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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. .”

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Hong Kong’s offline and virtual events platform EventX closes $18M Series B

TechCrunch

But the virtual event space continues to attract investors, at least in Asia. Previous investors include Gaocheng Capital, an investment firm founded by a former Hillhouse partner, and HTC, the Taiwanese electronics giant that has pushed into virtual reality in recent years. EventX declined to disclose its post-money valuation.

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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

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” 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. “We will benefit from their unique experience and ability to create amazing experiences that help organizations use virtual spaces to drive impact. .

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Daily Crunch: Meta’s upcoming VR headset will track eye movements and capture facial expressions

TechCrunch

Virtual reality, Meta style : Meta’s new virtual reality headset technology is going to focus on face-tracking and eye-tracking, features the company calls “social presence,” Ivan writes. If you fail at that, make sure you die in a more interesting way than dehydration so your camp mates at leaast get a good story out of it.

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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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Thinking of hibernating through the metaverse winter?

CIO

If you’re skeptical about dipping your enterprise’s virtual toes into a metaverse, rightfully so. While some investors and developers pulled back , others kept forging ahead, developing chips for augmented and virtual reality, trialing advertising through augmented reality, and “stockpiling gaming content,” according to CBInsights.

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MeetKai launches new room-scanning tech and metaverse builder

TechCrunch

Not everyone believes that the metaverse — social, VR-centric worlds — has staying power. This year at the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show, MeetKai is launching several new platforms geared toward metaverse creators and users, including a way to digitize 3D spaces and buildings using any internet-connected device with a camera.

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