Niantic launches Lightship, a platform to build "real-world metaverse" AR iOS and Android apps, and commits $20M to fund companies building AR apps (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Alex Heath / The Verge:
Niantic launches Lightship, a platform to build “real-world metaverse” AR iOS and Android apps, and commits $20M to fund companies building AR apps  —  The maker of Pokémon Go wants to power future AR glasses.  —  Niantic is releasing a platform for building what it calls “real-world metaverse” apps.

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