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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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Extra Crunch roundup: Clubhouse UX teardown, YC Demo Day favorites, proptech VC survey, more

TechCrunch

There’s a lot going on: The venture capital market is redlining its engines while public markets remain sympathetic to growing, unprofitable companies. ” Discord’s reported $10B exit; Compass and Intermedia Cloud Communications set IPO price ranges. A look at 4 IPO updates and 2 late-stage funding rounds.

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Investors double down on tech stocks in massive DoorDash, Airbnb, C3.ai IPOs

TechCrunch

Maybe it is a stock market bubble, or a tech-stock bubble at least. You know what the market will bear once it moves to retail investors. As for the capital-raising event, I think it’s hard for the bankers to know where it will land with the broader market, so I’m not as negative as maybe some others. Subscribe here.

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