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Vicon Acquires Facial Capture Firm Captive Devices (EXCLUSIVE)

Vicon has acquired Captive Devices Ltd, a Manchester, U.K.-based maker of head-mounted camera systems for markerless facial performance capture. Vicon is the motion capture arm of Oxford Metrics. The founding team at Captive Devices has joined Vicon effective immediately. Ninja Theory, Nant Studios, Animatrik and Deep Silver Dambuster Studios are among the studios that already […]

Vicon Acquires Facial Capture Firm Captive Devices (EXCLUSIVE)

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The 10 Highest-Paid Tennis Players of 2026, Ranked

Jannik Sinner tops Forbes' 2026 tennis earnings list, while Serena Williams and five other women make the sport's top 10.

  • Women athletes occupy six spots in the top 10 highest-paid players.
  • Combined estimated earnings reach $333 million, a 17% increase.
  • Serena Williams returns to competitive tennis, ranks third with $40.1 million.

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