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Speckle snags $5.5M seed to build open source platform for 3D drawings

TechCrunch

It enabled them to see and understand firsthand the issues associated with exchanging large proprietary 3D files from vendors like Autodesk and Trimble. Stefanescu said the goal is to provide a platform to open up the process and make it easier for companies to exchange information in 3D formats.

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Luma raises $4.3M to make 3D models as easy as waving a phone around

TechCrunch

The company has developed a new neural rendering technology that makes it possible to take a small number of photos to generate, shade and render a photo-realistic 3D model of a product. In other words: you can see a 3D image of the product you’re considering in a VR headset. Image Credits: Luma. Image Credits: Luma.

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AI in Construction: Future-Proofing the Construction Industry

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The construction industry is no stranger to this trend. The advent of AI in this industry has kickstarted a tech revolution that is all set to completely change how a building is designed, planned, and constructed. Let’s look at how AI’s power is being and can be harnessed in the construction landscape.

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Autonomous drone maker Skydio raises $170M led by Andreessen Horowitz

TechCrunch

Late last year, Skydio brought on additional senior talent to help it address enterprise and government customers, including a software development lead who had experience at Tesla and 3D printing company Carbon. The applications of Skydio’s technology for commercial, public sector and enterprise organizations are many and varied.

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Will enterprises soon keep their best gen AI use cases under wraps?

CIO

Similarly, clothing brand Under Armour recently produced an ad that used AI-generated 3D models of the British boxer Anthony Joshua, based on videos they took of him in the past. IFI Claims writes that over the last five years, applications for gen AI patents have grown at a compounded annual rate of 31%.

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Top 10 AI graduate degree programs

CIO

Carnegie Mellon says the department’s research strategy is to maintain a balance between research into the cure statistical-computational theory of machine learning, and research inventing new algorithms and new problem formulations relevant to practical applications.

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5 measures to gauge your digital portfolio maturity

CIO

When WGI and Columbia Universities’ Global Leaders in Construction Management polled over 570 end users about strategic technology trends they saw having the most business impact on the infrastructure industry in 2023, they cited AI and ML at 32%, augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) at 13%, and 3D printing at 12%.

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