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Hexa raises $20.5M to turn images into 3D objects for VR, AR and more

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Hexa , a 3D asset visualization and management platform, today announced that it closed a $20.5 After all, the company was once one of the world’s largest smartphone manufacturers — not exactly entrenched in the 3D modeling space. They also can manage and assess the impact of their 3D content through our platform.”

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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. However, the challenge is how to move the data around quickly over the internet and have an infrastructure that works for cameras, microphones and 3D objects.

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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. On the other hand, a Deloitte survey from September found that just 5% of U.S. A separate poll of over 2,000 U.S.

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3 examples of organizations improving CX with self-composed AI

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Most business leaders don’t need convincing about the power of AI: nearly 60% surveyed last year by Zendesk said they plan to increase their investment by at least 25% this year. The bot then provides a link to enter the university’s self-composed Metaverse (an immersive, virtual 3D space) to explore studying in London.

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Product Science, which develops mobile app performance monitoring tools, lands $18M

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According to a survey from Dimensional Research sponsored by HP, 53% of app users who responded said they’ve uninstalled a mobile app with issues like lag, while 37% said that they hold an app responsible for performance problems. The performance of a mobile app can impact how customers perceive a brand. The brothers moved to the U.S.

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Twitter exposes secrets, FTC clamps down on review hijackers and Android 14 arrives

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To make the disposable containers, the startup says that it developed a special 3D-printer that churns them out in “30 seconds or less” — quite the claim. TechCrunch+ TC+ subscribers get access to in-depth commentary, analysis and surveys — which you know if you’re already a subscriber.

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Radar trends to watch: August 2020

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Spacial perception for robotics : Identifying objects is easy, but building a model of a 3D scene is difficult, and an essential problem for general-purpose robotics. Will this reignite interest in Perl, which recently showed up on a Stack Overflow survey as the third most dreaded programming language? It has 7 minutes flying time.

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