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Interview: James Burnes, Ministry of Awesome

NZ Entrepreneur

And in around 2018, 2019, there was a strategic focus by the Board of Trustees to start looking at how can we more specifically support and service founders in the Greater Canterbury region to help them pursue their ideas. For us, it was not a good use of money.

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AI terms: An AI glossary for humans

The Zapier Blog

Get started AI buzzwords are everywhere, but knowing what they actually mean can help you use AI better. For a simple example, the idea is that your AI assistant agent would be able to book flights using a travel comparison website's AI agent. You can build your own AI agents using tools like Zapier Agents.

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Looking Back On Tech, Startups, And VC In 2018

Haystack

And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. Now in 2018, there’s been significant rounds they’ve led or participated in — Pitchbook here recaps some of the biggest. That will take a long time to settle.

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The Future of Hospitality is Here

Revolution

In fact, according to the 2018 year-end report by CREtech , funding for “proptech” startups has surged with over $20 billion invested across early and late stage venture rounds in the last two years?—?quickly The connective thread here is the use of technology. It is about building and recreating communities.

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A Meeting of Unreasonable Minds

Entrepreneurs' Organization

A successful entrepreneur, businessman and EO Bahrain member, Suhail Algosaibi had long thought about how he could use his position and his company—FALAK Consulting—to make real, radical and sustainable change in his corner of the world. For 2018 we are planning for 300-plus attendees. They came from eight countries in four continents.

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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

“We will benefit from their unique experience and ability to create amazing experiences that help organizations use virtual spaces to drive impact. ” Mozilla launched Hubs in 2018, which it pitched at the time as an “experiment” in “immersive social experiences.”

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Epic Games acquires Sketchfab, a 3D-model sharing platform

TechCrunch

More recently, Unreal Engine has been used for different use cases beyond video games, such as special effects, 3D explorations of virtual worlds, mixed reality projects and more. In 2018, the company shared some metrics — 1 billion views, 2 million members and 3 million 3D models.

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