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Wikifactory has raised $4.5M for its ‘GitHub for hardware’ to make almost anything remotely

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Today Wikifactory , billing itself as a “GitHub for hardware”, announced it has closed a $3 million funding round, taking it to a total of $4.5M, pre-series A. This allows product developers to review and discuss 3D models in more than 30 file formats in real time. Perhaps that day is edging closer.

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AM Ventures extrudes $100M to support industrial 3D printing

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Munich-based AM Ventures just closed a $100 million fund focusing specifically on the early growth stages of industrial and commercial 3D printing applications. million financing into the ultra-high-resolution 3D printing company that can print finely enough to aid in semiconductor and display manufacturing. . The firm led the $9.5

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Understanding prompt engineering: Unlock the creative potential of Stability AI models on AWS

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A complete prompt might read: “3D Voxel Art; wide angle shot of a bright and colorful world.” For instance, in the prompt “A realistic 3D render of a red apple,” the clarity of tokenization can significantly affect the quality of the output image. Similarly, emphasizing multiple aspects, as in “A (photorealistic:1.4) (3D render:1.2)

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Austin-based ICON awarded $57.2 million NASA contract for lunar construction tech

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ICON, which is best-known for its 3D-printed homes, has been working on Project Olympus for some time. The company is planning on working with samples of lunar regolith and bringing its hardware and software into space to help it develop construction approaches that can best function in the cold, low-gravity atmosphere of the moon.

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Nvidia points to the future of AI hardware

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GPUs like Blackwell could revolutionize the fields of data analytics, 3D modeling, cryptography, and even advanced web rendering — areas where processing speed and power are crucial,” he says. “In But Nvidia’s many announcements during the conference didn’t address a handful of ongoing challenges on the hardware side of AI.

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China’s game engine Cocos raises $50M, goes beyond games

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Cocos is best known for its cross-platform, open source engine for 2D mobile games, but many have argued it has fallen behind in the 3D era. To play catchup, the Beijing-based company added 3D capabilities to its engine last year. “The progression of mini games is a revolution in China,” suggested Stapley.

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PassiveLogic, which creates digital twins of building systems, raises $15M

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” Analysts at McKinsey (among others) predict the pandemic will spur an interest in more comfortable, sustainable working spaces. PassiveLogic hosts a software environment, Autonomy Studio, where customers can create building system models from CAD or 3D models.

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