Wonders.ai creates interactive virtual AI companion with "personality engine"
Startup team Wonders.ai is making an attempt to bring animated characters on the other side of the screen to life using AI technology. By giving them personality and social capabilities, they can become AI companions in people's daily lives......»»
Unity is dropping its unpopular per-install Runtime Fee
Cross-platform game engine saw the downside to "novel and controversial" plan. Enlarge (credit: Unity) Unity, maker of a popular cross-platform engine and toolkit, will not pursue a broadly unpopular Runtime Fee that wou.....»»
AMD may have transformed this thin and light laptop into a gaming powerhouse
A new driver for AMD's Ryzen AI 300 processors promises higher frame rates with AFMF 2 and a new feature called Virtual Graphics Memory......»»
The gas-guzzling, giant engine supercar vrooms back
Upsized and up-powered engines seem to signify a reactionary impulse at the pinnacle of the car market, where top customers count cylinders......»»
Opus Security empowers organizations to prioritize the most critical vulnerabilities
Opus Security launched its Advanced Multi-Layered Prioritization Engine, designed to revolutionize how organizations manage, prioritize and remediate security vulnerabilities. Leveraging AI-driven intelligence, deep contextual data and automated deci.....»»
Study: Educators say Iowa"s divisive concepts law complicates teaching
Teachers and administrators in Iowa schools interviewed for a new study said that their state's 2021 law banning instruction on "divisive" concepts of race and gender stifles efforts to promote just and inclusive schools and creates hostile work envi.....»»
First publication of J.R.R. Tolkien"s collected poems offers new insights into author"s personality
If you have read The Lord of the Rings, there is a good chance that you skipped over one or more of the 75 songs and poems in J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic. Yet long before he was the "father of modern fantasy", Tolkien's great ambition was to be a p.....»»
You can finally play as a cockroach in VR with this Kafka-inspired game
If you've ever wanted to be a cockroach, now's your chance. Metamorphosis VR is a platformer that has you play as a cockroach in virtual reality......»»
A roadmap for using viruses to enhance crop performance
Humans, livestock and companion animals benefit from virus-based vaccines and gene therapies, but crops do not. This paradox is highlighted by an international research group led by the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Plants (IBMCP) wi.....»»
Galileo delivers real-time fraud detection for fintechs, banks and businesses
Galileo is delivering fintechs, banks and businesses new ways to fight fraud with the launch of Galileo Instant Verification Engine (GIVE) and Transaction Risk GScore. As digital transactions surge and cyber threats evolve, these tools offer fintechs.....»»
The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year
The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a new study that also said more than two-thirds of it comes from the Gl.....»»
Virtual learning linked to rise in chronic absenteeism, study finds
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, rates of chronic absenteeism have nearly doubled across the nation for students in kindergarten through grade 12......»»
Adding an alternating magnetic field to layers of twisted graphene creates even more exotic properties
Magnetic fields can engineer flat bands in twisted graphene layers to create a new playground for exotic physics, RIKEN physicists have shown......»»
Remaking History: Raise Water Using Fire With Thomas Savery’s “Miner’s Friend”
Re-create Thomas Savery’s proto-steam engine — the first industrial machine to use fossil energy. The post Remaking History: Raise Water Using Fire With Thomas Savery’s “Miner’s Friend” appeared first on Make: DIY Project.....»»
Ford recalls more than 100,000 vehicles due to faulty engine part
F-150, Ford Edge, Bronco, Explorer, Lincoln Nautilus and Aviator 2021-22 models may have intake valves that crack or break, leading to a loss of power......»»
A Minecraft Movie teaser brings a magical video game world to life
Jason Momoa with bangs, virtual sheep, and Jack Black's Steve come to life in the first teaser for A Minecraft Movie......»»
trackd AutoPilot leverages historical patch disruption data
trackd has released a powerful rules engine that uses its patch disruption data to enable auto-patching with confidence, and based on actual data. “There’s only one reason that vulnerability management exists as a discipline in cyber secu.....»»
VIVOTEK RealSight Engine improves images clarity in various scenarios
VIVOTEK has announced an upgrade to its comprehensive AI security solution with the release of the new AI feature, RealSight Engine. This feature transforms images captured by network cameras into clear, visible facial images under any lighting condi.....»»
Game developers are waiting for Godot on iPad
Developers could soon have a new option for making games on an iPad, with a port of the game engine Godot getting close to an initial test release.Godot on iPadApple's Swift Playgrounds is an entryway to game and app development on iPad, which can al.....»»
Cops’ favorite face image search engine fined $33M for privacy violation
Clearview AI insists Dutch fine is "unlawful" but missed its chance to appeal. Enlarge (credit: EyeEm Mobile GmbH | iStock / Getty Images Plus) A controversial facial recognition tech company behind a vast face image sea.....»»
Nissan Armada redesign includes off-road variant, possibility of hybrid
The redesigned flagship SUV delivers more power while dropping its V-8 engine, and executives said they're examining the use of Nissan's e-Power system in the future......»»