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Sandbox VR expands to new locations globally with $37M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz

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After a challenging year for location-based virtual reality startups due to COVID-19, Sandbox VR , a location-based VR startup, is making a comeback with a plan to expand its operations further across the globe. Sandbox VR raises millions more in celebrity party round. Image Credits: Sandbox VR. Canada and Asia.

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Medical simulation platform FundamentalVR raises $20M to help surgeons learn through VR

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FundamentalVR , an immersive simulation platform for medical and health care professions, has raised $20 million in a round of funding to “accelerate skill-transfer and surgical proficiency” through virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. FundamentalVR: Ocular gene therapy simulation.

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Ultraleap’s mid-air haptics tempts Tencent to join its $82M Series D fundraising

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The underlying technology was based on post-graduate research from inventor – and still CEO – Tom Carter. For Ultraleap, this new era is not constrained to VR headsets. The impressive ‘Star Wars’ demonstration took the crowd by storm. It was quite the demo (see the video below).

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Top 7 Gaming Trends and Technologies in 2024

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According to Grand View Research, the video game market is expected to reach USD 583.69 Today, gaming has gone beyond consoles and PCs to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mobile devices. Gaming can be streamed efficiently on the cloud server without the need for powerful hardware. billion by 2030.

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Generally Intelligent secures cash from OpenAI vets to build capable AI systems

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A new AI research company is launching out of stealth today with an ambitious goal: to research the fundamentals of human intelligence that machines currently lack.

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Virtual Recruiting: Everything You Need to Know

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Virtual recruiting is a relatively new yet effective and convenient practice. In this article, you’ll learn all about virtual recruiting, its pros and cons, as well as the way to find a suitable virtual recruiting assistant. Huge enterprises might have a virtual recruiter as a part of their in-house team.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

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According to research by the Ukrainian tech industry itself, there are about 228,000 members of the tech industry in Ukraine today, with the main tech hubs being located in Kyiv, Lviv, Kharkiv, Dnipro and Odesa. billion in research and innovation it has to spend this year. It has now moved to Poland and set up the office there.