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Business Insider
7 hours ago
- Business
- Business Insider
Block3 Unveils Prompt-To-Game AI Engine As Presale Launches
SF, CA, July 1st, 2025, Chainwire AI is steadily making deeper inroads into major tech industries, and its latest leap into the gaming sector marks a notable shift. Thousands have already backed Block3's vision: to build the world's most advanced prompt-to-play engine, which will let anyone generate playable worlds in minutes from a simple text prompt. The scale of the impact is already spawning an equally vocal counter-movement, with experts saying this could be the end of traditional gaming studios. Already being called the 'ChatGPT of gaming', Block3 has a solution to one of AI's ongoing challenges, which is how to get enough data for its LLM to learn and grow. By introducing a create2earn element, where users get paid for contributing, Block3 has found a practical route to accelerate product development. To enable this ambitious vision, Block3 is opening a limited-time token presale for just 90 days. The BL3 token goes on sale at 9AM UTC today, July 1st, with tokens initially available at just $0.01. Prices increase by 5% every 72 hours, offering early investors gains of 312% by the time it hits major exchanges. The token is only available for purchase through their official website. What is Block3 and Prompt-to-play Gaming Block3 is made up of a team of developers who are going head-to-head with the gaming industry, by using AI to put creative power in the hands of gamers rather than gaming studios. Think about it like an AI chatbot, where the user puts in prompts and gets an answer back from AI. With Block3, the mechanism is the same, except the output is a fully-formed video game, or in essence an immersive world customised to whatever the person typing can imagine. This concept is prompting a growing number of users to explore decentralized exchange (DEX) platforms. The potential applications for this technology are wide-ranging. For the more technical, the Block3 whitepaper reveals the complexity behind the concept and reveals the team's roadmap. This is where the scale of the project is revealed, over a series of ambitious milestones that may see Block3 burgeon from fanatical fanbase to Unicorn over months of intensive development. Gaming's boom has been lacklustre in recent years, with a succession of AAA flops and declining audience engagement putting a major dent in an industry aiming at a $665 billion valuation by 2030. Studios have gone awry and are just out of touch with what consumers want, and still churning out 100s millions of dollars for games that are played by just 100 people every month. And now, its blockbuster moment may have arrived. Block3 tackles this issue head-on and has thrown a spanner in the works. Even a 0.16% share of projected market revenue would generate over $1 billion. In a statement from the team, they said: 'Traditional game dev is dead. For the first time, anyone can build games, not just studios with bloated teams and red tape. We're here to unlock the imagination of gamers, and if we break a few corporate conglomerates along the way, then so be it.' The BL3 Presale is Now Live The gaming industry shows no sign of stopping, and AI gaming specifically is experiencing an impressive 42.3% annual growth. Block3 is well-positioned to benefit from these mega-trends, and with $665 billion of potential revenue up for grabs, there is ample incentive for the developers to scale this as big and fast as they possibly can. The concept has already attracted an active community, generating notable attention online. With the presale set at a launch price of $0.01, early participants are positioning themselves ahead of the official rollout. Both the crypto and AI sectors are known for rapid innovation, and this project represents one of the more expansive efforts to emerge recently. To learn more and purchase BL3 tokens, users can visit the official Block3 website. Block3 is pioneering a new era in gaming by building the world's first AI-native prompt-to-play platform. Designed to let anyone generate fully playable game worlds from a simple prompt, Block3 is eliminating the traditional barriers to game creation. By merging generative AI with real-time game logic and deployable environments, it's changing how games are built and who gets to build them. Block3
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
United States Air Force Awards Gentex Corporation Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) Ballistic Day and Night Spectacle Contract
