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Transfr raises $12M Series A to bring virtual reality to manufacturing-plant floors

TechCrunch

However, training and recruitment can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for companies, a heavy investment that is hard to explain during volatile times. Transfr leverages virtual reality to create simulations of manufacturing-plant shop floors or warehouses for training purposes. Transfr’s core technology is its software.

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ManageXR grabs $4 million seed round to scale XR business 

TechCrunch

ManageXR built an enterprise device management platform designed for VR and AR devices to serve as the core infrastructure for organizations. Device management solutions have been around for years, but until recently, there hasn’t been a viable option for VR and AR devices. ” Image Credits: ManageXR dashboard / ManageXR. .

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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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Radar trends to watch: August 2020

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

OpenAI’s GPT-2 natural language generation has now been trained to generate images , a significant step forward in the creation of realistic fake video. What does this mean for training? Here’s a glimpse at Facebook’s VR glasses. OpenAI has released GPT-3 , the next generation of their language model. Virtual Reality.

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Synthesis AI raises $17M to generate synthetic data for computer vision

TechCrunch

Synthesis AI , a startup developing a platform that generates synthetic data to train AI systems, today announced that it raised $17 million in a Series A funding round led by 468 Capital with participation from Sorenson Ventures and Strawberry Creek Ventures, Bee Partners, PJC, iRobot Ventures, Boom Capital and Kubera Venture Capital.

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As edtech evolves, LatAm reskilling platforms raise millions to bring outcomes into the mix

TechCrunch

million Series A round led by Monashees, along with Reach Capital, David Velez from Nubank, Guillermo Rauch from Vercel, Hugo Barra (former head of VR at Facebook) and the founders of Loggi, Rappi, Wildlife Studios, Méliuz, MadeiraMadeira, Cornershop, Bitso, Casai, Clara, RunaHR and Belvo. The Venn diagram in between them both.

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As extreme weather events worsen, 7Analytics meshes AI and big data to predict flooding

TechCrunch

One of these companies is 7Analytics , a Norwegian startup founded back in 2020 by a team of data scientists and geologists to reduce the risks of flooding for construction and energy infrastructure companies.

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