The (Processing) Level Required to Be Super We’ve had... clients ask us whether our 3D/4DGS capture and processing pipeline holds up in high-end VFX cinematic shots. Last year we were fortunate to work on the Superman production with Framestore (capturing Superman’s parents for a hologram), with our work shown on IMAX screens ~30 m high—so we’re confident the quality delivers. For this R&D preview, we ran test captures using an affordable off-the-shelf temporal plugin to reduce flicker and improve stability over time. We recorded @ 48fps from our 196x machine vision cameras and trained the 4DGS using Postshot at Ultra quality ~20 million splat resolution. What you’re seeing are stop-motion 3DGS frames. Each frame is an individual Gaussian Splat—processed to ~20 million splats for the full scene, then cropped and cleaned to ~6 million splats per frame. Our system—and the 3DGS process—picks up fine details like stray fine hairs, skin pores and woven cloth threads. Thanks for watching & stay super! Learn more @ #3DGS #4DGS #VFX #GaussianSplatting #IMAX #VolumetricCapture #Superman 4K Version here -show more

#NEWS: Novavax has entered into a non-exclusive license agreement... with Pfizer Inc. for use of Novavax’s Matrix-M® adjuvant for up to two disease areas. This new partnership shows our corporate strategy in action, and adds to the successful collaboration we have with Sanofi, among other major companies. We’re excited to be executing on our strategy to drive incremental value from partnerships and R&D innovation, with the potential to create new or improve existing products using Novavax’s differentiated technology platform. Ultimately, these partnerships increase access for the people who could benefit from products built with our technology and importantly drive incremental value for investors and for global public health. Visit to get details on the potential value we are building with this partnership, including $30 million upfront, up to $500 million in milestone payments and more. We’re excited to work with you, Pfizer. Read more:show more

Thank you SO much to all our followers, supporters... and fans for all of the love at TsumiCon @ Houston, TX this past weekend!! ❤️❤️ (Long Post Incoming)⬇️ Our hearts are so full and words cannot describe how we are feeling right now 🥹 We are so happy to have met all of you! Thank you for stopping by our booth, hanging out with us, and taking pictures with us. Our group photo session took over an hour (we literally still can’t believe it). To be honest, it was a bit hectic since it was so busy. However, you guys were all so nice and patient and understanding! And even though it lasted over an hour, you guys waited in line just to meet us 🥹. Thank you for purchasing our JolliBaddies posters (we SOLD OUT omg!!🤯)! This is also unbelievable to us. Thank you for going to our panel on Saturday and playing Bingo with us!!! IN THE MAIN PANEL ROOM TOO!!!! We thought that only 20 people would attend and were originally going to be in the smallest room. However, the line for the panel was SO long that Tsumicon staff ended up switching our room from the smallest room to literally the LARGEST panel room!!! Our minds are still blown away by this. In addition, our panel line was SO long that staff had to cut it off because we were at MAX capacity!!!! Once again, thanks again to ALL OF YOU for coming out to Tsumicon and supporting JolliBaddies first public appearance!!! PS: we are sorry if this message is all over the place but our hearts are full and we have so many emotions right now that we can’t put into words. Literally crying happy tears right now as we right this 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹show more

Ola recently announced that they are bringing affordable AI... to Indian developers. 𝐉𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐬 an Indian company has been providing affordable GPUs for developers across the globe since 2020. We are a little known, so I want to share our story here. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 We are bootstrapped, building from the outskirts of Coimbatore. Started as a small team of 4, from humble backgrounds none from IITs/IIMs. Currently, we are a team of 12+. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐝 The cost of hosting GPU servers 4 years back in India was insanely high. We got 2 quotes which charged us Rs. 1.5L for a single server per month. At that cost, it was not practical for us to do the business. So we went to the first principle to build an MVP for a mini data center/server room. For the first few years, we ran all our servers from a room fitted with ACs, a UPS, and a Generator, which experts claimed would not work. As we scaled, we faced the heat of our setup, but by then we accumulated more money than we had. So last year we moved it to a tier 3+ DC near Bangalore. This helped us boost the confidence of our users, as we have redundancy for power, internet, and networking which gives us and our customers a lot of peaceful nights. 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐉𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐬 Developers and artists from across the world have supported us in our journey. Some prominent companies are ZOHO (My inspiration), Weights and Biases, UNC, UpGrad, and many more. 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 We crossed 580K USD in the last financial year, the highest ever in our history. Being bootstrapped, the only way for us to grow is to put all the money back. Our customers are our investors, as a founder I have hardly taken a paycheck for the last 4+ years, since the team also believes in our vision they are happy not taking a fancy cheque. 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 As AI evolves, we want to bring the capabilities of AI to users at the lowest prices possible. Being bootstrapped, the only way to survive is to be frugal and disciplined. 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 I am proud of our hiring strategy. We hired only freshers to date, and most of our hires do not have a formal degree. They come from rural areas and economically challenged backgrounds. The average age of our new team is 19. They have played an active role in building our V2 of Jarvislabs and improving the product daily. I love to thank everyone for supporting us in our journey. Thanks to Analytics India Magazine, INDIAai, fastai for recognizing us in our early years. If our story resonates with you, Please share our story to inspire others & support our mission. #StartupIndiashow more

