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Librestream Secures $24M Series D Funding to Expand Its AR-powered Worker Platform

Road to VR

In addition to its expansion into new regions, the company says it will also be moving into the telehealth and retail fields, and hire 50 percent more staff over the next 24 months. ” Founded in 2003, the company’s Series D brings its overall financing to over $55 million, with its penultimate round arriving in mid-2016.

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Waveguide Maker DigiLens Secures Additional Investment by Samsung Ventures

Road to VR

DigiLens , the Silicon Valley-based waveguide maker, today announced that Samsung’s venture capital group Samsung Ventures is increasing its stake in the company. Outside of today’s investment, DigiLens has secured $110 million since it was founded in 2003.

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Jeremy Bailenson talks about 1,000,000 Walmart employees training with VR, presence, and the VR “empathy machine”

The Ghost Howls

In 2003 I was lucky enough to see a job that was advertised at Stanford in the department of communications. We all think about VR as a medium today, but in 1999 or 2003, not so much. It’s a long shift for all of us and our work, but especially so if you’re working in retail. VR football training with Strivr.

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Sex toys, meet Sephora: How the sexual (marketing) revolution affects where we shop

Mashable VR

Sephora is the latest of several major retailers that have come to the realization that, shockingly, people enjoy using sex toys. But this year's addition of an Intimate Care section in Sephora, one of the biggest beauty retailers in the world, feels different — especially to the founders of Maude and Dame. Credit: Dame Products.

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