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I had a blast playing ‘Squid Game Virtuals’ at a VR arcade — but here’s why I likely won’t return

GeekWire

(Sandbox VR Photo) After years of hype, virtual reality still hasn’t achieved mainstream consumer adoption. We spent a weeknight at Sandbox VR in Seattle, one of more than 45 locations worldwide where the San Francisco-based startup offers virtual reality experiences for groups of 2-to-6 people.

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Has COVID-19 changed sports forever? UW, WSU athletic directors and Sounders owner look ahead

GeekWire

The future of sports, just like many industries across the world, is up in the air as COVID-19 continues spreading across the country and world. For now, professional leagues are playing condensed seasons inside “bubbles,” while some colleges are slashing sports programs altogether to cut costs.

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Giving an edge to the 5G digital services marketplace

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ommunication service providers (CSPs) as they explore new enterprise-focused use cases for 5G networks. This phase of the Catalyst captures the enterprise customer’s business intent, which is used to determine the appropriate downstream connectivity as a service (CaaS). The Catalyst project, 5G digital marketplace - Phase II. ,

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How the NHL is using AI to predict key moments in games

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GeekWire Photo / Taylor Soper) Amazon has moved deeper into the sports world over the past several years. At the NHL showcase, AWS demoed a live cloud-based production of the game — a first for the NHL, and a new alternative to the traditional truck-based environment of live sports production.

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Metaverse: The time for CIOs to experiment is now

CIO Business Intelligence

Despite lukewarm user demand for metaverse capabilities to date, the time is right for enterprises to be conducting experiments and prototypes in this potentially disruptive space. One breathless proponent insisted the metaverse is a “parallel virtual plane of existence,” while another claimed it was “a moral imperative.”.

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FutureIT Toronto – Where IDC Analysts and Canadian Tech Leaders Meet

CIO Business Intelligence

Get ready to ask questions to our experts, participate in discussion groups and learn about modernizing your digital enterprise with cloud, AI and security. With its tagline, “Building the Digital Enterprise with Cloud, AI and Security” you can be sure the conversations are going to yield some very strong outcomes.

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The use cases for a private wireless networks are many and increasing

CIO Business Intelligence

Think about a huge sporting event , like the Super Bowl , or a big stadium concert tour that attracts tens of thousands of cell-phone wielding fans. But Leventhal is quick to point out that the use cases for private wireless networks are not limited to large enterprises or those in overtly demanding environments.

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