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7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020

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Meanwhile, few spaces were frothier in 2016 than virtual reality, but most VCs who gambled on VR following Facebook’s Oculus acquisition failed to strike it rich. “We believe VR is still the largest long-term opportunity of the two. . “We believe VR is still the largest long-term opportunity of the two.

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Meet the 11 startups graduating from the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

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So it’s no surprise that accelerators and incubators are pumping out new startups that are ready to tackle the problems of 2020. One such accelerator is the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator , which is graduating 11 new startups out of the program today with its Summer 2020 Demo Day. StartSure policies start at $25/month.

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Tech Trends Driving Higher Education in 2021 and Beyond

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As per the latest New York Times survey comprising 1,900 American colleges and universities, there have been 397000 cases and about 90 deaths due to the coronavirus. A 2019 survey revealed that implementation was the most significant challenge institutions faced in adopting AI.

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13 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstream

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billion in venture capital across 265 deals during 2020, compared to $1.32 In today’s survey, thirteen top edtech investors shared their thoughts on how growth of lifelong learning is reshaping the industry. This was a recurring theme in today’s survey, signaling a shift in how investors approach hybrid learning.

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Radar trends to watch: August 2020

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Will this reignite interest in Perl, which recently showed up on a Stack Overflow survey as the third most dreaded programming language? Here’s a glimpse at Facebook’s VR glasses. Perl 7 has been announced , and should be available by the end of the year. Perl 7 is essentially a return to Perl 5 with some updates.

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8 founders, leaders highlight fintech and deep tech as Bristol’s top sectors

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The country is quickly catching up to China on the tech investment front, with VC investments reaching a record of $15 billion in 2020, according to TechNation. cities made up a fifth of the top 20 European cities, with names such as Oxford, Dublin, Edinburgh and Cambridge rising to the fore in 2020. city for tech investment.

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Was Quibi the good kind of startup failure?

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AR/VR is coming (sooner than expected). Lucas Matney, who has been covering the topic here for years, just conducted a survey of seven top investors in the space. In other survey news, Mike Butcher continues his (sadly virtual) tour across European startup hubs for EC, this week checking in with investors in Zurich, Switzerland.

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