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German engineering and technology firm Siemens has teamed up with chip maker Nvidia to launch a metaverse where companies can reduce the cost of running their plants and accelerate new production designs. As Reuters reported Wednesday (June 29), the agreement is the foundation of Siemens Xcelerator, the company's new open, cloud-based digital platform, aimed at […]
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