

Discover more from augmented rarity π½
Meta losing billions π, Google to be more inclusive π, Growing plants in lunar soil π, and more!
Yay, you made it again! π
This 5th week of Augmented Rarity is full of stories π½ To make sure I include them all, I changed the format this time π
Extended Reality π₯½
Beginnings are hard, even for tech giants. Metaβs Reality Labs has generated $6.2 billion in losses in the last two quarters πΈ
Meanwhile, weβve all seen the video of Metaβs new mixed reality headset (project Cambria) πΆ. The blurred prototype is still far from those light portable glasses we all expect π
Getting a bit more present in VR because legs finally arrived to SpatialπΊ. But unless you are tracking your legs too, this wonβt make such a big difference just yet π
Machine Learning π€
Google is releasing a more inclusive, 10 skin tone palette, to be more representative of society while training their AI systems ππͺ . A good start, remember when its algorithm confused people with gorillas? π
Robots to replace astronauts π§π»βπ. Maybe this way Elonβs plan to get a human to Mars in 5-10 years will make sense if he sends a humanoid instead π. Btw watch πΏ this podcast episode if you want an update on Elonβs plans.
Metaverse π
While crypto is as down as in 2020, Emirates to accept BTC payments βοΈ and of course they are also releasing an NFT collectionβ¦
Meta will merge Horizon Venues and Horizon Worlds to bring the Metaverse closer to us thanks to portals πͺ
Miscellaneous π
Growing plants in Moonβs soil π₯¦. Yes the emoji is a broccoli because it was one of the crops tested! π
Elon put his Twitter acquisition on hold π because of large amount of fake accounts. What's new about that?
From trash to 3d printed stuff β»οΈ. One of the main concerns when buying a 3D printer is creating more waste, so we look forward to this development π
Hope you liked this weekβs selection! π
Let's have a discussion on these topics, so if you are up, please leave a comment (and give it a like so I know you enjoyed it!) β¨
As always, see you next Sunday!
Best,
Martina