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

TechCrunch

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 leverages virtual reality to create simulations of manufacturing-plant shop floors or warehouses for training purposes. Transfr’s core technology is its software.

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Power Immersive, Engaging, Impactful Learning Experiences with AR/VR

Trigent

But with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) coming into the picture, things have changed radically for the education sector. We are treading into an era of experiential learning driven by AR/VR. from USD 85,818 million in 2020 to USD 181,265 million by 2025. Propelling-immersive-learning-with-AR-VR.

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ManageXR grabs $4 million seed round to scale XR business 

TechCrunch

ManageXR built an enterprise device management platform designed for VR and AR devices to serve as the core infrastructure for organizations. Device management solutions have been around for years, but until recently, there hasn’t been a viable option for VR and AR devices. ” Image Credits: ManageXR dashboard / ManageXR. .

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Throwback To Our Top 7 INNOVATIVE Hackathons

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

In 2020 when covid-19 was at its peak, HackerEarth in collaboration with IIMB launched the HackCOVID hackathon. Also, read: How Hackathons Can Help You Attract, Engage, Hire, And Train Top Talent. Pride Hackathon 2020. Live Love Be: AR/VR Hackathon 2.0. AR/VR Hackathon 2.0. hackCOVID 2.0. and hackCOVID 3.0.

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Radar trends to watch: August 2020

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

OpenAI’s GPT-2 natural language generation has now been trained to generate images , a significant step forward in the creation of realistic fake video. What does this mean for training? Here’s a glimpse at Facebook’s VR glasses. OpenAI has released GPT-3 , the next generation of their language model. Virtual Reality.

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

CableLabs

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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13 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstream

TechCrunch

billion in venture capital across 265 deals during 2020, compared to $1.32 It puts startups in a difficult spot: if 2020 was about enabling video-based teaching, what might emerge from 2021? Emerging tech – AI/NLP/ML/VR – will continue to push the envelope. In the United States, edtech startups raised $1.78

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