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Character AI Unveils AvatarFX Model Capable of Generating Consistent Videos From Images
Character AI, the California-based artificial intelligence (AI) platform, unveiled its first video generation model on Monday. Dubbed AvatarFX, it is an image-to-video model that can generate 2D and 3D animated characters. The AI firm claims the generated videos will hold temporal consistency with face, hand and body movement. Additionally, the vid...
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Researchers Using AI to Scan Animals’ Faces to Decipher Signs of Pain and Emotions: Report
Researchers are now reportedly experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to decipher the facial expressions of animals to understand their emotions. As per the report, several research groups are now using AI models with computer vision to analyse emotions and signs of pain and distress in farm animals. This is one of the niche use cases of t...
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Google Said to Be Testing a New AI Overviews Animation for Search
Google might be testing a new animation for its artificial intelligence (AI) search summary feature AI Overviews. On Saturday, a social media user posted about the new loading animation that replaces the existing blue lines that show up when the AI is preparing a summary for a searched query. As per the post, the new animation has a blue and purple...
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World Labs Unveils AI System That Can Generate 3D Interactive Worlds Using an Image
World Labs, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup, unveiled its first AI system on Monday. The currently unnamed AI system can generate interactive 3D worlds using an image input. These generated worlds turn the 2D visual asset into explorable 3D scenes where users can navigate using a keyboard and mouse. The AI system is currently in preview an...
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OnePlus 12, OnePlus 12R 5G Start Receiving OxygenOS 15 Open Beta Update in India
OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R are getting the OxygenOS 15 open beta update in India. The two phones are the first in the entire OnePlus lineup to get the Android 15-based operating system (OS) update. The new OS update will introduce a redesigned user interface, artificial intelligence (AI) features, and faster processing. It also integrates Android...
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OxygenOS 15 Unveiled With New AI Features, Redesigned UI and Default Gemini Assistant
OxygenOS 15 update was unveiled by OnePlus on Thursday. The new operating system (OS) for OnePlus smartphones introduces new design upgrades, artificial intelligence (AI) features, and faster processing. Based on the latest Android 15, the update also brings new security features such as Google Play Protect’s live threat detection and theft prote...
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Runway Act-One With AI-Powered Facial Expression Capture Capability Added to Gen-3 Alpha Model
Runway AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm focusing on video generation models, announced a new feature on Tuesday. Dubbed Act-One, the new capability is available within the company’s latest Gen-3 Alpha large language model (LLM) and is said to accurately capture facial expressions from a source video and then reproduce them on an AI-genera...
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YouTube Reportedly Rolling Out 'Pause Ads' Widely After Strong Advertiser Response
YouTube is reportedly rolling out pause ads widely to users and advertisers. The video streaming giant first announced its plans to show these ads that appear when a video is paused last year. Many netizens have reported seeing these ads, expressing concerns over this move. These appear as a pop-up ad and can either be a static image or a short loo...
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Google Pixel 9 Series to Reportedly Feature a New Weather App With Redesigned Cards
Google Pixel 9 series is set to launch on August 13 at a Made by Google event. As per a new report, they may arrive with a new weather app. This new weather app, which is said to be designed just for the upcoming series which is rumoured to comprise the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
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Nothing OS 3.0 Lock Screen Customisation, Dot Animation Features Teased by CEO Carl Pei
Nothing OS 3.0 was teased by the company CEO Carl Pei on Saturday. The company, known for its social media marketing strategies, created a buzz when the company CEO “leaked” new features and an announcement timeline for the third major update of its smartphone operating system. The Nothing OS 3.0 will feature customisable lock screens that will...
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Luma AI Launches AI-Powered Text-to-Video Generation Platform Dream Machine
Luma AI launched its artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-video generation model, Dream Machine, globally on Wednesday. The platform can generate up to five-second-long videos from simple or descriptive text prompts. The AI model can generate videos in various styles such as cinematic, animation, realistic, and more. The AI firm claims that Dream M...
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iOS Exploit That Lets Developers Add 'Animated' App Icons Discovered: How it Works
iOS has many useful and interesting features, but when it comes to app icons, the system is pretty rigid. While Apple allows app developers to make use of a feature called Alternate App Icons to add one or more app icons that users can switch between, these changes can only be added manually by the user. However, a new report has found an iOS explo...
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Inside the Looking Glass of Augmented Reality: How Xtendr Is Building Immersive AR Experiences
Xtendr works with consumer brands and other organisations and creates branded content in the AR space. These can be anything from a small animation on your bed to a fully interactive cricket game you can play in your garden. Once activated via a URL or a QR code, it loads up on your device without needing to download an app.
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Meta AI Gets Upgraded With Llama 3 to Add New Features, Better Integration
Meta AI is getting a massive upgrade. On Thursday, the social media giant announced two new Llama 3 artificial intelligence (AI) models, the Llama 3 8B and 70B, which are said to offer improved capabilities compared to the predecessor. Alongside, the company also upgraded its native AI assistant with Llama 3 models. Meta AI can now respond more eff...
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India vs West Indies: Ask Virat Kohli Why He Is "So Animated" On Field: Kieron Pollard
Both Virat Kohli and Kieron Pollard fell for first-ball ducks in the second ODI in Vizag on Wednesday.
