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Do you want to have fun in line with the theme of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games? Dive into the middle of the festivities with VirtualTime, offering you the virtual reality game “All in One Sports VR” and its “Summer” version. Take part in more than 10 Olympic sports, solo or in pairs, and feel the excitement of competition. We tested it and we tell you all about it! What if you wanted to experience the Paris 2024 Olympic Games differently this summer? Why not in virtual reality? VirtualTime, a VR experience specialist located in the heart of Paris (Bastille,…

Shares of Sage Therapeutics (Nasdaq: SAGE ) fell about 22% to $10.25 in pre-market trading after the company reported disappointing topline results from the Phase 2 KINETIC 2 dose-ranging study of its investigational oral drug SAGE-324 (BIIB124) as a potential treatment for essential tremor (ET).The study, conducted in partnership with US biotechnology giant Biogen (Nasdaq: BIIB), did not demonstrate a statistically significant dose-response relationship in participants with ET for its primary endpoint, change from baseline to day 91 in the Essential Tremor Rating Scale (TETRAS) Performance Subscale (PS) item 4 (upper extremities) total score.Additionally, no statistically significant differences were demonstrated…

Gorodenkov/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis Ah, things looked very promising for a few hours. Richtech Robotics Inc. (NASDAQ:RR) had some good news and the stock price soared, but the stock price quickly fell back to its starting level. Still, the news suggests there could be some big deals coming in the next year or two that could pay off. Specifically, the company has completed installation of its product in its first of 240 locations, which is a big deal for a small company that only recently began trading on the NASDAQ. Given this and other news, I am upgrading…

The Union Budget 2024-25 will set up a Rs 1,000 crore venture capital fund for investments in the space economy, improving availability of early-stage funding and encouraging participation of startups in the sector, investors and founders said.The move will encourage greater private sector participation and help in the emergence of major players in the space startup ecosystem.According to IN-SPACe, India’s space economy could reach $44 billion over the next decade from $8.4 billion today, and India’s share of the global space economy would quadruple from 2% currently to 8%. “We strongly believe that the Rs 1,000 crore fund for space…

The advent of Pharma 4.0 has ushered in a new era of digital transformation, leveraging the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) to revolutionize traditional processes. Among the myriad uses of IoT in the pharmaceutical industry, its impact on cleanroom monitoring is groundbreaking, significantly improving operational efficiency, compliance, and product quality. In this blog, we take a closer look at how IoT can improve cleanroom performance, signaling a critical shift towards smarter, more reliable, and more efficient pharmaceutical manufacturing. Understanding the Role of Cleanrooms in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Cleanrooms are controlled environments with low levels of…

Key Takeaways Fireblocks for Startups has increased startup adoption by 50%. The suite supports 65+ blockchains and 35+ exchanges. Share this article Fireblocks, an enterprise-grade platform for digital asset management, has introduced a new self-service suite of tools aimed at blockchain startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Called Fireblocks for Startups, the platform offers streamlined financial management, wallet creation capabilities, and network access.The service is being launched as industry data shows venture capital funding for Web3 startups increased by 55% in the first quarter of 2024. Fireblocks reports a 50% increase in startup users since piloting the new service.Fireblocks…

Tamil Nadu is keen to explore collaboration with the UAE in various sectors including space technology, drones and quantum computing, Industries Minister TRB Raja said.Chennai, July 24 (PTI) Tamil Nadu is keen to explore collaborations in various sectors including space technology, drones and quantum computing, Industries Minister TRB Raja said here on Wednesday.The state is also expected to be the largest exporter of electronics this year, worth $12 billion, he said at an event here.”We are looking at space technology and drones. We have a leading drone manufacturer and we are also looking at quantum computing. There is a lot…

Google has announced a series of updates to make its Play Store more enjoyable to use, as part of the company’s larger effort to transform its online marketplace into “an end-to-end experience that goes beyond a store.” Yes, that’s right: Google wants you to use Google Play.Here’s what the company plans to do: With this update, AI will generate review summaries that are extracted from user reviews and form a consensus. You may have already encountered this kind of feature on Facebook or Google Search. The company first announced the feature at its I/O event this year.This near-AI approach also…

Dallas Invents is a weekly look at U.S. patents granted with a connection to the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. Listings include patents granted to local assignees and/or those with a North Texas inventor. Patent activity can be an indicator of future economic growth, as well as the development of emerging markets and talent attraction. By tracking both inventors and assignees in the region, we aim to provide a broader view of the region’s inventive activity. Listings are organized by Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC).  122 patents granted    Ranked No. 10 in patent production out of 250 metros NO. OF PATENTS BY CLASSIFICATION A: HUMAN NECESSITIES 11B: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING 9E: FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS…

WESTBOROUGH, Mass., July 24, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kopin Corporation (NASDAQ: KOPN), a pioneering provider of application-specific optical solutions and high-performance microdisplays for defense, enterprise, consumer and medical products, today announced a milestone in the development of its NeuralDisplay™ platform software.This innovative software platform has now reached the alpha testing stage of development, marking a key milestone in Kopin’s NeuralDisplay™ development efforts, which Kopin has been working on since it began development in 2023, aiming to revolutionize Organic Light-Emitting Diode on Silicon (OLEDoS) and Micro Light-Emitting Diode (MicroLED) microdisplays for defense, consumer and other spatial computing applications.We believe that NeuralDisplay™ will eliminate the…