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Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to manufacturing-plant floors

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However, training and recruitment can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for companies, a heavy investment that is hard to explain during volatile times. Transfr started as a mentor-based VR training programming play. Labster, which offers schools VR simulations of science class, had product usage grow 15 times since March.

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Hong Kong’s offline and virtual events platform EventX closes $18M Series B

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When COVID-19 hit in 2020, it saw an opportunity to go digital, so it developed a new service akin to Hopin, supporting live events like webinars and virtual exhibitions. The startup plans to spend its new proceeds on potential acquisitions, product development, recruitment and expansion in Asia, particularly Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

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Virtual Recruiting: Everything You Need to Know

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Virtual recruiting is a relatively new yet effective and convenient practice. In this article, you’ll learn all about virtual recruiting, its pros and cons, as well as the way to find a suitable virtual recruiting assistant. After that, the recruiter will start looking for candidates, screening them, and conducting interviews.

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

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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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Throwback To Our Top 7 INNOVATIVE Hackathons

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They are a great way to bridge the ever-increasing gap between developers, recruiters, and hiring managers. The last two years have reiterated the fact that community engagement needs to be at the forefront of every company’s tech recruiting process. Pride Hackathon 2020. Live Love Be: AR/VR Hackathon 2.0. hackCOVID 2.0.

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Best of 2020: The Cable Industry’s Proudest Achievements with CableLabs

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Unlike any year in recent memory, 2020 has scrambled our way of life, changing how we communicate, how we work and even where we go—on a global scale. In the spirit of the holidays, let’s end the year on a high note by remembering only the best of 2020. In March 2020, we announced the release of the DOCSIS® 4.0 specification.

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8 open source companies from YC Demo Day Winter ’22

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Founded: 2020. What it says it does: Unai is developing a VR headset and virtual world that aims to help people feel connected to one another in the virtual world. Promises include: Unai wants to make VR interactions look, feel and sound like they do in real life. Our thoughts: Faster VPN options? Sounds good to us. GrowthBook.