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Amazon adds new Prime benefit with One Medical virtual and in-person health care service

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Amazon’s Prime One Medical membership benefit includes 24/7 virtual care through the service’s app. For $9 a month, or $99 a year, Prime members can get access to One Medical’s on-demand virtual care or in-office care at locations across the U.S. Amazon Photo) Almost eight months after closing its $3.9 It posted $1.04

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Nike just bought a virtual shoe company that makes NFTs and sneakers ‘for the metaverse’

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RTFKT claims that in February, a collaboration with teenage artist FEWOCiOUS to sell real sneakers paired with virtual ones managed to sell some 600 pairs/NFTs in just six minutes , netting over $3.1 pic.twitter.com/5egNk9d8wA — RTFKT Studios (@RTFKTstudios) December 13, 2021. million at the time.

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Seattle marketing company Banzai goes public, rings opening bell at Nasdaq following SPAC deal

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Banzai provides marketing tools to help companies run webinars, virtual events, and more. Then it pivoted again as the pandemic hit, focusing on virtual events. 30, 2022, and a net loss of $8.5 There were 613 SPAC deals in 2021; just 30 have been completed this year, according to SPAC Insider.

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Healthcare company Accolade lays off workers and closes offices

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The company went public in 2020 with a $220 million IPO and the following year acquired virtual care startups PlushCare for $450 million and 2nd.MD million for the quarter, compared to net income of $22.5 Founded in 2007, Accolade provides healthcare delivery, navigation, and advocacy services through employers. for $460 million.

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Seattle startup Banzai to go public via SPAC and acquire marketing tech company Hyros

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Then it pivoted again as the pandemic hit, focusing on its virtual events marketing solution. 7GC was set to take Vice Media public in August 2021, but the two parties reportedly scrapped those plans. ” An investor presentation for the deal shows that Banzai posted a net loss of $8.5 million, for the 12 months ended Sept.

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Coachella will sell lifetime festival passes as NFTs

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Owners of the token will get passes to Coachella every year, plus “access to Coachella-produced virtual experiences forever.” NFT resales often net profits for the original seller, too, which could be a boon for something as permanent as a lifetime pass. Owners of Coachella’s NFTs use the token to redeem two festival passes yearly.

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CES 2023: A list of Washington state companies showing off their latest tech gadgets and services

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The show drew more than 171,000 people in 2020 but went virtual-only in 2021 and last year less than 50,000 attended and numerous companies pulled out amid concerns about the Omicron variant. based makers of haptic gloves for use in virtual reality and robotics, raised $23 million in new funding in September. Ant Reality.

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