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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project. ” Active Replica was founded in 2020 by Jacob Ervin and Valerian Denis. Adhering to web standards, Hubs supports all the usual headsets and goggles (e.g.

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Hong Kong’s offline and virtual events platform EventX closes $18M Series B

TechCrunch

The Series B came eight years after EventX was founded, an unusually patient fundraising pace compared to many cash-burning internet firms across the border in mainland China. It also has ambitions to bring VR solutions into its event experience by teaming up with its investor HTC. Hopin’ into lessons from Peloton.

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10 Key Trends of Digital Transformation in Healthcare in 2022

OTS Solutions

The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally altered healthcare in 2020. There has been a tremendous impact on the advancement and accessibility of healthcare technology through Internet of Things (IoT) devices, wearable gadgets, and real-time medical data monitoring. Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Emerging Patterns.

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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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Investors double down on tech stocks in massive DoorDash, Airbnb, C3.ai IPOs

TechCrunch

I covered the company closely during its early years, and even back then it was talking about being the operating system for the internet, like Microsoft Windows was for desktop. TC Sessions: Space 2020 launches next week. Announcing the final agenda for TC Sessions: Space 2020. Around TechCrunch.

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Best of 2020: The Cable Industry’s Proudest Achievements with CableLabs

CableLabs

Unlike any year in recent memory, 2020 has scrambled our way of life, changing how we communicate, how we work and even where we go—on a global scale. In the spirit of the holidays, let’s end the year on a high note by remembering only the best of 2020. In March 2020, we announced the release of the DOCSIS® 4.0 specification.

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The Metaverse Is Not a Place

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

My personal metaverse prototype moment does not involve VR at all, but Zoom. This is the true internet—the network of networks, with dynamic interconnections. Not only is it more than just doing things in VR, a metaverse doesn’t even require VR. Connection. The metaverse as a vector.

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