Ken Mayer

I am so pleased to announce this partnership that is so complimentary to both organizations members, partners, and sponsors. Also, thanking the Biocom senior team led by Tim Scott for aligning our visions on how impactful this can be across the entire state of California. For anyone who wants to learn more and the impact this partnership will create reach out to either the Octane or Biocom teams. AbbVie Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie Company Medtronic Alcon Johnson & Johnson MedTech Edwards Lifesciences Bausch + Lomb STAAR Surgical Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Irvine Company Experian Hoag Health System UCI Health UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute UCI Beall Applied Innovation @ the Cove Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute TrueSpace City of Irvine City of Newport Beach City of Hope

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David J Kovacs | Co-Founder of Emmersive Entertainment & First Contact Entertainment | VR Industry Leader Meet David J. Kovacs, a driving force in the world of immersive technology. As Co-Founder of Emmersive Entertainment and First Contact Entertainment, he has helped build VR gaming companies powered by veteran developers turning groundbreaking ideas into multi-million-dollar realities. David’s vision bridges gaming, tech innovation, and business leadership, inspiring the next generation of creators and entrepreneurs. 🌐 #DavidJKovacs #TechLeadership #VRGaming #ImmersiveEntertainment #FirstContactEntertainment #GamingInnovation #VirtualReality #FutureOfGaming #MetaverseFuture #StartupSuccess

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𝐗𝐑 𝐈𝐬 𝐍𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞”—𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 At AWE USA 2025, Ori Inbar, Co‑Founder & CEO of AWE XR, confidently proclaimed: “The wait is over—XR is going mainstream.” His keynote delivered compelling insights into why 2024 served as the true breakthrough year—and why 2025 is the year XR cements itself into both business and consumer worlds. 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 + 𝐀𝐈-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 The competition between Apple, Meta, Sony Electronics, Samsung Electronics, HTC, Snap Inc., and others has brought XR devices to a new level of readiness: lighter, smarter, and more affordable. At the same time, Generative AI is dramatically reducing the complexity of content creation, allowing more people—not just specialists—to build meaningful XR experiences. 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐀𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬 𝐒𝐤𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 Currently, about 70% of XR revenue comes from enterprise applications across energy, utilities, manufacturing, construction, healthcare, defense, and beyond. Use cases like immersive training, digital twins, remote assistance, and surgical simulations are demonstrating clear and measurable value. 𝐗𝐑 + 𝐀𝐈 = 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐩𝐥𝐞 Ori put it best: “AI makes XR better. XR makes AI better.” XR provides the spatial and contextual data AI needs to learn, while AI accelerates the design, deployment, and personalization of XR experiences. Together, they unlock a new era of human-computer interaction. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞: 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 With capable hardware and powerful AI tools now in place, the moment belongs to the builders—those ready to create impactful XR content and applications across industries, education, and everyday life. Developers and creatives: The infrastructure is ready. Build. Investors and innovators: Real traction. Real use cases. Real ROI. XR is no longer hype. It’s a present-day platform with real-world impact. As Ori said—XR is going mainstream. The question is: who’s building the future? #XR #SpatialComputing #AugmentedReality #MixedReality #AWE2025 #AI

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Thrilled to share some big news. SonicStrategy (CSE: SPTZ | OTC: DBKSF) has secured a $40M USD ($55M CAD) investment from Sonic Labs. This milestone isn’t just about capital, it’s about alignment. Sonic Labs’ participation highlights our shared vision of building the bridge between the Sonic ecosystem and global capital markets. For SonicStrategy, this strengthens our treasury, scales validator operations, and allows us to back more early-stage projects building on Sonic. For investors, it represents another step forward in building the leading public-market vehicle for long-term exposure to the growth of the Sonic network. $S #DAT

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