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Go back inside Seattle’s Living Computers, virtually, via 3D tour updated with links to auction items

GeekWire

A view inside Paolo Tosolini’s virtual tour of the former Living Computers: Museum + Labs in Seattle shows a minicomputer and a link (center) to the Christie’s auction for that artifact. He returned in 2017 to do a more detailed scan of the first and second floors of the space in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood.

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Facebook’s new virtual meeting app is ‘great news’ and ‘validating’ for these Seattle entrepreneurs

GeekWire

Facebook today unveiled its vision for the future of work: a virtual reality experience called Horizon Workrooms that uses avatars and VR headsets to replicate in-person collaboration. “It will cause more people to experiment with virtual workspaces and consider using them as a key part of their remote or hybrid teams.”

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Redfin co-founder sues company for alleged patent infringement over 3D home tour technology

GeekWire

Surefield founder David Eraker claims Redfin copied technology that he developed after leaving the company that allows prospective homebuyers to take virtual 3D tours of properties in a lawsuit filed Monday. That complaint concerns image-based rendering technology that makes it possible to move around a property virtually.

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Microsoft’s best commercial features dogs frolicking in Halo, Minecraft, and Flight Simulator

The Verge

These pups dream of running around in a virtual Minecraft world, playing fetch with grenades for Master Chief in Halo , and even flying high in the Microsoft Flight Simulator skies. “A Microsoft has had some memorable holiday commercials over the years, but this year’s is the best yet because it features dogs.

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Bringing the National Museum of African American History and Culture to the world

CIO Business Intelligence

The startup focused on federal contracts and earned its first contract with the Secret Service in 2017. Digital designer Fearless of Baltimore was awarded the contract to build and maintain the Smithsonian’s first and only digital museum. Today, it employs more than 200.

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Microsoft unveils Mesh, betting on mixed reality for gatherings and collaboration across platforms

GeekWire

A meeting in Microsoft Mesh, with an animated avatar (left), in-person participant (center) and photorealistic avatar (right) collaborating on a live virtual simulation. ” Microsoft’s Alex Kipman and filmmaker James Cameron discuss Microsoft Mesh, in Microsoft Mesh, during the company’s Ignite virtual conference.

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FFA announces third cohort for accelerator program designed to help female and non-binary founders

GeekWire

The Seattle-based organization this year is hosting a virtual version of its eight-week “ Ready Set Raise ” program, which requires each company to have a female or non-binary CEO. It now has 20,000 members since launching in 2017 and graduated two Ready Set Raise cohorts. CEO Laura Wittig, co-founder Liza Moiseeva. Seattle, Wash.