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Qualcomm Targets Consumer Drone Market With New Platform

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San Diego-based Qualcomm has launched a new reference platform, specifically aimed at helping designers incorporate its chips into drone aircraft, the company said Thursday. Qualcomm said that at least one, consumer drone company--Yuneec has already committed to bringing a drone to market using the platform. READ MORE>>.

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Niantic transcends Discord to build Campfire, an AR social app, and unveils Lightship VPS

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Since the launch of Pokémon Go in 2016, players have been coordinating meetups, in-game raids and battles on platforms like Reddit and Discord. This summer, parent company Niantic is unveiling Campfire, a social app designed to help mobile augmented reality (AR) gamers connect. ” Image Credits: Niantic.

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Manufacturing startup Divergent 3D reduces staff by one-third

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The company, which employed about 160 people, laid off 57 workers, according to documents filed with the California Employment Development Department. The platform is an end-to-end digital production system that uses high-speed 3D printers to make complex parts out of metal alloys. The company’s No.

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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

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To top it all off, the AI startup recently partnered up with Getty Images, one of the largest repositories of paid stock imagery, to develop a new generative AI model ‘Runway’ geared towards the film and advertising industries. Calendly Calendly is an online scheduling platform popular among business and personal users.

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GM exits car-sharing business and shuts down Maven

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The automaker Tuesday said its Maven car-sharing service, which launched in 2016, will shut down for good. Our learnings and developments from Maven will go on to benefit and accelerate the growth of other areas of GM business.”. ” Maven was designed to bring and expand several of GM’s existing test programs under one brand.

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Selling Online In 2016 For The First Time – What Works When You Have A Blank Slate?

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It may seem hard to believe, but even in 2016, there remain a number of successful consumer brands that are not sold online. I thought it would be interesting to understand the challenges and concerns of entrepreneurs who began selling online for the first time in 2016, so I sat down with Heidi Muther, COO at Z S upply , LLC.

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LA-based gaming studio Scopely raises $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation

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The Los Angeles-based mobile game development studio Scopely has become America’s newest unicorn thanks to a $200 million financing which values the company at a whopping $1.4 The company raised a $55 million round of financing in 2016, $60 million in 2017 and $100 million in 2018.

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