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Iris Coates McCall is a Neurotechnology Researcher at Neuroethics Canada, University of British Columbia. Iris holds a Bachelors of Arts and Science in Cognitive Science from McGill University, and a Masters of Bioethics from Johns Hopkins. Top 3 Takeaways There…

This is the finale of our four-part series exploring the concept of the Metaverse. Authored by Loup Ventures analyst Pat Bocchicchio, Part IV discusses the challenges associated with building something as ambitious as the Metaverse and the concerns people have…

We have done extensive research on which smart speaker is best. The ability to understand users, correctly answer their questions, and deliver responses in natural sounding speech is usually summed up by one word: intelligence. The IQ of the assistant…

Tim Cook commented in a recent interview that their impact on health will be “Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind.” While “greatest contribution” doesn’t necessarily mean “biggest business,” it may mean Apple would pursue a path toward improving primary healthcare by…

TheLlamaSir is a content creator on YouTube and Twitch. He has over 1.1M subscribers on YouTube and his videos have been viewed over 100M times. TheLlamaSir primarily creates gameplay and guide videos for Fortnite, but has also created content for…

The Loup Frontier Tech Index tracks the performance of publicly-traded companies that influence the future of technology including AI, robotics, autonomous vehicles, computer perception, and virtual and augmented reality. We will be publishing periodic pieces, to highlight specific companies in…

Fortnite launched Season 8 on Thursday with some notable changes including a new battle pass with unlockable items, a significant map change, pirate cannons and, to the pleasure of many players, the removal of the X-4 Stormwing plane. Fortnite also improved…

When we and much of the virtual reality (VR) industry talks about the future of VR, topics typically circle around how the immersive technology can reinvent what it means to experience the digital world. We talk about how to make…

The 5G hype has already begun, but investors underappreciate the opportunity that it represents for most tech companies. Apple has four initiatives that will materially benefit from 5G: iPhone, augmented reality, healthcare, and autonomous vehicles. In our view, Apple will…

Microsoft, largely considered the market leader in augmented reality (AR) aka Mixed Reality (MR), announced the long-awaited successor to the HoloLens, the HoloLens 2. Here at Loup, we are firm believers in augmented reality as the next major computing platform…

Sean Higgins is the founder and CEO of BetterYou, a product that “nudges” you to make better decisions and work toward your goals. He is also an entrepreneur in residence at Techstars, a partner at Router Ventures, and previously founded…

Virtual reality (VR) is an exciting new technology with tremendous near and long term implications for society. While not mainstream yet, VR is on its way towards becoming the next major computing platform along with augmented reality. There are now…