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In edtech, history matters: Reach Capital just closed its largest fund to date

TechCrunch

Fast-forward two years, we’re now in a different world, socially, politically and technologically. Repeating the common adage of other investors these days, he says that there’s never been a better time to start a company. Beyond the fact that no one is talking about Zoom school or learning pods anymore, edtech startups raised $10.6

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How Much Does It Cost to Create a Mobile VR App?

Mobilunity

When looking at the future of the technology industry, virtual reality (VR) is seen as one of the leading fields. As a result, businesses are increasingly looking to hire virtual and augmented reality developers for new and innovative VR apps. The global virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) market was expected to reach 18.8

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Daily Crunch: Mos evolves from fintech into challenger bank, as early users start post-college lives

TechCrunch

I think it nets out to a changing market, but not one that has settled on a new level of risk tolerance. Risk-on, risk-off : The startup fundraising game is in flux at the moment, with some investors putting capital to work in companies that have yet to fully form, as the public market takes body blows and earnings disappoint.

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Researchers jailbreak a Tesla, the FCC fines robocallers and WeWork finds itself in trouble (again)

TechCrunch

again: WeWork this week announced a net loss of $397 million for the second quarter on revenue of $877 million. The company says it’ll now make RCS the default for both new and existing Messages app users, and end-to-end encryption for group chats is now fully rolled out to all RCS users. WeWork in trouble . . .

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Midwest VC boom, advice for CISOs, Facebook’s next chapter

TechCrunch

Overbidding and speedy closings became the norm, often facilitated by the speed and convenience offered by proptech companies that helped sellers cash out quickly so they could get into their next homes. But shares in Zillow fell 10% last week after the company said it would pause buying houses for the rest of the year.

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Virtual HQs race to win over a remote-work-fatigued market

TechCrunch

Now, as companies such as Microsoft and Twitter declare remote work as the future, the very existence of physical offices is unclear for the long-term. The potential success could signal how the future of work will blend gaming and socialization for distributed teams. Companies within the virtual HQ world sit on a spectrum.

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6 Tech Trends that will reshape Media & Entertainment in 2021

Trigent

M&E companies are now putting in a lot of effort to sieve through every tiny bit of information to keep annoying ads at bay. Currently, Asia and North America are the largest eSports markets and with greater adoption of AR/VR, this segment too will see fresh developments. in 2023 with eSports being touted as the future of sports.

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