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Vectary, a design platform for 3D and AR, raises $7.3M from EQT and BlueYard

TechCrunch

Vectary , a design platform for 3D and augmented reality (AR), has raised a $7.3 Vectary makes high-quality 3D design more accessible for consumers, garnering over one million creators worldwide, and has more than a thousand digital agencies and creative studios as users. million round led by European fund EQT Ventures.

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Y Combinator-backed Poly uses AI to generate art assets

TechCrunch

One of the more interesting ventures to emerge from the space recently is Poly, which lets designers create video game and other virtual assets, including textures for 3D models, using only text prompts. Poly’s first tool in its planned web-based suite generates 3D textures with physically-based rendering maps.

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The 3D Printer Effect: How a Makers Community Was Born

Gorilla Logic

About a year ago, I really wanted to buy a 3D printer, but after looking at a myriad of options on the web, I decided not to spend my entire Christmas bonus on one… maybe you’ll understand me. I didn’t even know how to use a 3D printer, so why would I have spent that kind of money on a new toy? IT WAS FUN.

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Thinking of hibernating through the metaverse winter?

CIO

Some examples are interacting in marketplaces to purchase virtual goods or services, playing games, exploring museums or gardens, touching or seeing 3D versions of objects, hiking, attending conferences or musical events, painting, and composing music. Alternate identities : Personas or representations of users in digital form.

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Zoom who? Higher ed is going holographic

The Hustle

Holograms can be more effective for showcasing complex, 3D equipment than traditional video calls. The hologram box could display an image of a deceased celeb and train AI on their books, lectures, and social media, allowing users to interact with them in real time.

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Managing CEO expectations is this year’s Priority No. 1

CIO

If we aren’t, they’ll want Tony Stark’s ability to conjure up high-tech solutions by gesticulating into a 3D touch interface while arguing with the AI that ran the Iron Man’s lab. Today’s CEOs are more likely to get their IT visions from stories written by credulous writers authoring for online business media. That’s if we’re lucky.

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Artificial Intelligence: How is it transforming social media and businesses?

Openxcell

One of the most obvious examples is social media. Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the social media landscape in ways we never imagined. AI is revolutionizing how businesses approach social media marketing today, from content creation and ad optimization to social listening and influencer marketing.