AI, 3D Printing and Digital Print Innovation Drive Manufacturing Forward. Technology companies across the AI, additive manufacturing, and commercial printing sectors announced major developments this week as investment and innovation continue to reshape the industry. HP-backed Multiverse Computingsecured$570 million in Series C funding to accelerate deployment of its AI model compression technology, enabling businesses to run powerful large language models with significantly lower computing costs, energy consumption, and hardware requirements. Meanwhile, 3D Bambu Lab expanded its global footprint by launching its newA2L 3D printerin Indonesia, strengthening its presence in Southeast Asia’s rapidly growing desktop 3D printing market with an affordable, high-speed, and user-friendly system. In the commercial print sector, Color-Logicappointed Ricoh Europe as the official dealer for its Visualis3R visualization platform, giving Ricoh customers access to advanced 3D visualization tools that showcase metallic and specialty print effects before production. Together, these announcements highlight continued investment in artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing, and digital print technologies as companies focus on improving efficiency, lowering costs, and delivering more innovative solutions to customers worldwide.