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GrainChain, a Texan company focused on agricultural distributed ledger blockchain infrastructure, announced today it has raised $8.2 million in funding led by Medici Ventures Inc. Using its innovative blockchain platform, GrainChain offers solutions to farmers, distributors, grocers and other agricultural businesses faster payment …
XRHealth offers VR telehealth services for some quarantined coronavirus patients
Virtual reality telehealth startup XRHealth today announced that it’s working with Israel’s Sheba Medical Center to offer VR services to patients exposed to the coronavirus who have been quarantined at the hospital. Infections with the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, continue …
Claris Connect launches to give low-code workflow automation to small business
Claris International Inc., a subsidiary of Apple Inc., today announced the launch of a powerful workflow automation platform designed for the real-world software development challenges faced by small and medium-sized businesses. Claris Connect links manual and automatic processes through the cloud both onsite …
Talespin raises $15M in funding to give workers VR training opportunities
Talespin LLC, a spatial computing company focused on workforce training using virtual reality, today announced it has raised $15 million in funding led by Cornerstone OnDemand Inc., a provider of enterprise-ready cloud-based learning and talent management. Along with the Series B round, …
Dubai launches first regional ‘Know Your Customer’ blockchain solution for banks
The Dubai International Financial Centre, a special economic jurisdiction within the city of Dubai, and Mashreq Bank today announced the launch of the region’s first distributed ledger blockchain data-sharing platform designed to implement Know Your Customer. That’s the regulatory compliance identity process …
Radar launches ‘NodeOps’ platform Deploy for building distributed blockchain apps
Radar Relay Inc., a distributed-ledger blockchain technology startup aimed at reshaping the financial industry, today announced the public launch of a platform designed to permit the rapid prototyping and launch of blockchain nodes on the bitcoin and Ethereum networks. Early access to …
Applause, Infosys join forces to bring tangible testing solutions closer to customers
Crowdsourced testing solutions company Applause App Quality Inc. announced today a partnership with Infosys Ltd., a next-generation digital services and consulting firm, to build out end-to-end testing services for clients. Applause provides real-world testing of software applications through crowds of actual people …
Remote Purdue Global graduates get VR treatment in upcoming commencement pilot
Purdue University Global will hold its commencement ceremonies on Thursday, and more than 400 students are expected to join in-person. But some 75 students who cannot make it to the venue will be taking part in a first-of-its-kind pilot program to allow …
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 …
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 …