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Salesforce offers the Glue for virtual collaboration | VentureBeat

Salesforce has implemented virtual collaborative tools developed by Finland company Glue Collaboration. These create 'true presence' with spatial audio and customizable, 3D avatars that mimic the gestures and movements of their users .

Why gamers hate NFTs and what could change their minds | VentureBeat

The next chapter of NFT-based gaming is currently being written, and there are limitless possibilities for both disruption and value creation.

Augmented World Expo announces $100K XR Prize Challenge to fight climate change | VentureBeat

Ari Inbar, cofounder of the Augmented World Expo , announced that his firm will stage an XR Prize Challenge to fight for climate change.

8 ways level of detail could improve digital twins | VentureBeat

Level of detail in digital twins could improve communication, planning, analytics, data management, user experience and artistic expression.

How the metaverse could remake manufacturing | VentureBeat

The metaverse promises to bring customers into the product design cycle, making manufacturing more responsive and democratic.

How AR and VR are transforming customer experiences | VentureBeat

AR and VR improve the customer experience through personalization, simplifying purchases, and providing enhanced customer service.

Transform: The Data Week continues with a dive into data analytics | VentureBeat

Transform 2022 spends a day in the world of data analytics, featuring panels from FedEx, Orangetheory, UniteHealth Group Walgreens and more.

Improved optics could help the metaverse become as big as the internet | VentureBeat

For the metaverse to benefit private and professional users, significant hardware improvements are needed for realistic visual experiences.

Ironing out the material challenge for the metaverse and digital twins | VentureBeat

Having realistic things inside the metaverse will make it more immersive and compelling and enable it to support a variety of use cases.

MeetinVR unveils 2.0 update for virtual collaboration software | VentureBeat

MeetinVR announced today that it is launching the next generation of its metaverse collaboration solution for businesses and education.

The metaverse will fuel massive innovation (and Facebook isn’t the metaverse) | VentureBeat

In a decentralized metaverse, users will put their trust in a peer-to-peer network rather than a centralized operator.

How we can mitigate the potential threat to data privacy in the metaverse | VentureBeat

One rising concern that has taken shape with the emergence of the metaverse is the likely impact it will have on data privacy and security.

Despite metaverse buzz, 60% of consumers have zero interest in virtual shopping | VentureBeat

Revenue from the metaverse is expected to reach $800 billion in 2024. However, consumers aren't yet ready to abandon in-store shopping.

How DAOs will transform the future of Web3 | VentureBeat

DAOs support the principles of Web3 with all contracts, decisions and transactions publicly viewable and verifiable.

How the metaverse could disrupt the in-car experience | VentureBeat

With AR components making their way into cars, some auto makers aim to go a step further and bring the metaverse into their vehicles.

5 common metaverse misconceptions | VentureBeat

What is the metaverse? Learn about the most common misconceptions surrounding the metaverse and whether there’s an element of truth in some.

Kintent is transforming compliance into a revenue-generating tool | VentureBeat

Kintent is an all-in-one revenue-accelerating compliance platform. The company automates security compliance audit preparation, using NLP and machine learning to auto-suggest answers to security and compliance questionnaires.

Augmented reality, superhuman abilities and the future of medicine | VentureBeat

The progress being made on medical uses of AR/VR is impressive and exciting, having implications for both medical education and practice.

Improving on-the-job enterprise training with VR/AR | VentureBeat

Using virtual reality, organizations can offer safer, more effective job training at less cost than building labs and real-world environments.

Tripp raises $11.2M to build the mindful metaverse | VentureBeat

Tripp has raised $11.2 million in funding to help it continue to create meditation apps that power the "mindful metaverse."

NFTs and the creator economy are on a collision course | VentureBeat

NFTs are accelerating the clash between the centralized and decentralized worlds, pitting big tech firms against creators.

The creation of the metaverse: The market | VentureBeat

New technologies and services are the market opportunity for entrepreneurs and investors wanting to strike gold within the metaverse.

Caduceus Foundation nabs $4M to accelerate metaverse development | VentureBeat

Caduceus, which is building a blockchain protocol for metaverse development, today raised $4 million in series A funding.

CoinMarketCap takes the Capital conference to the metaverse | VentureBeat

CoinMarketCap’s “The Capital: Time to ship conference,” an event held in the metaverse, focused on the metaverse, blockchain, NFTs and Web3.

Brown University researchers open source mobile AR hand-object interaction library | VentureBeat

A blend of VR, mixed reality (MR) and importantly, AR, may be the keys to unlocking the best of the metaverse.

A deep dive into Capital One's cloud and data strategy wins | VentureBeat

A deep dive into Capital One's cloud and data strategy wins | VentureBeat

Nvidia AI Enterprise 2.1 bolsters support for open source | VentureBeat

Nvidia updated its AI Enterprise to version 2.1, providing new tools to help run AI and ML workloads for enterprise use cases.

Arcadia aggregates energy data for companies to build climate-friendly products, raises $200M | VentureBeat

Arcadia, a platform that helps companies access aggregated energy data to build clean energy products, has raised $200 million.

Nvidia adds functionality to edge AI management | VentureBeat

Nvidia Fleet Command has launched new features to improve the management of edge AI deployments around the world.

Intel on why orgs are stalling in their AI efforts -- and how to gun the engine | VentureBeat

Learn why the secret to turning infinite amounts of data into actionable insights is the democratization of data and AI.

Stripe launches Data Pipeline to help users sync payments data with Redshift and Snowflake | VentureBeat

Stripe today announced Data Pipeline, a new way for customers to synchronize their financial data with Amazon Redshift and Snowflake.

Red Hat’s new CEO to focus on Linux growth in the hybrid cloud, AI and the edge | VentureBeat

On July 12, Red Hat announced that long-time engineering leader at the company, Matt Hicks, will now be the company's president and CEO.

Intel, Wayfair, Red Hat and Aible on getting AI results in 30 days | VentureBeat

Business leaders from Intel, Wayfair, Red Hat and Aible talk about how they’re beating the odds to actually harness the full value of AI.

Data technology comes to the construction industry | VentureBeat

The AEC industry has been behind others in using data and technology to improve business processes and revenue by reducing waste and risk.

Rescale and Nvidia partner to automate industrial metaverse | VentureBeat

Rescale integrates Nvidia GPU Cloud into its library of containers, adding over 150 containerized AI and HPC apps optimized for Nvidia GPUs.

ThoughtSpot adds new BI capabilities, editions for smaller organizations | VentureBeat

At its Beyond 2022 event, ThoughtSpot announced new features and platform editions designed to modernize and democratize its BI platform.

Helping nontechnical execs select analytics solutions | VentureBeat

As a non-technical decision-maker in the enterprise, selecting top-tier analytics solutions can be daunting — unless procurement, finance, revenue and operations surrounding the newly selected tool are strategic.

'Decision intelligence' platform Pyramid Analytics raises $120M | VentureBeat

Pyramid Analytics, a so-called "decision intelligence" platform for big data analytics, has raised $120 million in a series E round of funding.

AWS re:Inforce: BigID looks to reduce risk and automate policies for AWS cloud | VentureBeat

BigID announced extended auto-detection and automated discovery for AWS accounts and datasets, with security access controls for AWS cloud.