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CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear

TechCrunch

Like “TrueSelf Scan,” the name of the initial application that’s used to scan a person’s image, the meeting software also will not require a VR headset to use and engage with — users will be “seated” in a room that will be shown on a video screen.

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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 Far has Face-Tracking Technology Come in 2016?

CTOvision

Looksery, the Ukrainian startup that developed Snapchat’s filter technology (which Snapchat acquired for $150 million), created software that can not only recognize a human face, but accurately map it to ensure that those fox ears are on top of your head and not floating in space. Leave a comment below!

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Varjo, an early mover in building XR headsets and software for enterprises, taps $40M

TechCrunch

.” In a hardware landscape that is dominated by big tech companies — particularly in VR hardware — Varjo is notable for being an independent player, and not one that’s prone to gobbling lots of cash to stay that way: it’s only raised around $150 million since being founded in 2016.

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A comparative assessment of digital transformation in Italy

CIO

“Digital is a powerful business lever,” says Alessandra Luksch, director of the Digital Transformation Academy Observatory at Politecnico di Milano, which has been mapping trends in ICT spending by Italian organizations since 2016. “In This commitment to the business is inescapable.

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11 milestones in AR and VR in 2018

Agile Engine

Do you ever feel like the hype is strong for VR and AR? billion revenue in consumer VR by the end of the year. Second, there are just too many forecasts in VR and AR, which makes it hard to separate noise from meaningful information. This post will explore the milestones reached in AR and VR. Take Superdata, for example.

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ANYbotics, Swiss company behind quadrupedal ANYmal robot, announces $20M A round

TechCrunch

million Swiss Franc (~$20 million) round A to continue developing and scaling the business. The company spun out of ETH Zurich in 2016, at which point the robot was already well into development. With similar robots just beginning to break into the mainstream, the market seems ready to take off. ”

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