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ICON lands $207M Series B to construct more 3D-printed homes after seeing 400% YoY revenue growth

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Creating single-family homes for the homeless using 3D printing robotics. Delivering what is believed to be the largest 3D-printed structure in North America — a barracks for Texas Military Department. ICON was founded in late 2017 and launched during SXSW in March 2018 with the first permitted 3D-printed home in the U.S.

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Student social good startups collect $95K in T-Mobile competition

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Recycle My Battery (Edison, New Jersey) A nonprofit working to reduce the environmental impact of batteries by installing free-to-use recycling bins in public locations throughout their community. Pictured at top). Some of these are pretty legit. Feel free to look me up when that pre-seed round hits, all.

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MyHeritage and D-ID partner to bring photos to life with both animations and voice

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Nonprofits and governments have also used the technology in various public awareness campaigns. ” After the LiveStory is created, users can watch it, share it with friends, or post it to social media. — and not just faces, but full-body movement in 3D worlds. tech from D-ID directly to consumers. Image Credits: D-ID.

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AI creative platform D-ID, the tech behind those viral videos of animated family photos, raises $25M

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Deep Nostalgia and LiveStory, both collaborations with MyHeritage, helped put D-ID’s name on the map, as the resulting animations went viral across social media platforms like TikTok, thanks to users sharing their emotional reactions to seeing their loved ones again in this new format. It’s worked with Warner Bros.

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A year on from Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian startups show astounding resilience

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Numo provides a social to-do list that people with ADHD use to complete daily tasks. The Breakfast The Breakfast is a social app for modern humans that introduces two people to meet and talk over breakfast. Is an app for adults with ADHD that helps gamify daily tasks and get support.

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EDUCAUSE 2021: Wrap up & Key Takeaways

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They’re a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance higher education through the use of information technology. Each village also offers online learning communities that address academic engagement, student services and social support. That will ensure a better experience.”

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Radar Trends to Watch: March 2023

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Make-a-video (MAV3D) demonstrates an AI system that generates 3D video from text description. Fastly’s Fast Forward Program provides free CDN services to open source projects and nonprofits that make the world a better place. Mastodon , with its vision of open, federated social media, is one of the projects that Fastly is supporting.