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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

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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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Sandbox VR expands to new locations globally with $37M Series B led by Andreessen Horowitz

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After a challenging year for location-based virtual reality startups due to COVID-19, Sandbox VR , a location-based VR startup, is making a comeback with a plan to expand its operations further across the globe. Sandbox VR aims to be an immersive social experience through a combination of full-body motion capture and VR technologies.

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

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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. Landing lands $125 million in debt and equity funding , reports Connie. The feature will live under the Spaces tab, Aisha reports.

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Daily Crunch: In layoff update, Amazon CEO tells workers ‘we plan to eliminate just over 18,000 roles’

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Just ask CircleCI customers, who were urged to rotate their passwords and private keys after a breach compromised the company’s system, Carly reports. Among the announcements Apple made today, the one that got a lot of clicks was the company’s new AI-powered book narrations for select titles on Apple Books, Ivan reports.

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Daily Crunch: Patreon rival Fanfix projects paying creators $50M by end of 2023

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Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Move over TikTok : There’s a new social media content sheriff in town. Startups and VC In a major blow to shared micromobility companies, Paris has voted to ban rental e-scooters from its streets, Rebecca reports. Connie reports that, despite pressure, Andreessen Horowitz is courting Saudi money.

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Daily Crunch: Bitcoin-demanding cybercriminals use bug from 2021 to initiate global ransomware attack 

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In honor of Black history month, we want to share some good news for BIPOC founders, as more funding is becoming available: Dominic-Madori reports that Nex Cubed launched its HBCU (historically Black colleges and universities) Founders Fund , weighing in at $40 million. Over 3,200 VMware servers have been compromised, she writes.

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Daily Crunch: Stealth startup Figure releases first photos of its all-purpose humanoid robot

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. — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 My friends call me Murphy; you call me Figure : It’s “iRobot” come to life: Figure emerges from stealth with the first images of its humanoid robot, Brian reports. The investor says it could take three years for the market to “accurately” reprice late-stage companies , Connie reports.