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Metaverse: The time for CIOs to experiment is now

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Right now, the metaverse is essentially an undefined amalgam of technologies and concepts including but not limited to augmented reality (AR), avatars, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, extended reality (ER), mixed reality (MR), NFTs (non-fungible tokens), virtual reality (VR), and Web3. Get on the train. Follow the money.

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NEX raises $25M, launches Active Arcade to get people moving

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Yet, one in four adults and 81% of adolescents are insufficiently physically active, according to the World Health Organization. It also previously raised a $4 million seed round from Charmides Capital, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Ventures and Mandra Capital, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin and Mark Cuban in 2018.

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Meet the 14 companies launching out of the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

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Cirkled In , a platform that lets young people create a portfolio of all of their achievements, has already acquired more than 500,000 students to the platform organically. Frontrunner combines sports betting with the flexibility of the stock market. Andiamo operates on a B2B model, charging per bracing treatment delivered.

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AI creative platform D-ID, the tech behind those viral videos of animated family photos, raises $25M

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The MyHeritage mobile app is a testament to D-ID’s success here, sporting a 4.8-star The company also worked with nonprofit organizations and governments in public awareness campaigns on topics such as domestic violence and HIV awareness. To date, Deep Nostalgia alone has created nearly 100 million animations, the company said.

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From crypto trading and home workouts to EV batteries and microLED displays, CES’ Taiwan startups cover a wide range of tech

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This year, its virtual pavilion, organized with Taiwan Tech Arena , is hosting 100 startups, organized into five categories: Smart Living, Tech for Good, Cybersecurity and Cloud, Healthcare and Wellness, and Mobility Tech. It can train AI models in parallel or distributed models on multiple GPUs. Tech for Good.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

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But the list attempts to highly organizations which retain staff inside Ukraine or remain domiciled there, supporting the war effort. Blocksport Blocksport builds Web3-ready platform solutions for the professional sports and entertainment industry to enable tokenization use cases for their fan community. Incorporated in Delaware, USA.

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A reading list from the Capgemini Research Institute – Issue 2

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But we find a paucity of good careers for workers without significant post-secondary training.” A series of interesting propositions from our colleagues at Fahrenheit 212 on how innovation can help organizations combine purpose and growth. sustainability in IT” is only being adopted by 8% of the organizations.