Alchemania Launch! Hey, Goblins and Alchemists! It's been a... while since our last update. We know you've eagerly waited and asked, "When's the secret event?" 😒 Due to technical issues, we had to delay the release a few times, but the wait is finally over! Today, we're thrilled to unveil the newest chapter in our magical world — Alchemania! ‼️ PLAY ALCHEMANIA NOW ‼️ Your mission? Earn 💎 gems and level up your Alchemical Machine. What are gems? It's an additional $POTION rewards pool. So, from now on, we'll have two reward pools: points and gems. Gems are produced using the greatest goblin invention — the Alchemical Machine. The process is simple: tap! This update is massive; as always, we've prepared a detailed article for you. 🔮 Read the full article about Alchemania: What makes Alchemania unique? - Integration with the main game, Magic Alchemy - Deep game mechanics - High-quality design Alchemania isn't just the first clicker on a desktop; it's also the first horizontal clicker. 🚀 This approach unlocks new possibilities for our game and takes the quality of clickers to the next level. 🫶 Thanks for sticking with us and helping to keep the magic of alchemy alive. Let the era of Alchemania begin!show more

Scott and I took some time for a little... self-care yesterday at J. Lynn Skin, and let’s just say—it was eye-opening! We both got laser treatments to improve our skin health. J. Lynn Skin used a machine to analyze the age of our skin, and let’s just say… we weren’t thrilled to find out that our skin is actually older than our real ages. Years of sun-worshipping and life’s wear and tear have definitely left their mark. I opted for the Moxi Laser—a more treatment designed to improve skin texture, repair sun damage (thanks to my younger self who thought sunscreen was optional), and reduce fine lines. It’s known for being a milder option with minimal discomfort and a recovery time of about 7-10 days. Scott went for the heavy-hitter! He got the TRL Laser Treatment around his eyes to target under-eye bags and deeper wrinkles, paired with the Moxi on the rest of his face to tackle stubborn sunspots. It’s a more intense treatment but perfect for deeper issues. His recovery is also about 7-10 days. Why are we sharing this? Because skin health is so much more than just looking good. It’s about feeling confident and taking care of ourselves from the inside out. And while we can’t turn back time, we can definitely help our skin age a little more gracefully. This was also a good reminder for us to protect our skin with sunblock, hats and sunglasses! We’re excited to see the results over the next week and will keep you posted on our progress. Huge thanks to J. Lynn Skin for helping us take this step towards healthier, more vibrant skin! Have you ever had a skin age analysis? Trust me, it’s eye-opening—and might just be the push you need to start prioritizing your skin health too! #SkinHealth #MoxiLaser #TRLLaser #AntiAging #SunDamageRepair #SelfCareJourney #JLynnSkin #LaserTreatment #AgingGracefully #CouplesThatGlowTogethershow more

