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Metaverse And VR Funding Slides Further As Even Apple Can’t Make A Hit

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Now, the company reportedly may be on the cusp of ending production, following months of slow sales. AR/VR still not a hitmaker Apple’s suboptimal foray into mixed reality computing follows a long line of startup flops in the augmented reality, virtual reality and metaverse space. But not every gadget goes on to be a hit.

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

TechCrunch

Now a startup that is building voice skins for different companies to use across their services, and for third parties to create and apply as well, is raising some funding to fuel its growth. LOVO , the Berkeley, California-based artificial intelligence (AI) voice & synthetic speech tool developer, this week closed a $4.5

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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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CommonGround raises $25M for immersive video avatar technology that doesn’t rely on VR gear

TechCrunch

The trials and tribulations that a giant company like Meta (née Facebook) has been facing in overcoming skepticism , creating user interest (let alone revenue) and building quality experiences for its all-in metaverse vision highlights just how much work lies ahead for any company working in mixed reality.

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AmazeVR wants to scale its virtual concert platform with $17M funding

TechCrunch

AmazeVR , a Los Angeles-based virtual concert platform, said Tuesday it has raised a $17 million funding round to create immersive music experiences through virtual reality (VR) concerts. Both companies plan to launch Studio A in South Korea and produce immersive VR concerts. The AmazeVR team traveled to 15 U.S.

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10 Key Trends of Digital Transformation in Healthcare in 2022

OTS Solutions

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. You must consider both time and money when making decisions about modernizing your healthcare company.

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San Diego-based startup LifeVoxel raises $5 million seed funding for its AI diagnostic visualization platform

TechCrunch

Kovalan, who was born and raised in Malaysia, studied computer science in Ohio State University, and on completion, went on to specialize in artificial intelligence. The startup hopes to use the technologies for the improvement in diagnostic outcome using intelligent visualization.