Digital twins help transform the construction industry

Digital twins in construction are a key enabler as the industry pursues digital transformation. But obstacles lie ahead. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton

Why game companies like Sony are using anti-cheat and anti-piracy technology (VB Live)

Join VB’s Dean Takahashi and others to learn how game developers can protect their franchise, reputation, and revenue. AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff

Frequent run-ins with Indian government complicates tech giants’ plans

(Reuters) — Another spat between India’s government and U.S. big tech has exacerbated disillusion among firms which have spent billions to build hubs in their largest growth market, to the extent some are rethinking expansion plans, people close to the matter said. The government on Saturday said Twitter had not indicated compliance with new rules […]

AR/VR – VentureBeat & Reuters

What Waabi’s launch means for the self-driving car industry

Waabi claims its next-generation self-driving technology can scale autonomous driving technology research and make it commercially viable. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Ben Dickson

Transform 2021 puts the spotlight on women in AI

VB EVENT: VentureBeat is proud to bring back the Women in AI Breakfast and Awards online for Transform 2021. In the male-dominated tech industry, women are constantly faced with the gender equity gap. There is so much work in the tech industry to become more inclusive of bridging the gender gap while at the same time creating […]

AR/VR – VentureBeat & VB Staff

Facebook’s AI can copy the style of text in photos from a single word

Facebook’s TextStyleBrush is an AI system that can replicate the style of fonts and handwriting to replace arbitrary text in images. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Kyle Wiggers

Digital Twin Consortium pursues open source collaboration

The Digital Twin Consortium facilitates an open standard for digital twins across multiple vendors, open source projects, and collateral. AR/VR – VentureBeat & George Lawton

Video chat apps tout ‘inclusive’ AI features

Video conferencing services such as Google and Cisco are increasingly relying on AI to improve the chat user experience. AR/VR – VentureBeat & Reuters

Autodesk discloses digital-twin platform for AEC industry

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