Facebook is making its next steps in VR, Apple is releasing iOS 14 and the PlayStation 5 is getting a launch date. This is your daily crisis for September 16, 2020.
The big story: Facebook unveils the Oculus Quest 2
Facebook announced the smaller, cheaper follow-up to the Oculus Quest VR headset, which launches on October 13 at a starting price of $ 299. At the same time, Lucas Matney has already tried the device and sounded very impressed in his review:
This is the most compelling argument Oculus has made for VR since its inception. It’s still largely intended for gamers and will still be in danger of wowing mainstream users for a couple of weeks and then spending the rest of its life in the closet.
The announcement was part of today’s Facebook Connect event, at which the company also unveiled a virtual office space called the Infinite Office, announced a fitness tracking device, and announced plans to launch smart glasses next year.
Meanwhile RIP Oculus Rift.
The technology giants
Apple is burning developer goodwill with the surprise release of iOS 14 – iOS 14 is now available for download. After yesterday’s announcement of the surprise, many developers have to prepare their apps.
Amazon Music adds podcasts, including its own original shows. The first list of originals on Amazon Music includes shows hosted by artists such as DJ Khaled, Becky G., Will Smith, Dan Patrick, and others.
Dropbox CEO Drew Houston says the pandemic has forced the company to reevaluate what work means. Houston spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt, arguing that COVID had accelerated the move to distributed work that won’t go away.
Startups, Financing and Venture Capital
Zwift, maker of a popular indoor exercise app, has just received a whopping $ 450 million in funding under the direction of KKR. Zwift has now raised a total of $ 620 million and is worth more than $ 1 billion.
Volocopter launches pre-sales for its first air taxi flights with a 2-3 year waiting period – If your sad technology mantra is, “We were promised flying cars and all we got were these shitty internet trolls,” never fear , Volocopter is here.
Kerry Washington explains why she became a startup investor – She also discussed her investment in The Wing, the female startup that has faced some scandals recently.
Advice and analysis of extra crunch
Four perspectives for Apple’s new service bundle: On the one hand, Cupertino is relying on a form of future security to compensate for the decline in hardware sales and possibly the loss of revenue from the App Store.
Dear Sophie, how can I waive my 2-year obligation to stay abroad for my J-1? – Another edition of Dear Sophie, the column of advice that answers questions about immigration while working in technology companies.
JFrog and Snowflake’s aggressive IPO prices suggest strong demand for cloud stocks. At their final IPO prices, the two debuts are aggressively valued, which continues to show optimism among public investors that cloud stocks are an attractive bet.
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Everything else
Sony’s PlayStation 5 will be released on November 12th at a price of $ 500. At that time, the console will be available in North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and South Korea.
China Reaches 110 Million 5G Users in Less Than One Year – This makes China the largest 5G market in terms of user size according to the Chinese Academy of Information and Communication Technology.
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