CARBONDALE, Pa., June 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gentex Corporation, a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, aircrew, emergency responders and industrial personnel, announced today that it was awarded an additional United States Air Force Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) contract to develop and produce its laser protective eyewear for aircrew, the Block 3 Day and Night Ballistic Spectacles. This order includes more than 3,800 Block 3 Day and Night Ballistic Spectacles over the next 18 months, including development and full rate production. The new ballistic spectacle joins the unique USAF Block 3 product line and follows Gentex's five previously awarded delivery orders for the USAF Block 3 Contract, which include the Ballistic Day Spectacle, Ballistic Night Spectacle, Day Spectacle, Aircrew Night Vision Goggles Joined LEP (ANJL) and Night Spectacle, totaling 29,400 pieces of state-of-the-art laser protective eyewear. The Block 3 LEP eyewear provides the warfighter a variety of form factors to best suit their mission profile and replaces the Block 2 spectacles with a higher performance product line. "Gentex is proud to continue to serve the USAF team and warfighters by providing the best ocular protection available to maintain their mission effectiveness while staying safe," said John Cueva, Senior Director of Optics at Gentex Corporation. About Gentex Corporation With a history of innovation that spans for 130 years, Gentex Corporation is the leading supplier of high-performance flight equipment for military, law enforcement, aircrew and aircraft maintainers worldwide. The company's comprehensive line of durable and innovative helmet systems for fixed wing, rotary wing and cross-platform applications allows for the easy integration of advanced capability upgrades without sacrificing protection. An equally comprehensive line of hearing protection and communication solutions provide these users with superior hearing protection and precise, intelligible communications in the most extreme noise environments. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Media Contact Alexandra E. Braxabrax@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
United States Air Force Awards Gentex Corporation Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) Ballistic Day and Night Spectacle Contract
CARBONDALE, Pa., June 18, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gentex Corporation, a global leader in personal protection and situational awareness solutions for defense forces, aircrew, emergency responders and industrial personnel, announced today that it was awarded an additional United States Air Force Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) contract to develop and produce its laser protective eyewear for aircrew, the Block 3 Day and Night Ballistic Spectacles. This order includes more than 3,800 Block 3 Day and Night Ballistic Spectacles over the next 18 months, including development and full rate production. The new ballistic spectacle joins the unique USAF Block 3 product line and follows Gentex's five previously awarded delivery orders for the USAF Block 3 Contract, which include the Ballistic Day Spectacle, Ballistic Night Spectacle, Day Spectacle, Aircrew Night Vision Goggles Joined LEP (ANJL) and Night Spectacle, totaling 29,400 pieces of state-of-the-art laser protective eyewear. The Block 3 LEP eyewear provides the warfighter a variety of form factors to best suit their mission profile and replaces the Block 2 spectacles with a higher performance product line. "Gentex is proud to continue to serve the USAF team and warfighters by providing the best ocular protection available to maintain their mission effectiveness while staying safe," said John Cueva, Senior Director of Optics at Gentex Corporation. About Gentex Corporation With a history of innovation that spans for 130 years, Gentex Corporation is the leading supplier of high-performance flight equipment for military, law enforcement, aircrew and aircraft maintainers worldwide. The company's comprehensive line of durable and innovative helmet systems for fixed wing, rotary wing and cross-platform applications allows for the easy integration of advanced capability upgrades without sacrificing protection. An equally comprehensive line of hearing protection and communication solutions provide these users with superior hearing protection and precise, intelligible communications in the most extreme noise environments. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Media Contact Alexandra E. Braxabrax@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
The Australian
16-06-2025
- Business
- The Australian
Nimy hits high-grade gallium
Nimy delivers impressive gallium grades at Block 3 Gallium runs from surface to the end of hole depth of 240m where it remains open Nimy intends to establish a maiden resource for release in the December quarter Special report: Phase 2 drilling at Nimy's Block 3 project in WA has delivered high-grade gallium in the first four holes, confirming the potential for the asset to emerge as a standalone gallium development. Consistent near-surface and deeper mineralisation has been intersected across all holes, including: 240m at 55g/t gallium trioxide, including 56m at 101g/t Ga2O3 from 60m; 240m at 57g/t gallium trioxide, including 20m @ 102g/t Ga2O3 from 40m; 240m at 30g/t gallium trioxide, including 28m at 59g/t Ga 2O3 from 216m to the end of the hole; 240m at 37g/t gallium trioxide, including 8m at 108g/t Ga2O3 from 144m and 20m @63g/t Ga 2 O 3 from 220m to end of hole. The gallium