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CGS releases enterprise-ready AR training and collaboration solution
Enterprise outsourcing and learning provider Computer Generated Solutions Inc. today announced the worldwide launch of its TeamworkAR platform, an augmented reality solution designed for use by enterprise organizations on any mobile device or wearable. With TeamworkAR, remote employees can receive training or assistance with fieldwork and collaborate together using visual 3D models that can be ...
CircleCI is offering a new free CI/CD plan for DevOps teams with more features
DevOps platform provider Circle Internet Services Inc. today debuted a new free tier for software engineering teams that includes features and capabilities formerly only available in the company’s paid plans. CircleCI’s platform provides continuous integration and delivery capabilities for developers and engineers using automated processes to allow for developing and shipping code faster with fewer ...
Smart recycling firm RoadRunner raises $70M in new funding
RoadRunner Recycling Inc., a recycling firm that uses machine learning algorithms to assist businesses with waste management, today announced it has raised $70 million in a Series D funding round from General Atlantic’s BeyondNetZero, a climate-focused investment venture. Waste management can be a particular concern for businesses, especially given increasing regulations regarding climate change and ...
Privacy-focused Brave browser reports a significant leap in users
The privacy-focused browser Brave reported Wednesday that it has passed 50 million monthly active users, effectively doubling its growth year-over-year for the fifth year in a row. The browser also ended the year with 15.5 million average daily active users. Brave Search, a privacy-focused search engine launched in March, reached 2.3 million search queries during ...
Touchcast unveils its enterprise metaverse service MCity
The virtual experience and events platform Touchcast Inc. today announced the launch of MCity, its enterprise-scale metaverse product, designed to enable companies to bring their operations into virtual spaces for meetings, conferences and everyday work. The MCity platform provides what the company calls a metaverse-as-a-service. It’s powered by Epic Game’s Unreal Engine, as well as ...
Updated: Meta reportedly halts plans to build custom AR/VR operating system
Updated: Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc. has reportedly canceled a multiyear project to build an operating system designed to power its upcoming virtual and augmented reality headsets. According to news revealed by The Information today, the abandoned project was called XROS, a call-back to XR, a term for extended reality. The objective was to ...
Blockchain-based video streaming service Livepeer raises $20M
Decentralized blockchain video streaming network Livepeer Inc. today announced it has raised $20 million in new funding to maintain its infrastructure growth. The Series B-1 round was led by financier Alan Howard and Tiger Global, with participation from existing investors. This round follows up Livepeer’s Series B round in July, which raised $20 million, and ...
Nvidia debuts a free version of Omniverse at CES 2022
Nvidia Corp. today released into general availability a free version of its hyper-realistic 3D graphics collaboration platform Omniverse, along with a number of new improvements. During an address during CES 2022, Nvidia also announced new developments for the platform, including the addition of Nucleus Cloud, a “one-click to collaborate feature,” new support for 3D model marketplaces, the ...
ThirdEye announces lightweight mixed-reality smartglasses for consumers
Enterprise-focused mixed-reality solutions company ThirdEye Gen Inc. announced today that it’s expanding its product line with a pair of lightweight MR smartglasses designed for consumers. The Razor MR Glasses build on ThirdEye’s MR glasses design for industry workers. The company developed a sleek, lightweight form factor for consumers to experience immersive mixed-reality and augmented-reality applications with ...
DeFi startup Umee raises $32M to prepare for mainnet launch
Umee, a startup that develops decentralized finance tools that provide liquidity across blockchains, today announced that it has raised $32 million in additional funds during a token sale in preparation for its mainnet launch coming in February 2022. The token sale set a record for CoinList, a platform that does sales of tokens before they ...