Autodesk is aggressively moving beyond engineering workstation software, taking its digital twins to the building industry. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton
Microsoft paves digital twins’ on-ramp for construction, real estate
Microsoft is moving digital twins from the lab out to the streets. An important step: supporting ontologies for smart building simulation. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton
Seeqc: 67% IT leaders fear falling behind competitors in deep tech
Many enterprise IT leaders are investing in deep tech because they don’t want to be left behind by competitors, Seeqc said in a recent report. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
Eys3D raises $7M for AI edge sensor technology
Eys3D, a company developing sensors to detect depth, motion, and more at the edge, has raised $7 million in venture capital. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers
Apply to join Transform’s annual Tech Showcase
VentureBeat’s annual Tech Showcase returns at Transform 2021: Accelerating Enterprise Transformation with AI and Data, hosted July 12-16. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
In a year of major shifts, the self-driving car market is consolidating
Toyota and Lyft’s $550 million deal shows wealthy companies that can bear delayed return on investment dominate the autonomous vehicle market. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ben Dickson
Reinforcement learning competition pushes the boundaries of embodied AI
The ThreeDWorld Transport Challenge lets embodied AI scientists test a robot’s ability to physically sense and interact with the environment. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ben Dickson
ProGlove promotes worker well-being with human digital twin technology
ProGlove is protecting factory workers by pairing its ergonomic barcode scanner with tools that can build a human digital twin. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton
Why a Cedars-Sinai hospital and BP use facial recognition (exclusive)
Facial recogntion is widely used in entertainment, finance, and retail in various ways tp boost building security and stop criminal activity. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Reuters
Why Microsoft’s new AI acquisition is a big deal
Microsoft’s acquisition of Nuance signals the tech giant’s AI strategy in Azure, self-driving cars, and other products beyond health care AI. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ben Dickson