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Facebook Bets on Virtual Reality: Purchases VR firm Oculus

CTOvision

If you haven’t heard of it, Oculus VR is a virtual reality startup out of Irvine, CA. to produce “immersive virtual reality technology that’s wearable and affordable.” Starting on Kickstarter in June 2012, Oculus quickly raised millions from backers and other tech companies. Its mission ? – And now, neither is Oculus VR.

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Fountainhead: Predictions: What You WON'T See in IT For 2012

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Predictions: What You WONT See in IT For 2012. While everyone is jumping in with 2012 predictions (Tis the season) I want to impress on everyone that a dose of sobriety is in order. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead.

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Fountainhead: My Cloudy Nerdy Playlist for 2012

Fountainhead

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Monday, January 2, 2012. My Cloudy Nerdy Playlist for 2012. Virtualization. (31). ▼ 2012. (15). My Cloudy Nerdy Playlist for 2012. Virtual Enthusiasm. Virtual Geek. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead.

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Sony buys $250 million stake in Fortnite creator Epic Games

The Verge

The investment lets the two companies “broaden their collaboration across Sony’s leading portfolio of entertainment assets and technology, and Epic’s social entertainment platform and digital ecosystem to create unique experiences for consumers and creators,” according to a press release.

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Next Tech Titan: MotherDuck, Rec Room, Statsig, Submittable, Zuper vie for pivotal GeekWire Award

GeekWire

Rec Room , the virtual reality community and gaming platform, a mainstay of VR and mixed reality platforms including the Meta Quest and, more recently, the Apple Vision Pro. Submittable , a social impact platform that helps corporations, governments, and nonprofits manage programs focused on social good. billion.

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Meet the 8 startups that just pitched at a virtual Demo Night hosted by Female Founders Alliance

GeekWire

Seattle-based FFA just wrapped up a virtual version of its eight-week Ready Set Raise program, which requires each company to have a female or non-binary CEO. FFA is a social purpose corporation , a type of profit corporation the state of Washington created in 2012, and is funded primarily through corporate partners.

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SeanDaniel.com [tech]: Beware Social scammers that call.

Sean Daniel

Thursday, October 04, 2012. Beware Social scammers that call pretending to be the Microsoft HelpDesk. On 9/21/2012, I received my first social engineering hacking attack. Virtualization. Social Media. If you virtualised Windows Server 2012–then you MUST get this patch. ▼ 2012. (23).

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