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Emperia is helping brands like Bloomingdales build shopping experiences in VR

TechCrunch

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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As demand for real estate VR booms, Founders Fund leads $16M round into Giraffe360 platform

TechCrunch

In conjunction with the latest equity raise, Giraffe360 secured an additional $6 million in long-term loans from the London-based venture debt provider Columbia Lake Partners. As demand for real estate VR booms, Founders Fund leads $16M round into Giraffe360 platform by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch.

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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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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

This includes spending on strengthening cybersecurity (35%), improving customer service (32%) and improving data analytics for real-time business intelligence and customer insight (30%). CIOs anticipate an increased focus on cybersecurity (70%), data analysis (55%), data privacy (55%), AI/machine learning (55%), and customer experience (53%).

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What’s ahead for AI, VR, NFTs, and more?

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Now for some slightly less safe predictions, involving the future of social media and cybersecurity. I don’t think they’ll succeed, but Apple is also working on VR/AR products. Will 2022 be the year that security finally gets the attention it deserves? But time will tell.

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Business Cybersecurity Concerns in the Metaverse

KitelyTech

Any time there is a major change in the technology that businesses use, changes in cybersecurity are always a concern. Cybersecurity is one of the biggest concerns that businesses of all sizes face. Here are some of the Metaverse cybersecurity concerns that your business needs to start thinking about before the Metaverse arrives.

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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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