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Norwegian Sloyd has raised a €3 million seed round for its 3D game design software. Funding was provided by a16z, Antler, Skyfall, and strategic investment from Autodesk. Other investors include FreshFund, AceCap, Hartmann Capital, and a number of high-profile angel investors. The round included a strategic investment from Autodesk, a global leader in 3D design and manufacturing technology. Sloyd enables creators to design, customize, and implement 3D assets, producing “game-quality” models with clean, AI-powered topology in real-time. The platform combines AI-driven prompts, parametric models and real-time world generation to empower game developers, TV/film production and architectural visualization professionals with high-quality…

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the location of the team’s hotel after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi expressed dissatisfaction over the team’s distance from the ground where they will play India in New York, a Pakistan Cricket Board source told The Associated Press. India and And Pakistan will be deployed in New York on Sunday. Previously, the team’s hotel was a 90-minute drive from the stadium, but the Indian team’s hotel was about 10 minutes away. Naqvi contacted the ICC to express his concerns and successfully persuaded World Cup organizers to relocate the Pakistan team to…

China has sharply stepped up harassment of other countries in the South China Sea in recent days, and has adopted a particularly belligerent attitude toward the Philippines. China’s aggressive behavior — chasing away fishing boats, attacking other vessels with water cannons and essentially suffocating foreign ships with swarms of Chinese coast guard and naval vessels — has been going on for at least a decade, but Beijing’s relentless aggression in the South China Sea is more likely to spark conflict than the great power dispute over Taiwan. Since the spring, and particularly over the past week, China has stepped up…

An eerie scene unfolded on a busy main road in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, as dozens of vehicles heading to various parts of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) were suddenly stopped by a group of masked men. Following this forced stop, a chilling scene unfolded as veiled Pakistani men started graffitiing the Kashmiri vehicles with slogans such as: “Pakistan Zindabad” and “Pakistani Army Zindabad”.But this is not an isolated incident of arbitrary vandalism. It is just one example of the disturbing xenophobic trend that has gripped Pakistan in recent days and is a vicious response to the growing unrest in PoJK.…

Bolton’s Amir Khan shot to fame after winning a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. [Getty Images]Former light welterweight world champion Amir Khan is in talks to fight on the Misfits card, BBC Sport understands.The 37-year-old Briton Khan has been rumored to be in talks to face YouTuber-turned-boxer KSI.Misfits is an organization founded by KSI (30) and promotional partner Wasserman Boxing, and positions its product as sports entertainment.Khan’s two-year doping ban, imposed following his fight against Kell Brook in February 2022, has expired.Khan posted on social media that he was in negotiations with KSI and would then welcome a…

Silent Hill 2 doesn’t have yellow paint all around the place to guide players, but it does have a fully customizable HUD.Since 2024, yellow paint has been the focus of countless online debates. Modders have attempted to remove the yellow paint from the Resident Evil 4 remake, followed by the infamous yellow paint controversy in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Some argue that the yellow paint ruins the “immersion” while some developers argue that it could be guided in more creative ways. For many, however, it’s a useful accessibility feature for those who need it, and inconsequential for those who don’t.Now…

Ariel Investments, an investment management company, has released its Ariel Small Cap Value Strategy 1Q24 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the first quarter of 2024, US indexes continued to outperform expectations. The rally was supported by excitement around artificial intelligence (AI), robust corporate earnings growth, lower inflation, and hopes of interest rate cuts. Against this backdrop, the Ariel Small Cap Value Tax-Free Composite rose +3.97% before fees (+3.71% after fees), outperforming the Russell 2000 Value Index’s +2.90% return but falling short of the higher-growth Russell 2000 Index’s +5.18% gain. Additionally, you can check…

The fossil of a juvenile T. rex was accidentally discovered in North Dakota not by a group of trained paleontologists, but by three boys whose sole purpose for the day was to go on a hike.According to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Sam Fisher, 45, took his sons, Jessin, 12, and Liam, 9, and their cousin, 11-year-old Kaiden Madsen, on a hike in the North Dakota Badlands in July 2022. While hiking, the trio of “young fossil hunters” discovered a rare Tyrannosaurus fossil, according to a news release from the museum.Once they found the fossils, Sam Fisher called…

As the November 2024 election approaches, many are discussing the threat of political violence. I recently joined a group of 25 faith and community leaders from across the United States on a trip to Northern Ireland focused on the same topic: exploring the aftermath of the 30 years of violence known as “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland. The trip was co-sponsored by the Carter Center and Rethinking Conflict, a nonprofit organization that works on conflict transformation, peacebuilding, and reconciliation.Meeting with a range of Northern Irish leaders, including victims of political violence, terrorism and bombings, our group got a glimpse into…

Decoding transatlantic relations with Beijing. By PHELIM KINE with STUART LAU Send tips here | Tweet @PhelimKine or @StuartKLau | Subscribe for free | View in your browser Hi, China Watchers.  Today we examine the national security implications of China’s unmanned lunar landing on Sunday; unpack Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s China policy and parse a Chinese academic’s accusation that “narcissism” powers the Biden administration’s China policy. And we profile a book that recalls the “senseless brutality” of the June 1989 Tiananmen Massacre in Beijing. Let’s get to it. — Phelim.   Forget the Indo-Pacific – China has its sights on the moon  China’s flag…