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Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform

TechCrunch

Alice Delahunt believes the future of fashion is in web3 and created Syky (pronounced “psy-key”) to put the wheels in motion. It felt like there was potential for virtual fashion and digital fashion to really take off,” she told TechCrunch. “I I believe that the luxury fashion houses of tomorrow are being built today.”.

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Star-studded digital avatar startup Genies launches NFT fashion marketplace

TechCrunch

Now, The Warehouse is available to the general public, meaning users can download the Genies Studio app to create their own avatars and buy digital fashion items to dress them, Genies CEO and founder Akash Nigam told TechCrunch in an interview. An image of the Genies platform showcasing a fashion collection designed by creator Ian Charms. .

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Curated Loop is ranging indie designer picks for an edgier take on fashion rentals

TechCrunch

Here’s a fashion rental startup with a twist: London, U.K.-based Curated Loop’s co-founders, Anna Caldana and Rachel Mcluckie, bring a background in (and passion for) fashion to what they hope will be badged as a fresh approach to designer rentals. So the promise is access to unique high-end designs. to rent the look).

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How Zero Trust is supposed to look

CIO

Over the last few years, it has become more and more apparent that the status quo for networking and security is no longer viable. Endlessly extending hub-and-spoke networks to more remote users, branch offices, and cloud apps increases risk, harms the user experience, and is prohibitively complex and expensive.

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Soona, a virtual photo shoot platform for e-commerce, raises $35 million Series B

TechCrunch

A startup called Soona , now backed by an additional $35 million in Series B funding, has been tapping into this market with its platform that allows brands to create content for their e-commerce websites and marketing through “virtual” photo and video shoots. “We invite you to join your photo shoot in the browser.

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Superplastic raises $20M to expand its cartoon influencer universe

TechCrunch

A company from the creator of Ello and Kidrobot is announcing a new $20 million funding round to build out an imagined virtual world populated with deranged-yet-cute cartoon influencers. More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela. New ‘No Ads’ Social Network Ello Is Blowing Up Right Now.

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Pixyle AI wants to make visual search more intuitive for online retailers

TechCrunch

Pixyle AI’s neural networks train its visual AI algorithms to not only identify fashion items in an image, but also categorize them by attribute, like color or pattern, that match the keywords shoppers use when searching for an item. This increases the speed at which they are able to digitize their shopping experience.

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