Google to launch its AR platform in China with Xiaomi
Beijing, May 29 : Google is making "ARCore," its Android-based app for Augmented Reality (AR) experiences available in China via Xiaomi's "Mi Mix 2S" smartphones.
"Initially, the technology will be available for Xiaomi's Mix 2S devices via an app in the Xiaomi App Store, but Google has plans to add more partners in China over time, including Huawei and Samsung that have signed up to distribute ARCore apps on Chinese soil," TechCrunch reported on Monday.
Even though most of Google's core services, including Google Play Store, remain either blocked or restricted in China, the apps based on ARCore will be able to function in China because the technology can work on devices without cloud support, the report added.
To expand Google apps' distribution in China, the search engine giant has reportedly inked deals with handset makers like Huawei and Xiaomi that operate their own app stores preloaded on their devices.
In recent months, Google partnered with China-based Tencent to invest in a number of startups.
Additionally, Google announced an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based lab in Beijing along with opening a presence in Shenzhen, the Chinese city known as the "Silicon Valley of hardware."
Google is also hosting its first "Demo Day" programme for startups in Asia with an event planned to be held in Shanghai this September.
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Two die, six injured as wall of house collapses in Bihar
Aurangabad (Bihar) (PTI): Two persons were killed and six others injured after the wall of a house collapsed on them in Bihar’s Aurangabad district, police said on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Akhileshwar Yadav (55) and Satyanarayan Yadav (65), a senior officer said.
The incident took place on Saturday night when the people had gathered to watch a wedding ceremony in the Obra area, he said.
According to villagers, the wall of a house where the wedding ceremony was going on suddenly collapsed on them, Obra Police Station SHO Nitish Kumar said.
A police team reached the spot after receiving the information, the SHO said.
"Two died on the spot, and the six injured were immediately taken to the nearest government hospital. Their condition is stated to be out of danger," the station house officer said.
The bodies were sent for the post-mortem examinations, said the SHO, adding that the matter was being examined.
