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Medical simulation platform FundamentalVR raises $20M to help surgeons learn through VR

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FundamentalVR , an immersive simulation platform for medical and health care professions, has raised $20 million in a round of funding to “accelerate skill-transfer and surgical proficiency” through virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. Big impact. “This makes the solutions highly scalable and affordable.”

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Virtual Recruitment Events: A Complete Guide

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Promote the Event Effectively Promote the event on email campaigns, social media, and career pages to attract a target audience. Train Your Recruitment Team Guarantee recruiters are comfortable with the stage and know how to consort successfully in a remote setting. Keep the content interactive so that attendees are interested.

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Metaverse: The time for CIOs to experiment is now

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Right now, the metaverse is essentially an undefined amalgam of technologies and concepts including but not limited to augmented reality (AR), avatars, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, extended reality (ER), mixed reality (MR), NFTs (non-fungible tokens), virtual reality (VR), and Web3. Get on the train. Follow the money.

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Don’t let new hybrid workplaces keep the old systemic racism

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Entrepreneurs need to help get their employees into proven training programs that show the true impact of their unconscious biases. To be sure, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted and profoundly altered many aspects of work life, including in-person diversity training and workforce development. VR training programs.

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Vectary, a design platform for 3D and AR, raises $7.3M from EQT and BlueYard

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Google wakes up from its VR daydream. Osso VR raises $14 million to bring virtual reality to surgical and medical device training. With the coronavirus pandemic shifting more people online, Vectary says it has seen a 300% increase in AR views as more businesses start showcasing their products in 3D and AR. million Series A.

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How to Conduct Effective Virtual Recruitment Events for Global Teams

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Promote the Event Promote through email campaigns, social media adverts, and partnerships with international job listing websites. Train Your Team All the recruiters, hiring authorities and event organizers on the platform must be aware of the application and ready to answer the questions that candidates have.

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Extra Crunch roundup: NS1 EC-1, Pakistan’s tech ecosystem, SPACs bonanza

TechCrunch

In one, riders waded through brown, waist-deep water; another video showed a cascade rushing down a flight of stairs to a subway platform where passengers waited for a train. Can advertising scale in VR? That said, VR advertising has a ton of untapped potential — but it’s going to take a minute to reach profitable scale.

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