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Pasadena's ArtCenter College Of Design, 3D Avatar Site IMVU Team

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The ArtCenter College of Design , based in Pasadena, and social networking and 3D avatar site IMVU announced on Tuesday that the two have launched a new "studio partnership", which will let students in a course design their own, 3D experience in the IMVU world.

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Pledge Finds $3M To Help Nonprofit Fundraising

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Venice, California-based Pledge, which provides a fundraising platform which links businesses, nonprofits, and individuals to help raise money for nonprofits, has raised $3M in additional seed funding, the company said this week.

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Former Snap employees are launching Forge Platform for Ethereum devs

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Now the three men are finally ready to take the covers off of the labor of love they’ve been working on and launch Forge Platform , a new toolkit for distributed applications. The first tool is designed to give distributed application developers detailed analysis of how their apps are performing across a variety of smart contracts.

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Selecting a Software Development Company in 2024

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Is user interface and graphic design a necessity? Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? You'll discover firms that are prolific in design/interface and light on development, and vice versa. You'll discover firms that are prolific in design/interface and light on development, and vice versa.

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Boulevard books $70M to help beauty and wellness salons with their bookings

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to date, the company said that it saw an 188% growth in annual recurring revenue compared to a year ago, with more than 25,000 individuals in 2,000 salons and spas in the country now using its platform. Focusing on the U.S. trillion, and the spa sector passing $150 billion, both by 2025.

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Qualcomm Announces Connected Car Platform

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San Diego-based Qualcomm has announced a new, reference platform, which it says is designed to help automotive manufacturers build their own, connected cars. Qualcomm said it expects the reference platform to be available by the end of the year. READ MORE>>.

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Mythical Games raises $75M to build an NFT game engine

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Mythical Games , an NFT games startup based out of Los Angeles, has banked a $75 million raise from new and existing investors betting on the startup’s aim to expand the ambitions of their first title and locate a substantial platform opportunity amid helping developers build blockchain-based gaming experiences.

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