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Gemba, a corporate VR training platform used by Coca-Cola and Pfizer, raises $18M

TechCrunch VR

Gemba , an enterprise-focused virtual reality (VR) training startup used by some of the world’s biggest companies, has raised $18 million in a Series A round of funding. Training in particular remains a central focus for many current VR applications, and investors have been taking note.

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Canadian government invests in VR training technology

VRWorld

million contract to Halifax, Nova Scotia-based IT firm Bluedrop Training and Simulation Inc. The contract comes as part of the Canadian government’s Build in Canada Innovation Program, which has seen over $126 million invested in 285 contracts since 2010. The Government of Canada announced this week that it has awarded a $1.1

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AR Apps Changing Education

ARPost

Children born after 2010 are expected to be strongly infused by technology. Word puzzles aren’t just a fun way to kill time for adults, but also an excellent vocabulary training for children of all ages. Guest Post. They can’t imagine life without Apple, Google, and apps, so education must adapt to their new perception patterns.

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AiSolve Acquires Clay Park VR, Installs Founder as Head of North American Operations

Road to VR

The UK-base AiSolve was founded in 2010 and has grown to some 40 employees focusing on development of AI and VR tech and experiences. Among the company’s recent projects in the VR space is a virtual reality training pilot program for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, and WePlayVR, a compact VR attraction for location-based venues.

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VR & AR Goes For Gold At 2018 Winter Olympic Games

VRScout

Not only is VR being used for the fans, but its playing a large part in training athletes prior to the Olympics as well. Ski and Snowboard’s high performance director, discovered California based company, STRIVR , who worked with NFL, NBA and NHL athletes on VR training programs. Back in 2016, Troy Taylor, U.S.

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World Bank Turns To VR Filmmaking To Fight Global Poverty

VRScout

Through jobs and skills training, along with psychological and social counseling, people like Kaltoum and Ramatou are now improving their own lives and contributing to the development and stability of Niger,” states The World Bank Group in an official statement. Image Credit: The World Bank Group.

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Data Dive: Pinterest Visual Searches Triple

AR Insider

Its advantage is a broader range of visual subjects, given the AI training set from building the world’s largest image search engine, and years of knowledge-graph data. It has the largest product database of all, including images that can be used as a visual search training set. Of course, the wild card is Amazon. Will it Stick?

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