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YC and a16z back virtual reality basketball app Gym Class

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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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Top 7 Gaming Trends and Technologies in 2024

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Technology trends in the gaming industry are growing rapidly due to robust digital transformations. It’s all thanks to the newest gaming technologies shaping the future of gaming. Crypto-based gaming The gaming industry in 2024 will increasingly focus on cryptocurrency-based games due to the use of real money as rewards.

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The venture bull market is great for founders, but not in the way they might expect

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It seems there’s news every day about startup funding reaching record highs, new unicorns being minted and tech firms going public. It is more like playing an entirely different sport. There were an average of 35 “megadeals” (with over $100 million raised) per month from 2016 to 2019, according to Crunchbase.

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Tech News Roundup March 21

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The following are some of the hot topics we are tracking in the technology ecosystem: Technology Ticker. Technology|Apple vs. the FBI: How the Case Could Play Out - New York Times. Monsanto Chief Technology Officer Speaks In Support Of Federal GMO Labeling Laws - The Inquisitr. Katie Kennedy.

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

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The city has undergone infrastructure improvements over the past two decades, tourism has boomed thanks to attractions such as the shipyard where the RMS Titanic was built and Game of Thrones shooting locations, and employment has risen steadily in the city since 2016, according to Northen Ireland’s Department for the Economy.

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Nigeria’s IROKO plans to go public on the London Stock Exchange AIM in 2022

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However , the CEO kept mute about the whole process the following year due to how tumultuous it was for the company. Due to its dominance over the past eight years as one of the strongest independent SVOD companies in Africa, it is hard not to see the company in pole position to benefit from any improvements made on the continent.

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7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020

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For all of the investors preaching that augmented reality technology will likely be the successor to the modern smartphone, today, most venture capitalists are still quite wary to back AR plays. Fun to try is great, habit-forming is much better.

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