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CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear

TechCrunch

Like “TrueSelf Scan,” the name of the initial application that’s used to scan a person’s image, the meeting software also will not require a VR headset to use and engage with — users will be “seated” in a room that will be shown on a video screen.

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Daily Crunch: Salesforce CEO admits ‘we hired too many people’ as company lays off +7,000 employees

TechCrunch

The company said it had to cut its workforce by 10% — approximately 7,000 people — and will close offices in several markets. DoorDash is launching a new service that will pick up prepaid packages and drop them off at a UPS, FedEx or USPS location, Aisha reports. Startups and VC. 5 failure points between $5M and $100M in ARR.

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The Station: Rivian trims its workforce and a supply chain-tainted earnings season begins

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HumanForest did a marketing thing with dating app Bumble that was actually kind of cute. Rutgers University researchers are using VR to help determine the feasibility of pop-up bike lanes in New Jersey. Arcimoto unveiled an electric tilting e-trike , which it calls the Cybertrike edition of its Mean Lean Machine, this week.

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Retail & Distribution Software Development Services

Mobilunity

For them, innovative technologies offer an opportunity to stand out in the saturated market at a reasonable cost and compete with giants. An illustrative example is the case of Wayfair, an online furniture retailer that entered Ikea’s market. AR/VR solutions that allow to blur the line between the brick-and-mortar and online shops.

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Usability with Sales in Mind: Best eCommerce Practices that Drive Conversions

Altexsoft

What may help you here is identifying the product’s USPs (unique selling points) and coming up with the ideas of how to emphasize them. Use of AR/VR. Voice shopping is estimated to become a $40 billion market by 2020. Iren Linnik is an eCommerce and digital marketing observer, currently contributing to Onilab.