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Twinings tech chief stirs up the IT department

CIO

As the chief business transformation and technology officer at Twinings Ovaltine (TwO), some might imagine Sandeep Seeripat’s role to be the epitome of what a senior technology executive should be, with a remit beyond IT operations, an authoritative voice in the boardroom and a reporting line straight to the CEO.

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In edtech, history matters: Reach Capital just closed its largest fund to date

TechCrunch

Reach Capital, one of the first venture firms to focus exclusively on edtech, closed its last investment vehicle during an unprecedented boom within tech. Fast-forward two years, we’re now in a different world, socially, politically and technologically. billion last year, down 49% from the year prior.

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Tech Trends Driving Higher Education in 2021 and Beyond

Trigent

As per the latest New York Times survey comprising 1,900 American colleges and universities, there have been 397000 cases and about 90 deaths due to the coronavirus. The explosion of the virus and the regulations to curb the spread have expedited the adoption of technology. AI drives operational and administrative efficiency.

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Why Adopting New Technologies like AR and VR are Essential for Your Business?

Trigent

In that case, it is essential to understand why companies consider adopting new technologies or digital transformations like Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to meet customer needs. This technology has entered various fields of business and offered a changing aspect. million VR users and 110.1

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Nanome raises $3 million to help scientists get up close with molecular structures in VR

TechCrunch

McCloskey thinks that Nanome’s platform has become even more relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic, as researchers might be forced to work remotely on occasion, limiting their access to in-lab technology and software. But they have plans to use this new funding to expand into pharmaceutical chemistry, synthetic biology, and even education.

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Power Immersive, Engaging, Impactful Learning Experiences with AR/VR

Trigent

The education sector, like many others, has been hugely impacted owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. Homeschooling, online degree programs, virtual classrooms have all been progressive steps in the direction of transformative technological innovation. We are treading into an era of experiential learning driven by AR/VR.

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

TechCrunch

star rating across some 42,300 user reviews — a large number of them praising the AI-powered animations. Though this technology is not quite advanced enough to enter deepfake territory, it’s akin to really good lip-syncing — or that’s how the company put it at the time. It’s worked with Warner Bros.