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Nvidia has billed its Omniverse as a “metaverse for engineers,” and it has grown to more than 50,000 users. But now it hopes to dramatically expand the base with the addition of the millions of Blender users who use a simple tool to create 3D imagery. At the online Siggraph visual computing event, Nvidia announced it is launching a major expansion of the Omniverse, the simulation and collaboration platform that is delivering the foundation of the metaverse, the universe of virtual worlds that are all interconnected, like in novels such as Snow Crash and Ready Player One. “Everybody’s favorite buzzword now is the metaverse,” said Richard Kerris, vice president...

Inspired by the nation’s arresting natural wonders, Canadian designers are creating homes that meld with the landscape—and the people who live there.     Fold House begins with a fire. This undulating guesthouse forged from steel and local cedar is folded into a hillside, giving the impression that it emerges directly out of the Southern Ontario landscape. In 2017 the owner of the house was having dinner with his family in the guesthouse of their rambling, historic property. Mid-meal, a fire erupted from the furnace room. The family ran for safety before they watched the house burn. “Every great architecture...

    Join me as I take a tour of SpaceX's Starbase facility with Elon Musk as our tour guide! This is part 1 of 3, so stay tuned, there's a lot more coming! Need a rundown on Starship? I've got you covered with our "Complete Guide to Starship" https://youtu.be/-8p2JDTd13k 00:00 - Intro 02:02 - Conversation Starts 06:18 - High Bay 28:23.- Grid Fin 33:55 - Raptor V2 39:53 - HLS 40:45 - Stage Separation / Hot Gas Thrusters 48:00 - HLS (again) 51:44 - Outro