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Lablaco seeks to help usher in the new era of web3 digitized retail

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With SPIN, users can enter the VR version of their favorite store and speak to avatar customer service agents to buy clothes. We’re excited to see how VR experiences on mobile phones and desktop computers reduce that barrier and give access to any user around the world.”. This is not something we can invent with AI in a few seconds.

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

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Today we have a few angles on the startup market. I think it nets out to a changing market, but not one that has settled on a new level of risk tolerance. The net is that some investors appear to be dialing back their appetite for high-priced startup rounds, while others are, well, not. What the heck does that mean?

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

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again: WeWork this week announced a net loss of $397 million for the second quarter on revenue of $877 million. Meanwhile, this week’s episode of Found focused on Anurupa Ganguly, the founder and CEO at Prisms, a startup designing VR math curriculum for middle and high school students. WeWork in trouble . . .

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

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Zillow may be pulling up the welcome mat, but rival OpenDoor is expanding into new markets. residential housing market became feverish as well. He interviewed OpenDoor CTO Ian Wong and Chief Customer Officer Megan Meyer Toolson to learn more about their plans to grow in a market that’s facing acute labor and supply constraints.

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We’re still talking about Y Combinator valuations

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Tan added in the same thread, “Competition and high valuations exist because large possible markets represent large possible outcomes. Competition doesn’t mean a market or idea is bad, it typically means a great market that lots of people want … The best investors tend not to use heat as a signal one way or another.”

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6 Tech Trends that will reshape Media & Entertainment in 2021

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The UK Streaming Wars report shows that viewers are now increasingly open to ad-supported video options, so the onus is on the digital advertising industry to help marketers meet consumer needs with an enjoyable experience.” The global eSports market revenue is expected to touch $1.6B

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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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In a press conference on Sunday, MOST’s head, Wu Tsung-tsong, said the pavilion’s goal is to help startups expand into more markets and find international investors. It has collected hundreds of thousands of driver images to train its AI system’s deep neural net for analyzing driver behavior. Tech for Good.

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