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LiveKit co-founder believes the metaverse needs open infrastructure

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When Clubhouse was launched in its alpha form last year, it was discussed as being a new form of participatory media “that would change everything,” d’Sa said, and he wanted something like that for his work colleagues. He dug into how the app was being powered by Agora and began developing a desktop app for his idea.

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Dutch startup hub Utrecht emerges from Amsterdam’s shadow

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Our survey respondents think the ecosystem is strong in sustainable energy, medtech, food tech, life sciences, marketplaces, deep tech, gaming and media. The investment scene is described variously as focusing on software, clean tech, life sciences, biotech, organoids, 3D bioprinting, AI and VR/AR. What is it weak in?

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Pros and Cons of Hiring Freelance Unity Developer

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The game was built on an engine they developed from scratch with the intention of licensing the engine to other developers. Engine development is a complex and intense process on which companies spend a lot of money and time. Unity’s core value was once “democratizing game development.” billion in 2021.

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The NBA’s digital transformation is a game-changer

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The NBA’s full-court press on digital technologies has revolutionized the fan, player, and team experience, thanks to accelerated deployment of cloud, analytics, AI, and computer vision technologies since the association launched its digital transformation in 2020.

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Is the metaverse inching closer to reality?

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Since Facebook became Meta, the metaverse has received an avalanche of media attention that can sometimes do more harm than good. What the metaverse represents for the world today is essentially the evolution of the internet to a 3D immersive platform. But there is another reason why the metaverse is receiving more attention than ever.

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Synthesis AI raises $17M to generate synthetic data for computer vision

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Synthesis AI , a startup developing a platform that generates synthetic data to train AI systems, today announced that it raised $17 million in a Series A funding round led by 468 Capital with participation from Sorenson Ventures and Strawberry Creek Ventures, Bee Partners, PJC, iRobot Ventures, Boom Capital and Kubera Venture Capital.

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

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While some Ukrainian start-ups have relocated, the vast majority have kept at least a part of their operations or team in Ukraine. As the war began, the company relocated the team of 70 to safer regions in western Ukraine and EU. The company continued hiring developers and marketers and raised the team by around 10%.