July 2024
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- AFR Magazine
‘We had to have faith’: Apple’s designers on creating the Vision Pro
For these innovators, the Vision Pro isn’t just a step change in computers. It’s a step into the future.
- John Davidson
March 2024
Here come the sexbots: Welcome to the age of AI porn
Like the internet and fintech before it, adult entertainment’s rush to embrace AI will change it forever. The risks are profound.
- Tatum Hunter
February 2024
The Aussies hoping to make a fortune from Apple’s Vision Pro
The $11 billion ASX software giant Pro Medicus and a Melbourne start-up are among the businesses hoping to cash in on Apple’s new $5000 headset.
- Tess Bennett
November 2023
Prepare to be transported to a parallel universe
“We are exploring what it is to be a forest, an insect,” says the co-founder of a London virtual reality studio about its upcoming Melbourne show.
- Jane Cornwell
September 2023
Meta brings chatbots, image editing to social media apps
It’s a critical announcement for the tech giant, showing it too can build AI-based technology that generates text and images based on simple prompts from users.
- Alex Barinka
July 2023
Apple forced to scale back Vision Pro headset production plans
The complexity of the design and production difficulties are behind the reduction in targets, while plans for a more affordable headset have been pushed back.
- Qianer Liu, Patrick McGee and Kana Inagaki
June 2023
LVMH joins with Epic Games to offer virtual experiences
As Epic and rival Roblox build out their versions of the metaverse, brands have been staking their turf in these virtual worlds.
- Jesse Levine
The race to God-like AI and what it means for humanity
This week in The Fin podcast, technology columnist John Davidson on how long it will be before artificial intelligence is smarter and more deadly than people.
- Opinion
- Review
How Apple’s Vision Pro could change the way you watch
Halfway into my review of Apple’s new virtual reality headset, I saw something that changed the way I think about VR.
- John Davidson
Apple launches into virtual reality with $US3499 headset
After a barrage of announcements at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, CEO Tim Cook shows off just “one more thing”.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Apple’s shiny new toy will play second fiddle to AI questions
The tech giant is set to unveil its latest showstopper technology, but investors are hoping it will show its plans in the artificial intelligence arms race.
- James Thomson
- Analysis
- Gadgets
Apple’s launch on Tuesday is expected to be its biggest in a decade
The tech giant’s annual developer conference promises to be the largest in recent memory, with its first new product category for years.
- John Davidson
May 2023
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- Gadgets
Apple’s VR headset will change the world when the price is right
The company that changed the world with the iPhone could do the same with the virtual reality headset. But research shows the price tag will be too much for most Australians.
- John Davidson
April 2023
- Opinion
- Review
An office on your face: HTC’s Vive XR Elite reviewed
The company’s latest virtual reality headset is 90 per cent about gaming, but it’s the other 10 per cent that interests us.
- John Davidson
Betashares called out over metaverse ETF claims
The ASX-listed Betashares Metaverse ETF has been slapped with a “screened out” rating by Lonsec’s investment researchers.
- Aleks Vickovich
March 2023
Virtual reality firefighters bank $5m from Victorian government
Start-up Flaim Systems has banked $6.7 million to help it expand its firefighting training technology abroad and bring down the billions spent managing firefighting injuries.
- Jessica Sier
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- Broadcast rights
Aussie tech start-up brings virtual golf to the world
Play Today will unveil its new metaverse golf club in time for the NSW Open Championship, for which it has acquired exclusive broadcast rights.
- Paul Smith
Up close and personal with the very first life that moved on Earth
The Australian technology studio Sandpit is breathing life into everything from 500-million-year-old fossils to an Adelaide festival show and Shakespeare’s home.
- Jane Albert
February 2023
- Opinion
- Retail
How AI and the metaverse could shake up retail shopping
Cutting-edge retail technology promises to transform the sector, but even the best developments are no replacement for getting the basics right.
- Sue Mitchell
January 2023
Tech giants unveil wearables that feature scent and touch
The metaverse – essentially a buzzword for three-dimensional virtual communities where people can meet, work and play – was a key theme at the tech gathering.
- Helaluya Hadero and Rio Yamat