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‘Potential for harm’: Microsoft to make US$22 billion worth of augmented reality headsets for US Army
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Apr
Apr
Microsoft has reportedly been awarded a ten year contract worth close to US$22 billion, to provide 120,000 military-grade augmented reality (AR) headsets to the US Army. Popularized through mobile apps such as Pokémon Go and face filters on social media, AR technology is fundamentally about superimposing digital images over real-world environments. The AR interface commissioned by the US […]