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Autonomous aviation startup Xwing hits $400M valuation after latest funding round

TechCrunch

Xwing has been developing a technology stack to convert aircraft, including a widely used Cessna Grand Caravan 208B, to function autonomously. Automakers, suppliers and startups see growing market for in-vehicle AR/VR applications. We set up what’s effectively an airline,” Piette said.

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The Station: Rivian trims its workforce and a supply chain-tainted earnings season begins

TechCrunch

Rutgers University researchers are using VR to help determine the feasibility of pop-up bike lanes in New Jersey. After lots of back and forth, the JetBlue-Spirit Airlines deal actually happened. The respective boards at JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines approved a merger agreement at a diluted equity valuation of $3.8

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Radar trends to watch: August 2021

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

To succeed, VR will have to get beyond ultra geeky goggles. But Google Glass showed the way, and that path is being followed by Apple and Facebook in their product development. The National Institute of Standards (NIST) tests systems for identifying airline passengers for flight boarding. AI and Data. Materials.

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4 Top Enterprise Mobile App Trends You Need to Pay Attention Now

Openxcell

“Over the past two years, mobile app development platforms have expanded front- and back-end capabilities for ease of use, breadth of connectors to back end, and innovative services in the cloud,” said Denise Lund, research director, Enterprise Mobility at IDC. AR & VR. Use cases of AR/VR technology in an Enterprise Ecosystem.

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4 Top Enterprise Mobile App Trends You Need to Pay Attention Now

Openxcell

“Over the past two years, mobile app development platforms have expanded front- and back-end capabilities for ease of use, breadth of connectors to back end, and innovative services in the cloud,” said Denise Lund, research director, Enterprise Mobility at IDC. AR & VR. Use cases of AR/VR technology in an Enterprise Ecosystem.

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Fed Tech News Roundup 8 July 2015

CTOvision

The Army, therefore, is planning to further incorporate the open VICTORY network development standard. All United Airlines flights in US grounded: Computer “glitch” cited as cause CTOvision (Today) - The entire U.S. Some are already. The transparency.

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4 Top Enterprise Mobile App Trends You Need to Pay Attention Now

Openxcell

“Over the past two years, mobile app development platforms have expanded front- and back-end capabilities for ease of use, breadth of connectors to back end, and innovative services in the cloud,” said Denise Lund, research director, Enterprise Mobility at IDC. AR & VR. Use cases of AR/VR technology in an Enterprise Ecosystem.