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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. Hexa’s roots can be traced back to 2015, when Atias was working in the retail industry for brands like Walmart and H&M.

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AmazeVR gets another $15M to forge the future of immersive concerts 

TechCrunch

AmazeVR , a virtual reality concert platform that enables users to experience their favorite artists’ VR concerts through content generation tools, announced today it has secured $15 million, which was oversubscribed within three weeks. . Users would join as avatars, hang out with other users, and experience VR concerts together.

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

TechCrunch

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. Authy is a company Twilio acquired in 2015. The TechCrunch Top 3. Carly writes that this time the breach affected Authy two-factor app users.

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The Metaverse Is Not a Place

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

Seen through the lens of the real estate metaphor, the metaverse becomes a natural successor not just to Second Life but to the World Wide Web and to social media feeds, which can be thought of as a set of places (sites) to visit. My personal metaverse prototype moment does not involve VR at all, but Zoom. The metaverse as a vector.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

CTOvision

CES 2015: What the Biggest Tech Trends Will Be. The Samsung Gear VR device, while still in the experimental “ Innovator Edition,” is a test case for whether there is a robust consumer market for an affordable tech device that offers an immersive, 360-degree experience. On technology optimism and a grim outlook for 2015.

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How to build a social media app: An entrepreneur’s guide

Openxcell

Forbes reports that the number of people using social media worldwide has reached 4.9 Over the last few years, social media has evolved from being primarily a communication channel and entertainment platform to marketing and growing businesses, contributing to significant social and political discussions. billion in 2023.

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6 Disruptive Trends Shaping the Future of Mobile App Design & Development Sector

Openxcell

We are experiencing a transformation in everything we do right from the way we conduct business to health to social life to banking to education to every activity we carry out on a day-to-day basis. US Billion Dollars in 2015 to 188.9 AR (Augmented Reality) and VR (Virtual Reality) Are Enjoying the Hype.

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