Big news! Today we are announcing that Shopify is... acquiring the Threads team. There are a million feelings and thoughts from this journey, but nothing more than gratitude to all of our users and customers for building with us, my colleagues (both current and former) for making all of this possible, our investors, especially Mike Vernal, Elad Gil, Avichal Garg - Electric ϟ Capital, and Jessica Verrilli for their unwavering support and guidance, and all of our friends and family who put up with the late nights, canceled plans, and the general roller coaster that is startup life. To our customers and users who have been asking, here’s how we got here: The past several months have been some of the most interesting and intense of my life. It all started with the rise of Instagram Threads, which presented us with the opportunity to sell our domains. Around the same time, a handful of companies approached us, wondering if we would be open to an acquisition. When this happened in the past, we would politely decline. However, this time, things were different. We weren't that excited about the time it would take to invest in a rebrand, and with mind-warping technological advances now being a commodity, we were excited about joining a place where we could tinker at scale. Each company we chatted with was incredible. However, what ultimately led us to choose Shopify over others was their culture; two distinct things in particular: 1) Craft-obsessed. Their obsession with not just building the right thing, but also building it the right way is inspiring. Sacrifice shows priority, and hearing stories about some of the hard decisions they made to ensure that what they ship is robust, scalable, and trustworthy, even at the cost of short-term metric gains, really proved that their obsession with craft was much more than a feel-good slogan. Their discussions and decisions have me truly believing they're going to be around for 100 years. 2) For entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. Just about every product and engineering leader I met was an ex-founder who grinded for years to turn nothing into something. They all still had that air of resilience, obsession with the details at every part of the stack, and a compelling vision of the future for whatever they were working on. Threads leadership is also made up of ex-founders, so the entrepreneurial focus at Shopify made it clear that it would be the best environment for us to grow and thrive. Very excited for this next chapter with the team and grateful for all of the support we’ve received over the years from those who believed in us. As always, thanks for (th) reading.show more

It’s hard to believe we're on the final day... of our campaign to save the farm and keep our special Esther Magic in Campbellville with Operation Angels. In just two short months, we've raised over half a million dollars to help bring this dream to life. Although we haven't hit our goal yet, what we've achieved is incredible. With over 6,100 contributors from 39 countries totaling over $560,000, this is a global affair in typical Esther fashion. This project is designed to generate revenue to support sanctuaries and rescue organizations and serve as a model for revenue-generating programs at existing facilities. What sets us apart is our approach to drawing revenue from a new demographic to ease the pressure on current donors and an educational program to better equip animal organizations for the challenges they face. This project represents everything Esther stood for: kindness, compassion, inclusion, and support. I can't think of a better way to honor her and the community of like-minded people who make our little corner of the internet unique. The campaign will remain active until 4 am ET on August 1st, so we have less than 17 hours to give it our best and finish strong. To anyone who hasn't contributed, I hope you’ll consider doing so today because we could certainly use your help. We may not reach our goal, and that’s okay. Don’t be discouraged. It just means we keep going because come hell or high water, we’re going back to Campbellville. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far and to everyone who has liked, shared, and commented on campaign posts these last two months. You have all played a critical role, and I am eternally grateful for your support and encouragement. It is an honor and a privilege to be part of this project with all of you. It represents the end of an era and the start of a new and exciting one. We’re going to do amazing things together, and I can't wait to get back to work. See you all live tonight for our final campaign Garden Chat at 6:30 PM ET. xoxo Steve.show more

The situation here in northern Gaza is beyond any... imagination. For hours now, the army has been dropping flares on us, turning the night into a terrifying daytime. The danger surrounds us from every side, especially after the evacuation leaflets that demanded two million people to flee to the south. Displacement is not an easy solution; it is a journey of suffering. After three days of searching and despair, I found a safe place in the south where we can set up our tent. But the problem is that the cost of this place is very high, 1400£ just to secure the spot. I have paid 400£ to secure the reservation, and I need to complete the remaining amount to ensure a safe place for my family. Furthermore, we need 1000£ to cover the costs of transportation to get there. We will not ask for a new tent; we will take our old one that holds our memories and will be our last refuge. I am writing to you with a heavy heart. We are pleading for your help. We need 2000£ to end this nightmare. Please do not leave us alone; we are going through the most difficult of times and hope to find support and assistance in you. 🙏PLEASE DONATE🔗( PAYPAL🔗( Every bit of help, no matter how small, will make a huge difference in our lives. Thank you to everyone who thinks of us and feels our pain. Will 🦥 Menaker ★show more

