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NEX raises $25M, launches Active Arcade to get people moving

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Most people opt for sedentary entertainment that involves minimal movement like watching movies or streaming live concerts, playing video games and throwing virtual parties. Many other leaders in sports, media and technology have also baked NEX. This latest round comes after NEX raised an $8.5

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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

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Does the average person want to shop for apparel in virtual reality (VR)? Enter Emperia , an “immersive” retail startup that — to its credit — has already created virtual stores for brands including Bloomingdales, Dior, Ralph Lauren and Lacoste. A virtual store created with Emperia’s platform.

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9 Great Reasons to Join the DataRobot AI Experience Virtual Event Jun 7-8

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Join DataRobot and leading organizations June 7 and 8 at DataRobot AI Experience 2022 (AIX) , a unique virtual event that will help you rapidly unlock the power of AI for your most strategic business initiatives. Join the virtual event sessions in your local time across Asia-Pacific, EMEA, and the Americas. Join DataRobot AIX June 7–8.

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AWS at NVIDIA GTC 2024: Accelerate innovation with generative AI on AWS

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AWS was delighted to present to and connect with over 18,000 in-person and 267,000 virtual attendees at NVIDIA GTC, a global artificial intelligence (AI) conference that took place March 2024 in San Jose, California, returning to a hybrid, in-person experience for the first time since 2019.

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PORTL raises a neat stack of cash to teleport your likeness all over the world

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It’s also being used in sports stadiums so athletes can come and talk to the fans. There’s no mannequin, but instead you can choose any article of clothing in the store, shown on a virtual mannequin with your body size and shape. We are also used as virtual assistants, corporate communications and much more.

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Headless is out of this world, let’s dive in!

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While many organizations still leverage pure play headless CMS’s to build traditional web experiences, a good fit use case is to provide physical world and virtual world omnichannel experiences. image: curated virtual journey into Boston Children’s Hospital ) Tourism A pandemic hits the entire world. Let’s dive in!

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How Zette plans to let people access paywalled news with a single monthly subscription

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Demoing as part of the Battlefield 200 cohort at TC Disrupt this week, Zette is trying to achieve something that others before have tried. A new startup wants to help online media outlets make money by making it easier for consumers to access paywalled content without being locked in to multiple subscriptions.

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