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Sandbox VR expands to new locations globally with $37M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz

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After a challenging year for location-based virtual reality startups due to COVID-19, Sandbox VR , a location-based VR startup, is making a comeback with a plan to expand its operations further across the globe. Sandbox VR aims to be an immersive social experience through a combination of full-body motion capture and VR technologies.

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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

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” 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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Founders: Connect with influential movers and shippers at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

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If you’re itching to get your game-changing product out of the garage, onto the streets or into customers’ driveways, we not-so-humbly suggest that you do whatever it takes to attend TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 in San Mateo, California on May 18-19. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022?

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Founders: Connect with influential movers and shippers at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

If you’re itching to get your game-changing product out of the garage, onto the streets or into customers’ driveways, we not-so-humbly suggest that you do whatever it takes to attend TC Sessions: Mobility 2022 in San Mateo, California on May 18-19. Is your company interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022?

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John Carmack’s AGI startup raises $20M from Sequoia, Nat Friedman, Patrick Collison and others

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— John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack) August 19, 2022. Some optimists believe AGI could be achieved within the next century, thanks to emerging algorithmic techniques and increasingly powerful computer hardware. — Nat Friedman (@natfriedman) August 19, 2022. “This is explicitly a focusing effort for me.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

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As a mark of the Ukrainian’s astounding resilience both on and off the battlefield, in the first 10 months of 2022, Ukraine’s export of IT services grew by 9.9% In April 2022, Ivan Kaunov, the company’s co-founder and Head of Growth, was mobilized into the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a reserve officer.

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Tripp acquires EvolVR to help more people fly higher in the metaverse

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California-based “XR wellness and digital psychedelics platform” Tripp continues its acquisition path to growth with its acquisition of the world’s largest VR meditation community, EvolVR , following its purchase last year of PsyAssist , a mobile app used by people to keep their psychedelic experiences on track.

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