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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 aims to be an immersive social experience through a combination of full-body motion capture and VR technologies.

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AI voice, synthetic speech company LOVO gets $4.5M pre-series A funding

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LOVO , the Berkeley, California-based artificial intelligence (AI) voice & synthetic speech tool developer, this week closed a $4.5 The proceeds will be used to propel its research and development in artificial intelligence and synthetic speech and grow the team. “We The Global TTS market is projected to increase $5.61

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10 Key Trends of Digital Transformation in Healthcare in 2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered healthcare in 2020. At the heart of this shift are AI (Artificial Intelligence), ML (Machine Learning), IoT, and other cloud-based technologies. There are also significant cost savings linked with artificial intelligence in health care.

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Temasek’s Pavilion Capital backs South Korean AI chip maker Rebellions with $50M investment

TechCrunch

Semiconductors, which have become a valued asset, are used in virtually almost every industry, including 5G networks, automation, the Internet of Things, financials, smart homes, smart cities, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality and self-driving cars.

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Alta closes $12.4M seed round led by Makers Fund and Andreessen Horowitz

TechCrunch

Founded in 2016 by Anoshechkin, Joel van de Vorstenbosch and Boramy Unn, the Sydney and San Francisco-based startup started out as a virtual reality game developer creating A Township Tale , a VR open-world RPG in which every user has their own medieval fantasy virtual world that is shareable with other users, Anoshechkin said.

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Emotion-detection software startup Affectiva acquired for $73.5M

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A meeting at the technology trade show CES in 2020 put the two companies on a path to merge. ” Automakers, suppliers and startups see growing market for in-vehicle AR/VR applications. How artificial intelligence will be used in 2021. The remaining 339,042 Smart Eye shares will be issued within two years of closing.

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Power Immersive, Engaging, Impactful Learning Experiences with AR/VR

Trigent

But with Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) coming into the picture, things have changed radically for the education sector. We are treading into an era of experiential learning driven by AR/VR. from USD 85,818 million in 2020 to USD 181,265 million by 2025. Propelling-immersive-learning-with-AR-VR.

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