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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

Hot: AI and VR/AR With digital transformations moving at full throttle, and a desire to stay innovative, it should come as no surprise that use cases for virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence continue to grow in several verticals. There are indications the voice market is slowing. IDC is forecasting a 5.1%

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How the city of Seoul is bringing the metaverse to life

Capgemini

A city that’s ready for the metaverse South Koreans are famously devoted to gaming and virtual reality (VR), as seen through their televised gaming competitions and VR fun parks , where visitors participate in virtual reality battles, escape rooms and other games. What Seoul is building is other-worldly in its potential.

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Virtual reality in banking. How are we going to visit the bank in the future?

Strategy Driven

Although these technologies are similar, they offer different types of experiences for users: Virtual Reality (VR) is completely computer generated, while Augmented Reality (AR) superimposes selected images over the user’s field of view. No one is surprised by the use of virtual reality in military training, medicine and tourism.

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How to Cope with the Crisis in the Travel Industry

Altexsoft

In fact, the global revenue for the travel and tourism industry is earning around 34.7 Stay agile, responsible and innovate. Virtual tours of museums , Instagram accounts changing their strategies , AR and VR users are all accommodating travel for “hyper domestic tourism.”. Innovate and don’t tolerate.

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8 investors and founders highlight Valencia’s potential as a fintech and cybersecurity hub

TechCrunch

The city appears to be strong in areas such as travel, AI, cybersecurity, fintech, agritech, travel tech, biotech, sports tech, and VR. One of the most innovative in Europe. So to find out what the startup scene in Valencia looks like, we spoke with eight local investors, executives and founders. What are you most excited by?

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2021’s Most Promising App Ideas To Fuel Your Business In Dubai

Xicom

Meanwhile, several other startups are looking to harness technology’s power in distinctive ways to bring innovative products and services for accruing tech-savvy youth. AR/VR is a widely opted choice among emerging technologies in social media platforms introducing AR filters in their apps. Mobile App Idea 5: “Airbnb for Cars.

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LG reveals the first shortlisted startups for its LG Nova incubator

TechCrunch

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the company has a robust interest in innovation, then, and LG Nova is its relatively new North American Innovation Center. The startups have a few traits in common, highlighting and reinforcing some of the focus areas for the company’s innovation areas.

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