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7 investors discuss augmented reality and VR startup opportunities in 2020

TechCrunch

For all of the investors preaching that augmented reality technology will likely be the successor to the modern smartphone, today, most venture capitalists are still quite wary to back AR plays. “We believe VR is still the largest long-term opportunity of the two. . AR complements the real world, VR creates endless new worlds.”

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YC and a16z back virtual reality basketball app Gym Class

TechCrunch

spending billions of dollars on virtual reality tech every fiscal quarter, the wider VR startup ecosystem has been having a tough few years coming down from the highs of 2016, when investors dumped money into the sector expecting Oculus-sized returns only to see most of their investments slowly wilt away.

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Top 7 Gaming Trends and Technologies in 2024

Openxcell

Technology trends in the gaming industry are growing rapidly due to robust digital transformations. It’s all thanks to the newest gaming technologies shaping the future of gaming. Today, gaming has gone beyond consoles and PCs to virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mobile devices. billion by 2030.

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Fed Tech News Roundup 8 July 2015

CTOvision

NYSE Trading Halted Due To Technical Issue TechCrunch (Today) - NYSE trading was halted about 30 minutes ago due to a technical issue. TechCrunch has reached out to the exchange and received the following comment:“We’re currently experiencing a technical issue. Marine Corps, Interior Dept. LATEST NEWS.

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A comparative assessment of digital transformation in Italy

CIO

It’s universally accepted that to thrive, enterprises must embrace transformation through technology. Digital is a powerful business lever,” says Alessandra Luksch, director of the Digital Transformation Academy Observatory at Politecnico di Milano, which has been mapping trends in ICT spending by Italian organizations since 2016. “In

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Innovation Journeys: 10G is new. We have been working on it for years.

CableLabs

We need to keep that secret for our member companies (cable operators) until the technology is ready to launch. Experiencing some of the earliest 360° video at the beginning of 2014 (shot on 6 Go-Pro’s, manually stitched) on a low-resolution Oculus Development Kit Virtual Reality headset got us thinking about where the technology might lead.

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Tech News Roundup May 4

CTOvision

The following are some of the hot topics we are tracking in the technology ecosystem: Technology Ticker. Data61, Treasury to review the future of blockchain technology in Australia - ZDNet. Peter Diamandis: Technology and Regulation Don't Mix - Inc.com. GSA launches tech service for agencies - FedScoop.