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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project. Ervin is a software engineer by trade, having held roles at AR/VR startups Metaio, Liminal AR and Occipital.

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MeetKai launches new room-scanning tech and metaverse builder

TechCrunch

Not everyone believes that the metaverse — social, VR-centric worlds — has staying power. Founded in 2018, the startup initially focused on conversational AI, aiming to build cutting-edge, top-of-the-line voice recognition and speech synthesis tech. But MeetKai is among the steadfast optimists.

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Live VR Streaming with React JS, React Native, and Unity

Agile Engine

And starting from 2018, the live 360 video streaming will change forever thanks to a product we’re working on. Our latest client has powered many of the largest and highest-profile live VR streaming productions in history. We will use React JS, React Native, and Unity for building the UI, as well as the VR functionality.

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Tech Trends Driving Higher Education in 2021 and Beyond

Trigent

Immersive, engaging, and impactful learning experiences using AR/VR. The emergence of the coronavirus and the social distancing regulation compelled colleges to go digital. In this case, the need for real conversations, universities turned to AR/VR that had already made inroads into the classroom. Every need has a solution.

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Daily Crunch: Patreon rival Fanfix projects paying creators $50M by end of 2023

TechCrunch

Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Move over TikTok : There’s a new social media content sheriff in town. Many in the industry fear that the move in Paris, where free-floating scooters initially took off in 2018, will have ripple effects in other cities. Oh, and this gave us a good giggle over the weekend.

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Daily Crunch: Bitcoin-demanding cybercriminals use bug from 2021 to initiate global ransomware attack 

TechCrunch

Natasha L reports that Spotify founder Daniel Ek is back with Neko and another spin on preventative healthcare , while Sarah writes that Zenly co-founder Antoine Martin launches a new social app, Amo. billion on VR and AR last year , Taylor reports. Annie has more on that. Kirsten has more.

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3 ways to beat the competition and stay ahead in the Media and Entertainment industry

Trigent

From live to connected TV, desktops to mobile, and new immersive platforms driven by Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) – the transition is for all to see. Augmented /Virtual Reality (AR/VR) – We’re now seeing increasing adoption of digital technologies like AR/VR as the wave of innovation sweeps over M&E.

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