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Read the room — virtually: Seattle startup lands $10M to analyze your face and voice on video calls

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Their new company is Read , which just announced a $10 million seed round for its software that measures engagement and sentiment of participants on video meetings. The startup is aiming to ride tailwinds driven by the pandemic that caused massive adoption of video conferencing tools such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. billion in 2026.

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Getting a foothold in the 5G applications ecosystem

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Application developers have a critical role to play in generating innovative uses of 5G networks, as T-Mobile in the US made clear with its recent. Yet there has been no stampede by communications service providers (CSPs) to repeat the attempts made during the early days of 4G to create an application ecosystem.

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ST Engineering showcases applications of new technologies to stay ahead of disruption

CIO Business Intelligence

Consider both the upsides and downsides to every disruptive innovation and develop applications that are smart, secure, and sustainable, without losing your focus on solving real-world challenges,” says Low Jin Phang, President, Digital Systems, ST Engineering. This is a challenge AGIL ® Vision seeks to solve.

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Video conferencing trends for 2021

Spearline Testing

Video conferencing has become a core facet of the year 2020, enabling organizations to communicate, family and friends to stay connected, and even for medical practitioners to assess their patients. By 2024 , research projects that the video conferencing industry will be worth US$20 billion. Departure from in-person meetings.

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Virtual reality storyteller creates project showcasing historically Black community in Seattle

GeekWire

Yolanda Barton, standing, created a virtual reality experience focused on Seattle’s Central District, a historically Black neighborhood. The VR weaves together digital illustrations, historic photos and recent video interviews, with a narrator providing details. She has ideas for applications in education and tourism promotions.

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Top tips to improve your virtual meetings

Spearline Testing

Poor audio quality can be a large inconvenience during virtual meetings, especially when everyone is remote working. Each of the wide variety of conferencing applications available has its own testing options, allowing you to test audio and video quality before the meeting starts, avoiding any conflict or hassle.

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Facebook Bets on Virtual Reality: Purchases VR firm Oculus

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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.” Brian Fung , tech writer for the Washington Post, agrees, predicting that Facebook will use virtual reality to strengthen its grip on social interactions.