Productiv, a startup developing a platform to manage software-as-a-service apps, has raised $45 million in funding. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers
COVID has moved us closer to an industrial AR and VR revolution
I have seen the future, and I am here to tell you, the industrial AR and VR revolution is primed. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Craig Williams, Ciena
MeetinVR launches collaborative meetings app in Oculus Store
MeetinVR has launched its app for collaborative meetings in virtual reality. It is available in the Oculus Store today. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
Facebook’s new computer vision model achieves state-of-the-art performance by learning from random images
Facebook announced an AI model trained on a billion images that it claims achieves state-of-the-art results on a range of benchmarks. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers
Interplay raises $18 million for enterprise-focused VR training solutions
Interplay, a startup developing a virtual reality and simulation platform for workplace training, has raised $18 million. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers
Unity CFO Kim Jabal interview: Understanding the tradeoff between market share and profits
Unity CFO Kim Jabal explains the need to balance market share and profits, as well as the mission to make everyone a creator. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi
GamesBeat + Oculus present: “Science fiction, tech, and games” in VR
Science fiction, tech, and games inspire each other; what was once science fiction is becoming technological fact. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
The blockchain-based virtual world that can help usher in the metaverse
This virtual world based on blockchain has an approach to perpetual, player-owned tokens that could point the way toward the metaverse. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
Community, connection, and vulnerability in the metaverse
Megan Fitzgerald, Jessica Freeman, and Lauren Bigelow talk about the ways the metaverse will change how we connect in 2D and 3D. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff
Russian mobile game publisher Nexters will go public via a SPAC at $1.9 billion value
Mobile game developer Nexters announced it will go public, raising money at a $1.9 billion enterprise value via a SPAC deal. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Dean Takahashi