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Microsoft recently emphasized that it is fully committed to the HoloLens 2 and mixed reality (MR) space, despite recent events such as the laying off of the entire MRTK team suggesting otherwise.

Usama Jawad · Feb 3, 2023 with 5 comments

The U.S. government has denied the Army's request to purchase almost 7,000 HoloLens headsets for $400 million following some poor on-field test results including nausea and headaches for soldiers.

Usama Jawad · Jan 13, 2023 with 2 comments

Microsoft is working with the U.S. Army on its Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS). 120,000 headsets with HoloLens tech will be produced with on-field installation starting in September.

Usama Jawad · Jun 9, 2021 with 5 comments

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has defended the company's decision to work with the U.S. military, saying that " it's really about being a responsible corporate citizen in a democracy".

Usama Jawad · Feb 26, 2019 · Hot! with 63 comments

50 employees have penned a letter urging Microsoft to cancel its HoloLens deal with the U.S. military, and to be "mindful about who we're empowering and what we're empowering them to do".

Usama Jawad · Feb 23, 2019 · Hot! with 49 comments

Today, Microsoft was award a huge contract worth $480 million. The U.S. Army will be making use of its augmented reality technologies for headset to be used in training and combat.

Timi Cantisano · Nov 28, 2018 · Hot! with 31 comments