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Snapchat AR brings the art of JMW Turner to life with the launch of new English £20 note
The Bank of England launched a brand new £20 note on Thursday that features integration with the mobile app Snapchat that displays artwork by well-known British artist Joseph Mallord William Turner using augmented reality. The note itself displays a self-portrait of JMW Turner, a 19th-century English Romantic painter known for turbulent landscapes and violent marine ...
Spatial, Nreal, Qualcomm join up to deliver 5G-enabled AR collaboration killer app
A richer way to collaborate using augmented reality over next-generation 5G wireless networks may soon hit the mass market. AR collaboration software developer Spatial Systems Inc., mobile AR headset maker Nreal and wireless chipmaker Qualcomm Technologies Inc., announced today a joint partnership with wireless carrier market leaders to accelerate adoption of AR collaboration. Spatial, Nreal and Qualcomm are also partnering ...
Cere Network and Harmony join to build decentralized customer management service
Cere Network, a distributed ledger blockchain data integration and service company, today announced a partnership with scalable, private blockchain Harmony to develop services for business compliance in the access, storage and secure management of personal identity information. Harmony has pioneered blockchain technology for use for decentralized finance, game collectibles, privacy by design, and decentralized data storage ...
BASF extends plastics recycling blockchain pilot into British Columbia
BASF SE, a German chemical company, Thursday announced the launch of a pilot of its reciChain distributed ledger blockchain platform in British Columbia, Canada, to help introduce a sustainable recycling model to help reduce the production of plastic waste. The pilot, operated by BASF’s Canadian branch BASF Canada, will use blockchain technology combined with digital badges ...
XRHealth to open the first VR telehealth clinic for neurological therapy
XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth, a maker of therapeutic medical virtual reality applications, today announced the first virtual reality telehealth clinic designed to provide VR therapy to patients in their own homes. The clinicians who will provide care through VR are currently certified in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, Michigan, Washington D.C., Delaware, California, New York and ...
Consensys announces Skale as the first project to launch a token on its Activate platform
Activate, a blockchain-based token management platform from Consensys Codefi, today announced that its first customer will be Skale Network, a decentralized ledger blockchain platform for securely scaling up Ethereum-based distributed applications. Announced in October, Activate allows for any business or service to bootstrap utility token purchase, distribution and utilization rapidly. The platform is designed to ...
NexTech, Poplar partner to bring AR advertisements to major retail brands
Leading augmented reality company NexTech AR Solutions Inc. today announced a partnership with Poplar, a 3D AR advertising campaign platform provider for major global brands. This partnership will give Poplar access to NexTech AR’s WebAR technology, which allows desktop and mobile apps to display AR content in a web browser without the need for specialized ...
Content delivery firm Hyland acquires blockchain-credential startup Learning Machine
Hyland Software Inc., an enterprise content services provider, today announced the company’s acquisition of blockchain-anchored document credential solutions startup Learning Machine. Learning Machine is a startup that has pioneered the use of distributed ledger blockchain technology to authenticate documents and content. Using its credentialing solution, companies can create and share blockchain-secured digital records that are ...
Parasoft, HackEDU partner on development cycle cybersecurity training
Parasoft, an automated software testing authority for developers, today teamed up with interactive cybersecurity training company HackEDU to develop a service aimed at helping organizations train developers and testers on the latest threats and security best practices. Application security is a paramount issue in the software industry as more and more products are part of ...
The UAE’s Ministry of Health launches blockchain-based platform for healthcare data
The United Arab Emirates’ Ministry of Health and Prevention today announced the launch of a new blockchain-based platform for healthcare data that collaborates with the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Dubai Healthcare City and other health authorities in the region. MoHAP’s platform is designed for secure storage of data for health, pharmaceutical government and private facilities, health ...