Kyt Dotson, Author at SiliconANGLE

Emerging Tech

Need new glasses? Warby Parker’s AR app will help you try them on first

By Kyt Dotson Feb 5, 2019

Warby Parker Retail Inc., the maker of fashionable eyeglasses and sunglasses, announced Monday the release of a convenient way for customers to try on glasses: virtually with their iPhone. Using Warby Parker’s app, the…

AI

AI equipment failure prediction company Augury raises $25M, acquires Alluvium

By Kyt Dotson Jan 31, 2019

Israel-based startup Augury Inc., provider of “internet of things” sensors that use ultrasonic vibrations and artificial intelligence to predict industrial equipment failure, today announced the company has secured $25 million in a Series C…

Blockchain

Red Cross joins Evernym to build accessible humanitarian blockchain identity services

By Kyt Dotson Jan 30, 2019

Digital credential and identity service company Evernym Inc. today announced the recipients of access to its first technology accelerator “Identity for Good” initiative that will provide its developer tools, infrastructure services, education and support.…

Emerging Tech

Holodecks for real? Andreessen Horowitz bets $68M on Sandbox VR

By Kyt Dotson Jan 28, 2019

Sandbox VR Inc., a virtual reality startup that makes entertainment venues where people can experience highly immersive entertainment, announced today the company raised a hefty $68 million in early-stage funding. Business Insider reported that the…

Blockchain

RealBlocks blockchain real estate startup gets $3.1M in seed funding

By Kyt Dotson Jan 25, 2019

Blockchain-based real estate platform RealBlocks announced today that the startup raised $3.1 million in a seed round to build seamless investment and fundraising by “tokenizing” properties. RealBlocks operates by providing access to private equity…

Emerging Tech

U.K.-based AR firm Blippar finds new life in acquisition by Candy Ventures

By Kyt Dotson Jan 23, 2019

The seemingly doomed United Kingdom-based augmented reality and computer vision startup Blippar.com Ltd. has been rescued by one of its primary investors, Candy Ventures Ltd., run by property tycoon Nick Candy. Launched in 2011,…

Emerging Tech

Augmented reality social app plans to ‘open doors’ with 360-degree photo sharing

By Kyt Dotson Jan 21, 2019

Augmented reality app developer Winsche Studios announced today the upcoming launch of the startups’ AR social media app doRRtal, which will feature the ability to take 360-degree photos and share them with friends. This…

Blockchain

World Wildlife Fund launches blockchain to build trust in ethically sourced food

By Kyt Dotson Jan 17, 2019

The environmental group World Wildlife Fund announced late Wednesday the launch of a blockchain distributed ledger platform that will help food businesses remove illegal, environmentally damaging and unethical products from their supply chains. The…

Blockchain

Ford joins IBM in blockchain pilot to track cobalt mined in Congo

By Kyt Dotson Jan 16, 2019

Automaker Ford Motor Co. announced Tuesday that the company will use IBM Corp.’s blockchain-based platform to track cobalt sourced from a Chinese-owned mine in Congo to its electric car battery manufacturing plants. The objective…

Blockchain

Blockchain-based fast identity verification startup Authenteq raises $5M

By Kyt Dotson Jan 14, 2019

Berlin- and Reykjavik, Iceland-based identity management startup Authenteq Ltd. today announced that it has closed a $5 million funding round in just two weeks. This funding represents the first close of two in the…

Kyt Dotson

Need new glasses? Warby Parker’s AR app will help you try them on first

AI equipment failure prediction company Augury raises $25M, acquires Alluvium

Red Cross joins Evernym to build accessible humanitarian blockchain identity services

Holodecks for real? Andreessen Horowitz bets $68M on Sandbox VR

RealBlocks blockchain real estate startup gets $3.1M in seed funding

U.K.-based AR firm Blippar finds new life in acquisition by Candy Ventures

World Wildlife Fund launches blockchain to build trust in ethically sourced food

Ford joins IBM in blockchain pilot to track cobalt mined in Congo

Blockchain-based fast identity verification startup Authenteq raises $5M

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