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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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Glowforge cuts deal with Michaels to expand retail reach of its 3D laser printers

GeekWire

Glowforge has signed on with a new retail partner in a bid to get its 3D laser printers and other products in front of more customers who are already thinking about making and creating. Glowforge makes a line of 3D laser cutters/engravers. Some hardware jobs will remain in-person jobs at Glowforge Labs in Seattle. and Canada.

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Can we 3D print a better face mask?

Vox

How 3D printing can help mitigate PPE supply shortages in future pandemics. As the country waited for US manufacturers to scale up PPE production and for supply chains to stabilize, a fascinating stopgap solution emerged: 3D printing. That’s where 3D printing came in. Christina Animashaun/Vox. The Wild West of PPE”.

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Samsung imagines how its first AR glasses might look in these leaked concept videos

The Verge

Samsung has been toying with AR glasses for years , most recently trotting out an extremely basic set of image-projecting goggles on the CES 2020 stage , but I’ve never seen the company suggest it might like to build an actually ambitious augmented reality wearable computing device — until perhaps today.

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Gaussian splatting

Dataconomy

Gaussian splatting is reshaping the landscape of 3D rendering, enhancing the quality of virtual environments through innovative techniques. Gaussian splatting is a cutting-edge rendering technology that produces high-quality images for 3D scenes. What is Gaussian splatting?

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Amazon’s Halo disappears: Tech giant discontinues health devices and service, promises refunds

GeekWire

The original Halo Band and app, unveiled in August 2020, included optional features that used 3D body modeling to estimate body fat, and listened to a user’s conversations to provide feedback on tone of voice. The subscription was $3.99/month, The opportunity to invent on behalf of customers is why many employees join Amazon.

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New Frontier Aerospace aims to zoom from hypersonic flight’s past into its future

GeekWire

New Frontier Aerospace’s chief operating officer, David Gregory (at left), lays his hand on the company’s Mjölnir rocket engine while CEO Bill Bruner strikes what he calls his “Wernher von Braun pose” with a 3D-printed model of the company’s hypersonic rocket ship. GeekWire Photo / Alan Boyle) TUKWILA, Wash.

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