# Galaxy Interactive raises another 5M fund aimed at Metaverse and next gen games

# Galaxy Interactive raises another $325M fund aimed at Metaverse and next gen games

“# Galaxy Interactive raises another $325M fund aimed at Metaverse and next gen games ” Galaxy Interactive, a venture capital firm focused on next generation interactive technolo, has announced it has raised $325 million for its second fund from 70 different investors. The fund is focused on virtual and augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and blockchain-based…

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#Burning Man goes virtual as thousands attend in-person anyway

#Burning Man goes virtual as thousands attend in-person anyway

“#Burning Man goes virtual as thousands attend in-person anyway” Burning Man, the annual counter-culture festival that in recent years has drawn tens of thousands to the middle of the desert, has kicked off virtually again this year — but that’s reportedly not stopping renegade mega fans from trekking to Nevada’s Black Rock Desert anyway. The…

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#Facebook launches virtual-reality business meetings

#Facebook launches virtual-reality business meetings

“#Facebook launches virtual-reality business meetings” Facebook wants to replace in-person business meetings and Zoom calls with a virtual reality world where people are represented by avatars. The company revealed its plans with an open beta test of its “Horizon Workrooms” app on Thursday — part of Mark Zuckerberg’s broader plans for Facebook to dominate the…

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#Facebook launching Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses’

#Facebook launching Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses’

“#Facebook launching Ray-Ban ‘smart glasses’” Facebook says the next product it launches will be a pair of Ray-Ban “smart glasses” — a product founder Mark Zuckerberg says is part of the company’s push to build a “metaverse company.” “The next product release will be the launch of our first smart glasses from Ray-Ban in partnership…

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#Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out

#Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out

“#Can virtual reality help seniors? Study hopes to find out” POMPANO BEACH, Fla.— Terry Colli and three other residents of the John Knox Village senior community got a trip via computer to the International Space Station in the kickoff to a Stanford University study on whether virtual reality can improve the emotional well-being of older…

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