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YC and a16z back virtual reality basketball app Gym Class

TechCrunch

spending billions of dollars on virtual reality tech every fiscal quarter, the wider VR startup ecosystem has been having a tough few years coming down from the highs of 2016, when investors dumped money into the sector expecting Oculus-sized returns only to see most of their investments slowly wilt away. Despite Zuckerberg & Co.

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How 2 Australian sporting brands leverage human-centric digital innovation to drive new fan experiences in and out of the arena

CIO

Creating new revenue streams, identifying untapped audiences and better engaging fans onsite and all year-round are just some of the wins iconic Australian sporting events are chalking up thanks to human-centric digital innovation. Onsite, Infosys itself harnessed virtual reality in its fan zone activation.

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Skich’s new app brings social discovery to mobile game recommendations

TechCrunch

Users aren’t promised in-game rewards, virtual currency or anything else. Upon first launch, users simply tap on the categories of games they most enjoy — like board, adventure, card, casino, educational, strategy, word, racing, sports, casual, puzzle, and others. It’s just a recommendation. Image Credits: Skich.

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10 celebri disastri provocati dall’intelligenza artificiale

CIO

Air Canada paga i danni per le bugie del chatbot Nel febbraio del 2024, Air Canada è stata condannata a pagare i danni a un passeggero [in inglese] dopo che il suo assistente virtuale gli aveva fornito informazioni errate in un momento particolarmente difficile.

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Beyond ‘Netflix Party’: startups and their VCs bet we’ll browse more of the web together

TechCrunch

Both believe that while investors have thrown money at virtual events and edtech companies, there is an even bigger opportunity in developing a kind of multiplayer browsing experience that enables people to do much more together online. Clubhouse closes an undisclosed $4B valuation Series C round, as tech giants’ clones circle.

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Daily Crunch: Twitter board OKs Musk’s $44B buyout, describes sale as ‘best path forward’

TechCrunch

per share, valuing the social media giant at $44 billion. Today, I wrote about the dumbest photography product I’ve reviewed in many years , and over the weekend, a feature about how scammers are using expired domains to trick Google went up on our subscription site, TC+. Big Tech Inc. But yes, of course: Not enough humans?

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6 Tech Trends that will reshape Media & Entertainment in 2021

Trigent

The demand side takes into account the behavioral patterns of the audience while the supply side adopts tech innovations to differentiate their service and content portfolio. Here’s our take on 6 technology trends that will influence the media and entertainment world this year. Ad-supported access to standard content portfolio.

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