runs from surface to the end of hole depths of 240m, where it remains open. Results have extended and infilled known mineralisation with assays pending from the remaining nine holes of the phase 2 program and 12 holes from the soon-to-be-completed phase 3 program. Background on Block 3 Recent exploration uncovered the gallium opportunity at Nimy's (ASX:NIM) Block 3 project within the Mons greenstone belt, northwest of the Forrestania nickel-lithium district. The project boasts an exploration target of 9.6-14.3Mt at 39ppm to 78ppm gallium, positioning the company to potentially become WA's first primary producer of the critical mineral. Gallium, a specialty metal essential for computer chip production and widely used in electronics, AI and defence, has seen rising global interest following China's 2023 export controls. While most gallium is produced as a secondary output from alumina and zinc operations, NIM is looking to establish a primary source at Block 3, where standout grades have been identified. Targeting high-grade gallium resource NIM managing director Luke Hampson said the first assays from phase 2 drilling indicated a continuation of high-grade gallium immediately east, west and south of the company's previously drilled high-grade holes. 'These results give us confidence in our drilling strategy, targeting a substantial high-grade gallium JORC resource. 'Importantly, drilling is demonstrating an extensive and coherent mineralised system,' he said. 'With phase 3 nearing completion and remaining phase 2 assays due shortly, we are defining a globally significant gallium project capable of supporting, in part, the supply needs of the Western world.' What else is happening? Upon receipt of the final assays from phase 3 drilling, NIM intends to calculate a maiden resource for release in the December quarter. Exploration is also underway to identify extensions of chlorite schist which hosts the gallium. The schist has already been identified well beyond the known mineralisation, highlighting the scope for ongoing growth in the discovery. This article was developed in collaboration with Nimy Resources, a Stockhead advertiser at the time of publishing. This article does not constitute financial product advice. You should consider obtaining independent advice before making any financial decisions.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
SpaceX Starship Spins Out After Successful Launch, But It Didn't Explode This Time
SpaceX's latest launch of its Starship rockets was more successful than the past couple, but it still ended its launch out of control, eventually crashing down in the Indian Ocean. It did make it into orbit, though, and the claimed issues from previously explosive launches appear to have been fixed. This was also the first time Starship has used a refurbished first-stage booster. Starship is SpaceX's next-generation rocket and the largest one ever designed. If it ever reaches the same reliability for regular use as the long-running Falcon 9, it will have the ability to transport between 100 and 200 tonnes into low Earth orbit. Unfortunately, 2025 has seen Starship stumble, with two out of three launches ending in catastrophic explosions of the new Block 2 booster design, for various reasons. SpaceX will be largely happy with this latest launch, then, despite the problems it faced. The first stage booster completed its burn successfully and separated without issue. While the first-stage booster turned and began its burn back toward the launchpad for an intended splashdown landing, the Starship upper stage continued on, burning for a few more minutes to achieve "nominal orbital insertion." Unfortunately, that's when some issues cropped up. Initially, the cargo bay doors failed to open, so the dummy Starlink satellites couldn't be deployed. And then SpaceX lost control of the spacecraft. "Leaks caused loss of main tank pressure during the coast and reentry phase," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk explained on Twitter/X. This loss of tank pressure meant that the Starship team lost the ability to control the ship's attitude, which led to the upper stage entering an uncontrolled spin. This meant that the Starship wasn't going to be able to hold its orbit, and a decision was made to bring it down as carefully as possible. All remaining fuel was vented and at around 46 minutes into its flight, Starship went dark and broke up into pieces over the Indian Ocean, as per Ars Technica. This was at least in its intended flight path, however, so there should be no danger of damage to human life or property due to falling debris. That wasn't the end to the launch woes, though. The first-stage booster also suffered an unknown issue, exploding soon after igniting its engines again for re-entry. That brought an explosive end to the first re-used Starship booster. SpaceX has announced plans to continue with launches of one Starship every three to four weeks for the rest of the year, with plans to introduce a new Block 3 design before the end of 2025 with greater lift capacity, and a new Raptor engine with greater reliability.