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Character AI Unveils AvatarFX Model Capable of Generating Consistent Videos From Images
Character AI, the California-based artificial intelligence (AI) platform, unveiled its first video generation model on Monday. Dubbed AvatarFX, it is an image-to-video model that can generate 2D and 3D animated characters. The AI firm claims the generated videos will hold temporal consistency with face, hand and body movement. Additionally, the vid...
-
Researchers Using AI to Scan Animals’ Faces to Decipher Signs of Pain and Emotions: Report
Researchers are now reportedly experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to decipher the facial expressions of animals to understand their emotions. As per the report, several research groups are now using AI models with computer vision to analyse emotions and signs of pain and distress in farm animals. This is one of the niche use cases of t...
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Google Said to Be Testing a New AI Overviews Animation for Search
Google might be testing a new animation for its artificial intelligence (AI) search summary feature AI Overviews. On Saturday, a social media user posted about the new loading animation that replaces the existing blue lines that show up when the AI is preparing a summary for a searched query. As per the post, the new animation has a blue and purple...
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World Labs Unveils AI System That Can Generate 3D Interactive Worlds Using an Image
World Labs, the artificial intelligence (AI) startup, unveiled its first AI system on Monday. The currently unnamed AI system can generate interactive 3D worlds using an image input. These generated worlds turn the 2D visual asset into explorable 3D scenes where users can navigate using a keyboard and mouse. The AI system is currently in preview an...
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OnePlus 12, OnePlus 12R 5G Start Receiving OxygenOS 15 Open Beta Update in India
OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R are getting the OxygenOS 15 open beta update in India. The two phones are the first in the entire OnePlus lineup to get the Android 15-based operating system (OS) update. The new OS update will introduce a redesigned user interface, artificial intelligence (AI) features, and faster processing. It also integrates Android...
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OxygenOS 15 Unveiled With New AI Features, Redesigned UI and Default Gemini Assistant
OxygenOS 15 update was unveiled by OnePlus on Thursday. The new operating system (OS) for OnePlus smartphones introduces new design upgrades, artificial intelligence (AI) features, and faster processing. Based on the latest Android 15, the update also brings new security features such as Google Play Protect’s live threat detection and theft prote...
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Runway Act-One With AI-Powered Facial Expression Capture Capability Added to Gen-3 Alpha Model
Runway AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) firm focusing on video generation models, announced a new feature on Tuesday. Dubbed Act-One, the new capability is available within the company’s latest Gen-3 Alpha large language model (LLM) and is said to accurately capture facial expressions from a source video and then reproduce them on an AI-genera...
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YouTube Reportedly Rolling Out 'Pause Ads' Widely After Strong Advertiser Response
YouTube is reportedly rolling out pause ads widely to users and advertisers. The video streaming giant first announced its plans to show these ads that appear when a video is paused last year. Many netizens have reported seeing these ads, expressing concerns over this move. These appear as a pop-up ad and can either be a static image or a short loo...
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Google Pixel 9 Series to Reportedly Feature a New Weather App With Redesigned Cards
Google Pixel 9 series is set to launch on August 13 at a Made by Google event. As per a new report, they may arrive with a new weather app. This new weather app, which is said to be designed just for the upcoming series which is rumoured to comprise the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
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Nothing OS 3.0 Lock Screen Customisation, Dot Animation Features Teased by CEO Carl Pei
Nothing OS 3.0 was teased by the company CEO Carl Pei on Saturday. The company, known for its social media marketing strategies, created a buzz when the company CEO “leaked” new features and an announcement timeline for the third major update of its smartphone operating system. The Nothing OS 3.0 will feature customisable lock screens that will...
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Luma AI Launches AI-Powered Text-to-Video Generation Platform Dream Machine
Luma AI launched its artificial intelligence (AI) text-to-video generation model, Dream Machine, globally on Wednesday. The platform can generate up to five-second-long videos from simple or descriptive text prompts. The AI model can generate videos in various styles such as cinematic, animation, realistic, and more. The AI firm claims that Dream M...
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iOS Exploit That Lets Developers Add 'Animated' App Icons Discovered: How it Works
iOS has many useful and interesting features, but when it comes to app icons, the system is pretty rigid. While Apple allows app developers to make use of a feature called Alternate App Icons to add one or more app icons that users can switch between, these changes can only be added manually by the user. However, a new report has found an iOS explo...
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Inside the Looking Glass of Augmented Reality: How Xtendr Is Building Immersive AR Experiences
Xtendr works with consumer brands and other organisations and creates branded content in the AR space. These can be anything from a small animation on your bed to a fully interactive cricket game you can play in your garden. Once activated via a URL or a QR code, it loads up on your device without needing to download an app.
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Meta AI Gets Upgraded With Llama 3 to Add New Features, Better Integration
Meta AI is getting a massive upgrade. On Thursday, the social media giant announced two new Llama 3 artificial intelligence (AI) models, the Llama 3 8B and 70B, which are said to offer improved capabilities compared to the predecessor. Alongside, the company also upgraded its native AI assistant with Llama 3 models. Meta AI can now respond more eff...
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India vs West Indies: Ask Virat Kohli Why He Is "So Animated" On Field: Kieron Pollard
Both Virat Kohli and Kieron Pollard fell for first-ball ducks in the second ODI in Vizag on Wednesday.
