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Daily Crunch: New Point-E AI allows users to generate 3D objects from detailed text prompts

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Making 3D out of text : That’s OpenAI’s new thing as it releases Point-E, an AI that generates 3D models. And not just any models, Kyle writes — it “generates point clouds, or discrete sets of data points in space that represent a 3D shape — hence the cheeky abbreviation.”. Christine and Haje. The TechCrunch Top 3.

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Tractable raises $60M at a $1B valuation to make damage appraisals using AI

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It’s not unlike the tension between fintech-fuelled neobanks and the incumbent banks, which are now scrambling to invest in more technology to catch up with the times. Hover secures $60M for 3D imaging to assess and fix properties. Insurtech is hot on both sides of the Atlantic.

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5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed This Year

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KoBold Metals ties two hot trends together for investors — artificial intelligence and alternative energy sources. The cash valued the climate-tech startup at $1.15 What makes the Berkeley, California-based startup intriguing?

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Hire Metaverse Developers: Everything You Need to Know

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By utilizing cutting-edge technologies such as 3D, AR, and VR, metaverse app development creates a vast virtual platform that mimics the real world, allowing for a seamless and uninterrupted experience regardless of the number of users. What is Metaverse The metaverse has brought the future closer to reality through digitization?

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Extra Crunch roundup: A fistful of IPOs, Affirm’s Peloton problem, Zoom Apps and more

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What China’s fintech can teach the world. ” What China’s fintech market can teach the world. On Monday, Alex dove into the IPO filing for enterprise artificial intelligence company C3.ai. 3D rendering of TNT dynamite sticks in carton box on blue background. ” What is Roblox worth?

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Daily Crunch: Startup that transforms real-world items into NFTs raises $6.9M seed round

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For vegans, not having steak is now a mis-steak of the past : In a fun twist we didn’t see coming, Mooji is 3D printing plant-based meat. This island has nothing to do with love other than that for Roblox : Spotify launched its “Spotify Island” and is now the first music streaming brand on Roblox. Startups and VC. World’s first ?q??

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5 Interesting Startup Deals You May Have Missed In January: Humanoids, AI Relationships And Cleaning Up Space

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The Singapore-based startup aims to create “a world where human and AI interactions are seamless, enriched and democratic,” building augmented social experiences through multimodal AI, including 3D modeling.

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