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Virtual dressing room startup Revery.ai applying computer vision to the fashion industry

TechCrunch

students Kedan Li, Jeffrey Zhang and Min Jin Chong, is creating what they consider to be the first tool using existing catalog images to process at a scale of over a million garments weekly, something previous versions of virtual dressing rooms had difficulty doing, Li told TechCrunch. the e-commerce fashion industry made up 29.5%

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Walmart acquires virtual clothing try-on startup Zeekit

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Retail giant Walmart announced this morning it’s acquiring the Tel Aviv-based startup Zeekit , which allows consumers to virtually “try on” clothing when shopping online. It had once worked with Rebecca Minkoff during Fashion Week to help women shop the show’s looks.

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Meet retail’s new sustainability strategy: Personalization

TechCrunch

It may not be as glamorous as D2C, but beauty tech is big money. For big brands and retailers, personalization is expected to be the top category for tech investment this year. Advanced virtual fitting rooms with VR/AR for fashion. Smart packaging with IoT and distributed ledger technology.

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Google shares its $2M Black Founders Fund among 30 European startups

TechCrunch

Google has selected 30 startups to receive a share of its $2 million Black Founders Fund in Europe, providing these companies with a spot of cash, some valuable cloud services and a bit of good old-fashioned networking among the Google crew. I’ll update if I hear back.).

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Loop Team wants to give remote workers an in-office feel

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Company founder and CEO Raj Singh says that he learned about the problems of feeling disconnected first-hand at a previous remote-first company, but in spite of his best attempts to use technology to produce that in-office feel, he said he continued to feel out of the loop (so to speak).

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TryNow raises $12M to bring try-before-you-buy, Prime Wardrobe as a service to online retailers

TechCrunch

TryNow — which provides technology to online retailers that use Shopify Plus to let their customers receive and try out apparel, return what they don’t want and pay only for what they keep — has raised $12 million, funding that it will be using to continue expanding its business. As-a-service, at your service.

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What is Wearable Technology?

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What is wearable technology anyway? From the basic fitness trackers and highly-advanced sports and smartwatches, to virtual and augmented reality headsets, wearables are everywhere. How Can Wearable Technology Help Consumers? Wearable technology can add convenience, wellness, and even style to a person’s life.