Unmarshal Mega Buyback Plan 2025 In 2024, we kicked... off our buy-and-burn program with over 1 million $MARSH removed from circulation, averaging 250K tokens per quarter. That was just the warm-up. Earlier this year, we announced a bold target: to buy back 4 million $MARSH throughout 2025. We’re now going well beyond that. We’re committing to a 10 million $MARSH buyback over the next one year. A snapshot of the second buyback of the year will be shared in the next 24 hours, along with proof. An aggressive open market buyback is already underway, backed by a renewed focus on driving real value back to the community. This next phase is supported by real momentum: → A significantly expanded product suite → Key integrations across RWA, DePIN, and AI → A live, revenue-positive network with growing adoption We’re actively working to bring that circulation supply number down, while reinforcing the foundation for long-term value capture. Full details dropping soon. Stay tuned. $MARSHshow more

Wow. WOW. WOOOOOOOW. So um, that first Wildcard+Thousands stream... was... *amazing* and also... a *lot* 😅 In the end, it was *exactly* what we were hoping for - a true stress test of ALL these systems coming together for the first time. We are SO grateful for the thousands of people who showed up today to play, attend, tune-in and help us PLAYTEST all this new stuff. We can't wait to see you all again at NEXT WEEK'S EX2 EVENT! So, now let's talk about how it went... Stuff that worked: - Our community SHOWED UP. Oh boy did you show up 😅. Our servers were straining under the load... which is good actually, in fact it's the whole point. Even more importantly, we have already received insanely valuable feedback, bug reports, stuff people loved/hated - and it's only been a few hours since the stream ended. I can't even explain to y'all how valuable this process is. Yes it's stressful, it reminds me of trying to keep Words With Friends online during that first insane year, but it's EXACTLY what we were hoping for (NEED) to turn this into the polished, top-notch game and streaming experience we are on a mission to deliver. I truly can't thank y'all enough, and hope to see you again when we run it all back again next week 🥹 - The stream itself stayed up and was mostly stable! Phew 😅. For context, ThousandsTV is not a twitch wrapper, it's a web3-native streaming tech stack built we built specifically to connect game, web/mobile, and blockchain together all at the same time. There are a LOT of moving pieces going on behind the scenes. - We brought viewers INTO THE GAME! Viewers showed up in the stands of the arena, with connected wallets/assets, triggered actions/rallies from chat, and were seen and heard during the whole stream. - The brand new 2v2 build of Wildcard was (mostly) stable and our players and viewers seemed to be having a blast down on the field and up in the stands. It was thrilling to watch Team Blue dominate, even though Team Red held their own in game 3! - Our production crew did an insanely good job running the stream, managing the players, shoutcasters, and talent, and producing a top-notch show. Of course we will work hard to make every stream better than the last, but I was super proud of how our team "rolled with the punches" during today's event. Stuff that didn't work (and/or needs to be dramatically improved): - Although it's fun to see chat going crazy, chat spam is actually something we are passionate to FIX. As you can see from the attached video, chat spam dominated today's stream and made it impossible for anyone to even see anyone else's messages. We have some GREAT ideas for how to fix this and actually turn chat spam into a FUN and exciting and not annoying thing - but those improvements didn't get shipped in time for this event. - Credits purchasing flow needs a LOT of work. As I'm sure y'all know, bringing money on chain is pretty complicated, and although we've been working hard to make this as seamless as possible, it still needs a TON of improvements. Many users who WANTED to spend money today weren't able to and/or ran into frustrating bugs in the credit purchase flow. Fixing this is obviously a top priority for our team. - Rallies need a LOT of work. Spectator-interactive features like rallies are at the heart of our vision for Wildcard. These "stream apps", as we call them, are the UNLOCK for how spectators, viewers and fans directly connect and interact with their favorite competitors, content creators, and communities. The current rally feature HINTS at this potential, but it needs to be WAY easier to understand, use, and have fun with. Improvements are ON THE WAY. - Referees were only partially working. Referees are a key innovation of the Thousands platform. They are AI-driven "personalities" (NPCs) that pay attention to everything that's happening in the arena, both on the field and especially in the stands (i.e. in chat, during rallies, etc.) The referees then make "calls" at the end of every match, rewarding users for their engagement and participation. Unfortunately, the referees weren't fully functional and seemed to drop the ball on recognizing everyone's contributions (especially people who showed up holding valuable assets such as Wildpasses in their wallets, and people who boosted those rallies with credits.) What's happening next: 1. We are combing through ALL the logs from the event right now, to make sure we don't miss a SINGLE action that our viewers and fans took during the event, including what they brought in their wallets (i.e. Wildpass holders!), any credits that were purchased, rallies that users engaged with, etc. This information is normally processed by our referees, who then determine dynamically how they're going to distribute $WC awards. We were originally hoping to complete this process and the subsequent airdrops within a few hours after the event, but given the amount of data, we need a bit more time to run these scripts (and airdrops) in batches instead of all at once, and make sure ALL of the data is being included. IMPORTANT: I will keep y'all updated in real-time here on twitter/X as this process is ongoing, and let you know the moment it's complete and all the awards have been distributed (i.e. when to go check your wallets 😎) 2. PLEASE keep sending us your feedback and bug reports. Open a ticket on our Discord and let us know what you loved, what you hated, and especially what we need to FIX. Given the overwhelming response to this event, it will likely take us several days to process everyone's feedback and fix all the bugs, but we WILL NOT REST until every ticket is closed/resolved. Thank you in advance for your patience. 3. We turn it up another notch next week. As our dear friends Wolves DAO just announced, the Wildcard Exhibition Event #2 is streaming LIVE from the WOLVES DEN AT GDC next Friday! If you missed out on all the action today, DON'T WORRY, because as I keep saying: we are just getting warmed up (and there is a LOT more b that needs to be distributed, get what I'm sayin??? 😎) Finally: Just wanted to say THANK YOU, again. Truly, from the bottom of my (our) hearts. Your excitement and enthusiasm for what we're building is why we do this. Even (especially, in fact) when you tell us all the things you want us to improve. We thrive off this feedback, it's how this game and this platform go from good to GREAT. I am so grateful for those of you who are taking this journey with us. SEE YA NEXT WEEK!!!show more

