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Apple Vision Pro pre-sales run hot, but demand might be limited
Apple’s Vision Pro virtual and augmented reality headsets sold out quickly after online pre-sales began Friday morning, but stable delivery dates could indicate a limited amount of demand for the $3,500 device. Ming-Chi Kuo, a TF International Securities analyst who keeps close tabs on Apple, estimated the company sold between 160,000 and 180,000 headsets over…
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Vision Pro briefing: Apple’s new billion-dollar business
The magic money tree sometimes needs a little cultivation, which is precisely what Apple’s been doing for the last few years as it prepared for Vision Pro. Now, with Vision Pro pre-orders under way, it has built a billion-dollar business it didn’t have before. How many Vision Pro devices has Apple sold? Estimates vary about…
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GenAI set to replace these jobs, disrupt others — and worsen economic inequity
The latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (genAI) reads like a “best of times, worst of times” tale. The world is on “the brink of a technological revolution that could jump start productivity, boost global growth and raise incomes around the world,” the Washington-based IMF said in…
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AI pros are increasingly uneasy about the technology — survey
A new survey by the AI Impacts research project, the University of Bonn, and the University of Oxford reflects growing unease among AI professionals about the technology’s swift advance in recent years. The survey involved 2,778 contributors from industry publications and forums. One key finding: 10% fear machines could surpass human capability in all tasks…
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2024 will be a big year for AR/VR, but mainstream adoption will lag
The augmented/virtual reality (AR/VR) market is already buzzing with announcement of several productsduring last week’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES). While adoption of so-called XR technologies (a term used to cover augmented, mixed and virtual reality) remains at an early stage, hardware vendors continue to push toward mainstream acceptance by businesses and consumers. At CES, that meant…