Kyt Dotson, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

Updated: Meta reportedly halts plans to build custom AR/VR operating system

By Kyt Dotson Jan 5, 2022

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…

Blockchain

Blockchain-based video streaming service Livepeer raises $20M

By Kyt Dotson Jan 5, 2022

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…

Apps

Nvidia debuts a free version of Omniverse at CES 2022

By Kyt Dotson Jan 4, 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…

Emerging Tech

ThirdEye announces lightweight mixed-reality smartglasses for consumers

By Kyt Dotson Jan 3, 2022

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…

Blockchain

DeFi startup Umee raises $32M to prepare for mainnet launch

By Kyt Dotson Dec 30, 2021

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…

Emerging Tech

Ready Player Me raises $13M to be the avatar ‘passport to the metaverse’

By Kyt Dotson Dec 29, 2021

Ready Player Me, a startup that makes 3D avatars for users to use in virtual worlds, announced Tuesday that it closed $13 million in funding led by Taavet+Sten to expand its operations. The company’s…

Blockchain

Blockchain-enabled remittance startup Almond Finance raises $2M

By Kyt Dotson Dec 28, 2021

Almond Finance, a blockchain-based startup enabling cross-border funds transfers using mobile wallets, announced Monday it has raised $2 million in a seed funding round led by Morningside Group. The company uses blockchain technology, a…

Blockchain

Crypto exchange Kraken wants to let people borrow against their NFTs

By Kyt Dotson Dec 27, 2021

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is developing a way for people to use nonfungible tokens as collateral for loans, the exchange’s founder and Chief Executive Jesse Powel told Bloomberg News on Friday in an interview. NFTs are…

Blockchain

NFT-backed loan platform Arcade raises $15M

By Kyt Dotson Dec 23, 2021

Arcade, a platform that allows users to use nonfungible tokens as collateral for loans, announced Wednesday that it raised $15 million in new funding to expand its team and platform, which is already in…

Emerging Tech

Space Metaverse raises $7M to build virtual worlds for arts and commerce

By Kyt Dotson Dec 22, 2021

Space Metaverse today announced it has raised $7 million in a funding round to develop its metaverse project that allows users to design and their own virtual commerce spaces for gaming, arts, fashion, music…

Kyt Dotson

Updated: Meta reportedly halts plans to build custom AR/VR operating system

Blockchain-based video streaming service Livepeer raises $20M

Nvidia debuts a free version of Omniverse at CES 2022

ThirdEye announces lightweight mixed-reality smartglasses for consumers

DeFi startup Umee raises $32M to prepare for mainnet launch

Ready Player Me raises $13M to be the avatar ‘passport to the metaverse’

Blockchain-enabled remittance startup Almond Finance raises $2M

Crypto exchange Kraken wants to let people borrow against their NFTs

NFT-backed loan platform Arcade raises $15M

Space Metaverse raises $7M to build virtual worlds for arts and commerce

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