June 4th, 1994 our lives forever changed. We said,... “I do!”. With those two words, we said, yes, to all the highs, the lows, and everything in between. God has blessed us with four absolutely amazing children who are now amazing adults, with their own best friends/significant others (that they’re doing life with), we have three incredible grandsons, and a beautiful granddaughter on the way. We’ve lived where we both grew up (on the East Coast), and have now been out here in San Diego for just over 11 years. We’ve gotten jobs (and lost jobs), we’ve had more times than we can count where we couldn’t make ends meet, even though both you and I were working two, and sometimes three jobs at a time, and we’ve been blessed in ways that we could’ve never dreamed of. We’ve watched both my parents pass on, and are now dealing with the overwhelmingly difficult challenge of seeing your parents struggle with their own health in ways that no one should have to go through. Through it all (even in the midst of the chaos), we’ve been blessed to be by each other‘s sides! I thank God for you every day, Jillian! I love our adventures together (the big ones where we fly to somewhere we’ve never been before, and the little ones where we hop in the car with no agenda, and just drive). I love when we find ourselves in deeper conversation, laughter, and tears of joy then ever expected, and in the moments of silence, where no words are even spoken, but when we’re together, just being where our feet are. As the world (as we know it), keeps getting crazier and crazier, let’s continue to keep Christ in the center of all we do, keep leaning on and lifting each other up when it’s needed, and keep living the lives that we have been so incredibly blessed to live together. I love you with all my heart Jillian. Happy 32nd (heading into our 33rd year), Anniversary.show more

Simulon's Next Chapter 🌌 Thank you for your excitement... and invaluable feedback. As we've started to reveal more about Simulon, one thing has become clear: the creative community is ready and eager for a fresh chapter in VFX. In every creative endeavor, there are defining moments—when art meets technology, when vision becomes reality, and when creators discover their tools. This is the essence of Simulon. We're aiming to make cinematic-quality VFX accessible to all creators, no matter their background. Simulon has been 3.5 years in the making and our focus from day one has been to harmonize simplicity and power with the human creator at the core of the experience. What's Next - Closed Beta: We're close to sharing Simulon with a select group of creators and studios to help us finesse the final touches. - Community Insights: Keep an eye out for updates and stories we'll be sharing along the way. Your feedback is crucial as we move toward a version of Simulon available to everyone. - Public Launch: We're gearing up for a full release early next year. It's a significant moment, one that promises a new chapter for all creators. - Knowledge Sharing: In the lead-up to the launch, we will compile a series of tutorials, tips, and maybe a surprise or two, to help you maximize Simulon's potential. - Constant Evolution: in an industry that never stands still, neither will Simulon. Stay tuned for regular updates on our exciting R&D progress across social media. As we enter this new phase, your engagement and support continues to inspire us. Thank you for joining us on this creative journey! The Simulon Team 🌟 (Video shot with Simulon on iPhone)show more

