Talespin made itself famous for a virtual reality demo where managers learn how to fire a hapless worker named Barry. Now the company has raised $ 15 million to further develop extended reality (XR) — using technologies such as virtual reality and augmented reality — for enterprise training. Cornerstone OnDemand, …
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Hot on the heels of the California Department of Motor Vehicle’s annual autonomous vehicle disengagement report, Beijing’s Innovation Center for Mobility Intelligent (BICMI), the city’s service agency vehicle tests, published its 2019 survey of self-driving vehicles testing on local roads. Beyond Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Beijing is one of the few cities …
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HTC’s $ 999 VR headset Vive Pro Eye has been targeted specifically at enterprises since it debuted last year, augmenting the older Vive Pro model with integrated Tobii eye tracking at a premium. Following a similar January price drop on the Vive Pro, HTC today cut the Vive Pro Eye’s …
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The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development has officially launched its AI Policy Observatory, a project whose mission is to share best practices around the creation of artificial intelligence regulations. The interactive website contains a wealth of information designed to help politicians and regulators stay on top of a rapidly …
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Lendio, a company that provides a platform that taps algorithms to match customers with lenders and secure loans, announced that it raised $ 55 million. CEO Brock Blake says the influx of funds will bolster Lendio’s marketplace while enabling it to introduce new bookkeeping and lender services functions. Lendio claims …
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Hipster Whale is known for zany mobile games like Crossy Road and Pac-Man 256. And last Thursday, the Melbourne, Australia-based studio released Crossy Road Castle for Apple Arcade. It’s the latest way that Apple is luring gamers to its $ 5 a month subscription service, and it’s will test whether …
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White Door Games, the developer behind Dreadhalls (one of the original — and still scariest — VR horror games), is back. Its new title is called Cosmophobia, and it looks equally as terrifying. Like Dreadhalls, Cosmophobia is a first-person, rougelike horror game. Unlike its predecessor, though, this new game has …
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The buzz around big data has created a widespread misconception: that its mere existence can provide a company with actionable insights and positive business outcomes. The reality is a bit more complicated. To get value from big data, you need a capable team of data scientists to sift through it. …
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Guy Godin rebuilt the wireless streaming feature Oculus Quest owners use to PC VR play games from their computer using Virtual Desktop. The new update adds the “[cap]ability to stream native Oculus Rift games without needing Revive or SteamVR.” Godin notes you should have the Oculus PC software installed on …
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