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Larry Page’s air taxi startup is buying former DJI rival 3D Robotics

The Verge

Image: 3D Robotics. Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, is buying what’s left of one-time DJI competitor 3D Robotics. As part of the acquisition, 3D Robotics co-founder Chris Anderson will become Kitty Hawk’s chief operating officer. Kitty Hawk is shifting its focus after recent turmoil.

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Epic Games buys Seattle-area video game development toolmaker RAD

GeekWire

Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite and the Unreal Engine , has acquired the game development toolset creator RAD Game Tools , headquartered in Kirkland, Wash. “We both believe that solid technologies enable developers to build beautiful, performant, and reliable experiences. Fortnite is one of Epic Games’ top titles.

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How generative AI could change the way video games are developed, tested, and played

GeekWire

Rec Room screenshot) Video game companies are dipping their toes into the rapidly-evolving world of generative AI with behind-the-scenes development. It visualized ideas via Midjourney and DALL-E, and turned the resulting images into 3D assets with CSM and Shap-E. It may soon be applied to actual gameplay.

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Redfin co-founder sues company for alleged patent infringement over 3D home tour technology

GeekWire

Surefield founder David Eraker claims Redfin copied technology that he developed after leaving the company that allows prospective homebuyers to take virtual 3D tours of properties in a lawsuit filed Monday. Surefield’s 3D Home Tour launched in April 2014.

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How 3D printing will transform the retail industry: The opportunities

Trends in the Living Networks

Power Retail magazine has just published a very nice piece on 3D Printing: The Next Retail Revolution , drawn primarily from an interview with me. The piece begins by discussing the news that a company is developing technology for the 3D printing of meat. The question is: how rapidly will these changes develop?

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

CIO Business Intelligence

Similarly, clothing brand Under Armour recently produced an ad that used AI-generated 3D models of the British boxer Anthony Joshua, based on videos they took of him in the past. Normally, a CCO develops ideas about what the market needs and communicates them to a design team, which produces sketches to then be reviewed by the CCO.

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Nabisco and Nintendo team up to release limited-edition ‘Pokémon’ Oreo cookies

GeekWire

3, which will feature over 8,000 3D replicas of Pokémon Oreos displayed on an 8′ x 22′ mural in a Pikachu-themed design. The Pokémon Company, headquartered in Tokyo, is a joint operation between Nintendo, Pokémon developer Game Freak, and the Japanese company Creatures.

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