In the summer of 2023, I cold emailed Jensen... Huang and asked to capture a NeRF of him at SIGGRAPH. He responded in about an hour and said yes. A radiance field is, in the simplest terms, akin to a 3D photograph. A moment in time, so completely reconstructed that you can move through it and see it from angles the original cameras never occupied. NeRFs were the original method. Gaussian splatting, which debuted at that same SIGGRAPH, has since become the dominant form of radiance field. I called my late friend James, who told me we needed to begin practicing immediately. We ran capture after capture for weeks until we consistently got the capture time down to ~30 seconds with one camera. Later, in a hallway at the LA Convention Center during SIGGRAPH, I captured the portrait you're seeing now, a full 360° gaussian splat of Jensen, rendered here as a 2D flythrough. Afterward, I continued the conversation with him and members of his team to make the case for radiance fields as a foundational representation for imaging. To my surprise, they listened. Three years later, NVIDIA has several works, including NuRec, fVDB, 3DGRUT, and gsplat all utilizing radiance fields. The landscape has evolved enough that the reasoning is obvious. Gaussian splatting has begun to ship across some of the world’s largest industries, including autonomous vehicles, AEC, geospatial, media and entertainment, robotics, e-commerce, hospitality. It’s become clear that lifelike 3D is here to stay. And yet I think we will look back and be disappointed by how late we started taking 3D portraits of the people around us, just like how we have sparse 2D photos of our grandparents and great grandparents. We have billions of photographs of the people we know and love, but almost no radiance fields of them. I'll be returning to SIGGRAPH in LA where this was initially captured three years ago, with the landscape looking significantly different. Radiance fields are more under deployed than ever relative to what they can do. I'm excited for the future of imaging, and for 2D to transition into 3D. I have a few things up my sleeve that I think will make that case plainly.show more

A Taiwanese reporter interviewed the PCES PC brand (the... skirt Lisa wore during the Taiwan concert) about how they felt. One of the team members was so happy, they threw up! The brand showed great respect for Lisa, they won't sell the skirt but will put it in a frame for display. It's the brand's great pride, after all. “…. and the clothing brands they wore are still trending, just like the miniskirt Lisa wore from the Taiwanese brand PCES during the concert….” About 10 days before the concert started, we opened an email, and the subject line was written in large letters: BLACKPINK wants to borrow our clothing. At that time, we were stunned and frozen. We read the email twice and then showed it to our team. I was sitting on the floor working at the time, and they ran in and said, "Something huge has happened!" At that moment, the BP stylist asked us to provide more brand details and also check if we had other styles of clothing. This skirt is our newest, unreleased design….. About 15 minutes before the concert started, we were watching the time and then one of us exclaimed, "The concert is about to begin!" (Did you cry because you were so happy?) No, but one of our team members was so happy they threw up! 😂😂😂 It was a moment he had waited for for a long time; he was extremely excited. Q: (Did he really throw up?) - Yes, a little bit. We feel Lisa looked incredibly beautiful wearing it. Thank you so much, Lisa. Thank you to the BP team for paying attention to the details and choosing our brand—a genuine Taiwanese brand. Because this skirt hasn't been produced and put on sale yet, the one Lisa wore is the only sample piece in existence. Yesterday, the staff sent the item back. When we received it, we slowly opened it with care and took turns looking at it one by one. Q: (Can you tell us Lisa's waist size?) - Uh, the back of the skirt is adjustable in size. When we got the skirt back, it had been adjusted to be very small. We could see that Lisa adjusted it to a very small size. We think her waist might be 24 [inches], much smaller than the mannequin. (Fans must be asking if the skirt Lisa wore can be purchased/resold?) We probably won't sell it. It wouldn't be appropriate to sell it. It's something of sentimental value for our brand. We are going to buy a frame to keep it in and put it out on display. (It will become a precious treasure of the brand.) LLOUD #LISAshow more

