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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

TechCrunch

Does the average person want to shop for apparel in virtual reality (VR)? But not everyone agrees — particularly those who hope to build a business out of VR retail. ” Emperia’s platform offers tools brands can use to create virtual experiences, including stores in VR. Perhaps so.

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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project. They will benefit from our scale, our talent, and our ability to help bring their innovations to the market faster.”

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How is Digital Technology Transforming the Accessibility of Mental Health Services and Therapy?

OTS Solutions

With the emergence of AI, ML, DevOps, AR VR cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, digital transformation, application modernization, and other digital technologies, IT practice in mental health therapy is undergoing significant changes. billion AI and ML 2032 $22,384.27 million IoT 2028 $293.10

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Meta’s NPE team takes a global focus with seed-stage investments, offices in emerging markets

TechCrunch

The group, which first launched in mid-2019, has been focused on building consumer-facing apps that would allow the company to test out new social features and gauge people’s reactions. Now, NPE will begin testing out a new thesis: that the next big idea may come from a market outside the U.S. based projects.

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Extra Crunch roundup: NS1 EC-1, Pakistan’s tech ecosystem, SPACs bonanza

TechCrunch

For the latest entry in a series of longform articles that explore the inner workings of notable startups, we looked at NS1 , an internet infrastructure company best known for its software-defined DNS. Part 1: Origin story : how three engineers decided to rebuild the internet’s core addressing system. households.

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Thinking of hibernating through the metaverse winter?

CIO

McKinsey & Company calls the metaverse “ the next version of the Internet.” These identities enable anonymity, freedom of self-expression, collaboration, creativity, and social interaction. Marketing is essential for any customer-facing uses. That scenario is believable, given ongoing advances in the underlying technologies.

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How to build a social media app: An entrepreneur’s guide

Openxcell

Forbes reports that the number of people using social media worldwide has reached 4.9 Over the last few years, social media has evolved from being primarily a communication channel and entertainment platform to marketing and growing businesses, contributing to significant social and political discussions. billion in 2023.

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