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Backed by LG, AmazeVR is hoping to resurrect virtual reality’s consumer dreams

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We see no reason that VR content shouldn’t be compelling enough to support a Netflix model. Our approach, commitment to quality, industry-leading technology, and strategic investors provide a path forward to make VR/AR the next great frontier for entertainment and personal displays.”. The company was formed and financed with $6.3

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Canoo takes the covers off of its debut electric vehicle

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Kranz, who initially came on board as the company’s chief technology officer, took over the day-to-day operations of Canoo after Stefan Krause, Canoo’s co-founder and chief executive, stepped away from the company in August for personal reasons, as The Verge previously reported. .

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Live streaming studio, Culture Genesis, launches its first show, the quiz-based Trivia Mob

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For its foray into live-streamed appointment entertainment, Culture Genesis has tapped Melvin Gregg , the influencer and star of Netflix’s American Vandal series along with a host of … well… hosts including former Miss USA contestant, Brittany Lucio ; DJ Damage , the co-host of Sean ‘P. ”