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SightCall raises $42M for its AR-based visual assistance platform

TechCrunch

For consumers and to a large extent businesses, mobile phone apps that work “over the top” (distributed not by your mobile network carrier but the companies that run your phone’s operating system, and thus partly controlled by them) really took the lead and continue to dominate the market for messaging and innovations in messaging.

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

TechCrunch

I covered the company closely during its early years, and even back then it was talking about being the operating system for the internet, like Microsoft Windows was for desktop. Despite the pandemic, small business optimism persists. China watches and learns from the US in AR/VR competition. Across the week.

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Radar trends to watch: December 2021

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Out of the other side of their mouth, they have said this announcement doesn’t apply to Meta , which will use this model to produce VR products. An AI system to give ethical advice gives unethical advice. Ransomware defense tips for small businesses from the US Federal Trade Commission: The first step is offline, encrypted backups.

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Technology Trends for 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

It’s now used in operating systems (Linux kernel components), tool development, and even enterprise software. Attendees included small business owners, sales and marketing personnel, and C-suite executives, along with many programmers and engineers from different disciplines. We also saw 9.8%

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