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

TechCrunch

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 raises millions more in celebrity party round. Image Credits: Sandbox VR. Canada and Asia.

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Hexa raises $20.5M to turn images into 3D objects for VR, AR and more

TechCrunch

But HTC’s focus has increasingly shifted over the years from mobile to VR, and it evidently sees Hexa as aligned with its current — and perhaps even future — lines of business. We conducted an early round due to tripling our customer base in 2023,” Atias told TechCrunch in an email interview.

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Quality Assurance Approach towards Virtual Reality (VR)

Perficient

Virtual Reality Virtual Reality (VR) is an immersive media experience replicating either a real or imagined environment and allowing users to interact with the environment. Unlike the conventional user interface of displaying content on a screen, VR immerses a person to interact in a digital 3D environment.

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Why Adopting New Technologies like AR and VR are Essential for Your Business?

Trigent

In that case, it is essential to understand why companies consider adopting new technologies or digital transformations like Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to meet customer needs. While AR and VR offer many revolutionary experiences, XR is based on the same technologies. million VR users and 110.1

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PGA of America swings for the public cloud

CIO

The PGA of America is building a world-class resort with multiple golf courses and retail shops near Dallas, due to be complete next year. Many of these next-generation projects are on track due to the organization’s decision to go all-in to the public cloud well before the pandemic hit.

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The Next Wave of Digital Transformation: What Leaders Need to Know

N2Growth Blog

Key technologies in this digital landscape include artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), among others. These disruptive innovations have a massive impact across various sectors, such as healthcare, finance, retail, education, and travel.

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10 most in-demand generative AI skills

CIO

Most relevant roles for making use of NLP include data scientist , machine learning engineer, software engineer, data analyst , and software developer. Relevant job roles include image processing engineer or scientist, robotics engineer, AI research scientist, quality control analyst, AR or VR developer, among others.