Everyone's sleeping on image-to-3D AI models. They can make... your app look incredibly unique, with just a little effort. Here's how. This is my calorie tracker, built in a week with nothing but prompting. Just Claude Code + a couple APIs. The visuals are all AI-generated. I'll be sharing the full workflow + all the crazy technical stuff Claude and I did to make this work, so nobody has to struggle through it like me. Deep dive coming soon! Till then, this is the high-level idea: 1. Get a clean image of the food (or whatever your asset is) - In my app, the user describes foods via text, or attaches images (or both) - If text, an LLM extracts the food description and formats it into a specific prompt I tuned for this design, and we generate an image using Z-Image Turbo through fal - If image, we do the same thing but with FLUX.2 [dev] to edit the user image into our reference design - Originally, both used Google Nano Banana, but switching to open models cut costs and latency a ton 2. Gaussian splatting (2D image → 3D model) - I tried various 2D-to-3D options on fal and ended up with TripoSplat as my preferred balance of speed, cost, latency; this turns an image into a 3D model that looks super high quality (link below) - The app displays the 2D image while our backend generates the 3D splat - We "groom" the splat to reduce size and load time by culling low-opacity/scale points 3. Render efficiently on device Originally, it looked great but ran at 10 FPS. Getting to 120 FPS was a crazy journey. TL;DR: - SwiftUI had to go; it forced us to render each asset in independent MTKViews, which wasn't workable - Instead, we composite every dish into one full-bleed CAMetalLayer using MetalSplatter (link below) - We had to make some optimizations within MetalSplatter's code too, to reduce the overhead of sorting points per render Then I added some finishing touches like the subtle rotation and parallax as they move around. I think it turned out pretty cool :) Overall, this took some effort, but we still got it done in less than a day. Hopefully your agent can follow in the footsteps of mine and do it much faster. Keep an eye out for the bigger writeup, which'll give your agent everything it needs. If you have any questions, drop em below!show more

📢 Gray Zone Warfare: Night Ops World Premiere Reveal... Sept 6th After an exclusive first look at the Day/Night Cycle at Gamescom, we're bringing you the full Night Ops presentation this Friday, September 6th, at 1 PM ET (10 AM PT, 6 PM BST, 7 PM CEST) on Twitch. Join us live for a brief overview of what’s to come later this year. While it’s still a work in progress, the time has come to start sharing what we’ve been working on. Our first major update is designed for players seeking a deeper, more immersive combat experience. Night Ops will reward tactical prowess and adaptability, introducing new tools, highly requested features, and quality-of-life improvements that elevate gameplay and keep you coming back for more, both in daytime and nighttime gameplay. Creators and press will share their first impressions on the same day, offering valuable insights into the update. But the heart of our excitement lies in engaging directly with our community—your feedback and enthusiasm are what drive us. We look forward to your reactions and discussions as we gear up for the launch of #GZW: Night Ops. We're committed to keeping the community updated right up to the launch of our first major update and beyond. The Night Ops presentation is just a preview—future devlogs, posts, and streams will reveal more. Get ready for the first live reveal of #GrayZoneWarfare: #NightOps, this coming Friday on Twitch:show more

