Niantic’s New Peridot Virtual Pet Is a Test Vehicle for the Future of AR, AI and Shopping

I’m playing fetch with my bubbly little green-and-black virtual pet, a fuzzball my kid and I called Leopard because it looks like a leopard. I toss a virtual tennis ball by tapping my phone screen and see the ball bounce off the floor and armchair, and Leopard looks like he’s chasing after it. This is all on my phone, using the same type of augmented reality tech that’s been around for years on apps like Pokemon Go. For Niantic,

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