Challenge AR System
On my list of great people to follow on social media is also Tom Emrich https://www.facebook.com/tomemrichmedium.com

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