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Luma raises $4.3M to make 3D models as easy as waving a phone around

TechCrunch

The company has developed a new neural rendering technology that makes it possible to take a small number of photos to generate, shade and render a photo-realistic 3D model of a product. In other words: you can see a 3D image of the product you’re considering in a VR headset. Image Credits: Luma. Image Credits: Luma.

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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. Propelling-immersive-learning-with-AR-VR. from USD 85,818 million in 2020 to USD 181,265 million by 2025.

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LG announces the first 50 participants in its LG Nova program

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XRHealth Virtual Clinic – Integrates VR/AR, licensed clinicians and real-time data analytics. ByondXR – Provides retail 3D virtual experiences that are fast, scalable and in line with the latest metaverse technologies. HEXA – Unique immersive OS with 3D tech stack to create, manage, display and analyze 3D projects.

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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

Hot: AI and VR/AR With digital transformations moving at full throttle, and a desire to stay innovative, it should come as no surprise that use cases for virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence continue to grow in several verticals.

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Labster gets millions from a16z to bring virtual science lab software to the world

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In April, Labster signed a contract to bring its services to the entire California Community College network, which includes more than 2.1 Along with each simulation, Labster offers 3D animations for certain concepts, re-plays of simulations, quiz questions and a virtual learning assistant. million students. Image Credits: Labster.

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AI creative platform D-ID, the tech behind those viral videos of animated family photos, raises $25M

TechCrunch

Earlier this month, D-ID expanded on the Deep Nostalgia technology to allow the people in the animated photos to “speak” by training a neural network using videos of people talking, in order to get the lips in the photos matched to the words the users provided. We’re excited for what the future holds.”

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San Diego-based startup LifeVoxel raises $5 million seed funding for its AI diagnostic visualization platform

TechCrunch

“For rural populations currently lacking in specialists, the platform’s ability to turn any device into a radiology workstation offers access to the same network of specialist physicians for imaging study review as urban areas.