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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 …
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, …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
Ready Player Me raises $13M to be the avatar ‘passport to the metaverse’
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 mission is to become the “connective passport to …
Blockchain-enabled remittance startup Almond Finance raises $2M
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 network of cryptographically secured distributed ledgers, to connect …