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Foursquare founder banks funding for mystery 3D social network startup

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The trio say they have banked $4 million in early funding led by DCVC for their project. Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley is on the co-founding team of a new startup called LivingCities , alongside Matt Miesnieks, who sold his most recent startup 6D.ai Other backers include Eniac Ventures, Anorak and Matthew Ball.

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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.”. Is that the bank? Christine and Haje.

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

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“Suddenly, you can create engaging customer-facing videos at the click of a button,” says Oliver Banks, retail consultant and author of Driving Retail Transformation: How to navigate disruption and change. The new ads were created very quickly,” says Banks. The new sequences are then tested at the VTT lab by using E.

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Drone data scanning company Skycatch announces a $25M raise

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Founded in 2013, the Bay Area-based company provides centimeter-accurate 3D scanning services, primarily for construction sites and mining operations. It provides the 3D mapping software, as well as a base station with an edge processor, known as the Edge 1. Where top VCs are investing in construction robotics.

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How Nvidia became a trillion-dollar company

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Investor exuberance waned later that week, dropping the chip designer out of the trillion-dollar club in short order, just as former members Meta and Tesla had fallen before it, but it was soon back in the club, and in mid-June, investment bank Morgan Stanley forecast Nvidia’s value could continue to rise another 15% before the year is out.

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Beyond gigabit: the need for 10 Gbps in business networks

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This not only includes the hundreds or thousands of workers simultaneously on video calls, but also high bandwidth video streams used in 3D quality monitoring on manufacturing lines. “As It is designed to scale seamlessly, ensuring connectivity and management remains smooth to support real-time demand.

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LightForce Orthodontics wolfs down $50M to straighten out that crooked smile of yours

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With the snappy slogan “one size fits one”, LightForce Orthodontics creates custom, 3D-printed brackets and placement trays for braces. He has a deep background in 3D printing and hard tech. Meanwhile, Alfred is taking in the knowledge from other areas, such as from simulation and from 3D printing.”

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