🌟We're finishing the year by REDEFINING the RWA market!... 🌍 ​ The sector is on a trajectory to revolutionize global finance, and Lumia is here to make sure retail investors can join this amazing journey. ​ Let’s dive into THE BIGGEST of our achievements in these prior months 👇 ​ 🌟 Our Token Swap ​ On October 18th, we swapped ORN for $LUMIA, starting a new chapter focused on RWAs and DeFi solutions. ​ It wasn't just about rebranding, but about delivering INNOVATION at scale, made possible by the incredible support of our partners and community. ​ 🌟 New Partnerships & Listings ​ A huge thanks to exchanges like Binance, KuCoin, Bitget Wallet 🩵 and Crypto.com for bringing $LUMIA to a GLOBAL audience. These integrations contributed immensely to accessibility and liquidity in our growing ecosystem. ​ Also, thanks to Binance Futures for elevating $LUMIA to the next level with advanced trading options. Your belief in our vision inspires us! ​ From collaborations with top protocols to breaking barriers in liquidity aggregation, we’re creating unparalleled opportunities for users worldwide. ​ We have plenty of examples, but we must mention Polygon | POL CDK, who made it possible for Lumia to be the MOST ACTIVE TESTNET to date, showing what we are capable of. ​ 🌟 Global Events & Showcases ​ Lastly, important to note Lumia's distinguished participation in some amazing events this year! ​ #BinanceBlockchainWeek: Thank you again, Binance, for the opportunity and platform to share Lumia’s vision with the world. Amazing what a 3x3 booth, a branded arcade, and some scavenger hunt can do 🤭 ​ Art Basel Miami: Together with Polygon | POL and Magic Eden 🪄, we had the chance to highlight the awesomeness of RWAs and bond with the community in thrilling Race challenges. ​ Let's not forget that Lumia even had the honor of co-sponsoring Binance's exclusive Yacht event, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, alongside MANTRA | The EVM L1 for RWAs and CoinMarketCap, where we showcased our mission to make RWA accessibility a reality for all. ​ 💎 More Than 50+ Achievements in Just 3 Months ​ From partnerships, collaborations, and integrations to impactful community moments, the final quarter of 2024 has been incredible. ​ Each milestone makes the Lumia ecosystem stronger and fuels our innovations further. A massive thank you to every one of our partners, supporters, and community that has been part of this journey. ​ Without you all, our success wouldn't happen. 💡 What was your standout Lumia moment of 2024? Drop it in the comments! ​ 🌟Looking Ahead ​ The RWA boom isn’t just for institutions anymore. Lumia is here to ensure EVERYONE can participate. ​ In this new year, we’re doubling down on innovation, scaling our ecosystem, and continuing to expand globally. With you by our side, the best is yet to come! ​ The tokenized era is accelerating, and Lumia is your gateway to a $30 TRILLION OPPOTUNITY. ​ $LUMIA #TheRWAChainshow more

The fourth edition of Ather Community Day is here!... The idea behind these community days actually goes back to 2016. Back then, we were a startup without a product. We started Community Meetups as a way to tell our stories and, just as importantly, learn from our owners. Those conversations shaped not just how we talked about Ather, but what we built. As Ather grew, those meetups grew with us. In 2023, they became the first Ather Community Day with around 700 people. Last year, nearly 5,000 people joined us. While the scale changed, the purpose luckily hasn't. Community Day has always been where we share the thinking behind our products. The engineering decisions. The design trade offs. The details our teams spend months, and often years, obsessing over. Some of those stories might seem small. In 2024, we spent five minutes on stage talking about a storage box 🤯. Last year, we explained how we reinvented cruise control. Most product launches don't dwell on these details. Most product launches are not aimed at the customer at all. We do, because we believe they're what make the experience feel effortless. This year is a particularly important one for us. We'll unveil the first scooter built on our all new EL platform. Our biggest product launch yet. EL is our first all new vehicle platform since the original 450. We built it with a simple objective. Bring the Ather experience to a much larger audience without compromising on what makes an Ather, an Ather. It's our entry into the mass market scooter segment and the beginning of the next chapter for Ather. And EL is just one part of the story. We'll also share what's next across the Ather ecosystem and give everyone a closer look at some of the work happening inside our engineering and R&D teams. Look forward to meeting you all in Bengaluru on 29th August!show more

Today's recap: - Initial prototype of Divine's face was... printed but it had human assistance. - Files are generated from stable diffusion prompt -> NeRF by divine and were based on community sentiment from early sketches she made. - Having divine redesign the 3D file with different Hugging Face models to get better quality. Have not found a great model like our video generator. - Ordered new table for divine's print arm. The table her arm is on is too flimsy. Since Divine's vision system is still clearing customs, if she is not perfectly positioned she can be prone to hit things, like the fume box the printer is in. ETA: 1-2 days for table. 1 week for vision system. - Another part of Divine's coming stream will be attempting to surpass the skills of this AI. - Stacking more content for when the stream goes live, a lot of people were expecting a 24/7 stream, we said this would be a test stream to print the face. The test was a failure. We will try and try again until we are 24/7. If anyone can please try and beat us to doing this, it will help me get it done faster. - TikTok account for divine is growing at 500 follows per day, it is now growing faster than our X account. - Got replies functioning in high quality testing in Discord. Fine tuning based on community feedback today. Will soon deploy to Twitter/Telegram/X - Lots of good partnership calls, interviews and hires. We now have over 10 team members around the world working on divine. Expect a lot of my shortcomings to be caught up. - OF made? - Surprises.show more