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How 5G is driving big innovations in healthcare for veterans

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By avoiding the public internet, it also strengthens cybersecurity and supports patient privacy. Working with partners Verizon, Microsoft, and Medivis, the hospital has set up a secure, private 5G network–the first among VA hospitals – that is designed to power augmented reality (AR) applications for surgeons and medical trainees.

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Building control startup PassiveLogic inks partnership with Nvidia, secures $15M

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About five months after raising $15 million, PassiveLogic , which provides a platform to autonomously control building systems, has secured an additional $15 million in an “off-round” strategic investment from Nvidia’s venture arm, nVentures.

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Thinking of hibernating through the metaverse winter?

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McKinsey & Company calls the metaverse “ the next version of the Internet.” Some examples are interacting in marketplaces to purchase virtual goods or services, playing games, exploring museums or gardens, touching or seeing 3D versions of objects, hiking, attending conferences or musical events, painting, and composing music.

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Microsoft’s September 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 61 CVEs (CVE-2023-36761)

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Discovery of this flaw is credited to Valentina Palmiotti from IBM X-Force, Quan Jin and ze0r with DBAPPSecurity WeBin Lab and both the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) and Microsoft Threat Intelligence. On August 3, a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) AA23-215A co-authored by multiple U.S.

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Korean startup Dongnae secures $21M Series A to scale apartment rental service   

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Additionally, its Dongnae PLUS enables tenants to access home services, ranging from the appliance and furniture rentals to internet/cable and scheduled recurring. To provide a fully online experience, it offers 3D virtual tours of its units powered by Matterport, and the renters can sign the lease via e-contract.

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LiveKit co-founder believes the metaverse needs open infrastructure

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In fact, one large social media company approached him about using his app for its 1,000-person company, but was concerned about security using Agora. COVID changed the world to where we are living online, even going to weddings over the internet,” he added. “We That’s how LiveKit was born.

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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

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With Emperia, brands can put on live events with hosts that walk them through a virtual space, or customize exhibits and displays with 3D models and images of real-world inventory. internet users were expected to shop in VR ahead of the 2022 holiday season. A separate poll of over 2,000 U.S.

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