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

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The founders of Speckle , an early-stage startup based in London, are both trained architects and engineers, probably a rare combination. It enabled them to see and understand firsthand the issues associated with exchanging large proprietary 3D files from vendors like Autodesk and Trimble.

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Synthetaic raises $3.5M to train AI with synthetic data

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Synthetaic is a startup working to create data — specifically images — that can be used to train artificial intelligence. Founder and CEO Corey Jaskolski’s experience includes work with both National Geographic (where he was recently named Explorer of the Year ) and a 3D media startup. Image Credits: Synthetaic.

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How the metaverse will help financial organizations transform employee and customer experience on Microsoft Cloud

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For financial institutions, it can transform the way they offer services and training, making them more convenient, engaging, accessible and inclusive.” Metaverse applications are developing quickly. According to  Gartner , 25% of people will spend at least an hour in the metaverse by 2026.

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UK’s Mindtech raises $3.25M from In-Q-Tel, among others, to train CCTV cameras on synthetic humans

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This data is then used to train AI-based computer vision systems for customers such as big retailers, warehouse operators, healthcare, transportation systems and robotics. It literally trains a “synthetic” CCTV camera inside a synthetic world. It’s now closed a $3.25 million early-stage funding round led by U.K.

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Nvidia unveils Workbench for managing AI workloads, updates Omniverse

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Plus, Nvidia is working with Hugging Face, provider of a platform for training and tuning generative AI models, to accelerate model training. Hugging Face will add Nvidia DGX Cloud as one of the cloud-based destinations to which enterprises can send their training workloads.

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AI avatars in the workplace: A tricky equation CIOs must prepare for

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The experience down the road, that’s a 3D version of yourself that can mimic you very well, so you can’t know if it’s a real person or just a 3D version,” he said. No virtual avatar can know what’s in my head, no matter how well trained.” But Yuan said that he envisions a future where it can’t be easily differentiated.

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How 5G is driving big innovations in healthcare for veterans

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Fulfilling that goal is tough for an organization with over 1,300 facilities, but the VHA has learned that using the right technology can make a big difference to success. The organization is currently piloting private 5G networking, a foundational technology that can improve communications, which hospitals have struggled with for years.