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Meta's Motivo AI Model Could Deliver More Lifelike Digital Avatars: Here's How it Works
Meta has released an AI model called Meta Motivo. The model, that can control the body movements of digital avatars, is expected to make the overall metaverse experience better.
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Meta AI Studio With Support for Generating AI Characters, Digital Avatars on Instagram Rolled Out
Meta AI Studio began rolling out to Instagram users on Monday (July 29). The social media giant first announced the AI avatar creation platform last year during its Connect event. Powered by the recently released Llama 3.1 405B artificial intelligence (AI) model, AI Studio can create mini chatbots called AI characters with a specific knowledge base...
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Zoom’s AI-Powered Avatars May Bring Us Closer to a Four-Day Workweek, Says CEO
Zoom may introduce AI avatars that would attend meetings on behalf of the user, its CEO Eric Yuan recently said in an interview. This would reportedly enable the user to focus more on in-person interactions but not for work.
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Artificial Intelligence Officer: The Hot New Job That Pays Over $1 Million
Advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA made an unusual executive hire in mid-2022 - a lion-headed digital avatar named Leon who would serve as "chief metaverse officer," guiding clients through the virtual realm that had seized real-world attention.
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Solana Co-Founder's Deepfake Video Surfaces Online, Crypto Users on Twitter Ask Big Tech to be Prompt
A deepfake video of Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of Solana, has surfaced on social media. In Yakovenko’s deepfake video, the artificially generated avatar can be heard impersonating the Solana co-founder -- who first expressed thanks to the SOL community and then asks them to participate in a giveaway.
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OpenSea Sees Older Mickey Mouse Avatar Become Most Trending NFT, Market Revival Remains Slow
At a time when the overall NFT market is experiencing upheaval, NFTs inspired by a very distinct version of Mickey Mouse took OpenSea by storm. On OpenSea, the Steamboat Willie Public Domain 2024 NFT collection secured the top rank. The floor price (lowest price) of the NFTs from this collection is ETH 0.20 (roughly Rs. 39,399).
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Ancient Scripts To AI Avatars At G20's "Mother Of Democracy" Exhibition
The story of the democratic ethos of India has been showcased at the G20 Summit venue through elements drawn from its rich civilisational heritage and cutting-edge digital technology.
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Reddit Drops ‘Retro Reimagined’ Collection of Digital Avatars Riding on Success of Previous NFTs
Reddit has launched the fourth generation of its digital avatars, created on the eco-friendly Polygon blockchain. The name of this NFT collection is ‘Retro Reimagined’. Each tokenised avatar from this collection will cost between $2.49 (roughly Rs. 205) and $199.99 (roughly Rs. 16 lakh).
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Metaverse Garners Attention of European Union: Here’s What We Know
The EU wants to be brisk in shaping up global standards for open and interoperable virtual worlds, mostly to make sure that big tech does not dominate this up-and-coming sector. The EU will now begin deliberating thoroughly and finalise their stance on questions like if digital avatars should be given their own legal status.
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Punjab National Bank Launches Its Virtual Branch In The Metaverse
In addition, the bank will offer an immersive 3D experience to customers while they perform traditional banking activities through their digital avatars.
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Donald Trump Brings Second NFT Collection After Harvesting Around $1 Million From First: Details
Donald Trump has announced the launch of his second NFT series. In total, 47,000 digital cards showing Trump in over-the-top avatars will be rolled out as part of his second NFT series. Each of the NFT from Trump’s Digital Cards NFTs are priced expensively at $99 (roughly Rs. 8,140).
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Man In China Uses AI To Create Virtual Version Of Grandmother Who Died Of Covid
Mr Wu said he shared a deep bond with his grandmother, as she was the one who raised him after his parents divorced.
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Project Drone Galaxy Trailer Released by Drone Racing League, Algorand Ahead of Launch: All Details
The Drone Racing League (DRL) is set to launch a hyperreal metaverse game Project Drone Galaxy, and an official trailer of the game was released on Tuesday, showing avatars of the players and race drones in the immersive virtual ecosystem.
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Kazakhstan’s CBDC to See Calculated, Phased Roll-Out Between 2023-2025: Report
Kazakhstan has decided to take slow steps in devising and rolling-out its CBDC — that essentially is Kazakhstan’s fiat currency in a digital avatar on blockchain. With the launch of its CBDC, Kazakhstan is exploring the possibilities of expanding financial inclusion for its citizens.
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Donald Trump Makes a Splash in NFT Arena, Releases 45,000 Fantasy NFTs
Donald Trump, the former President of the US, has released a collection of 45,000 fantasy cards called the ‘Trump Digital Trading Cards’. These digital cards display dramatic avatars of trump, showing him as a super-human, astronaut, golf-player, and a boxer, among others.
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Meta's Motivo AI Model Could Deliver More Lifelike Digital Avatars: Here's How it Works
Meta has released an AI model called Meta Motivo. The model, that can control the body movements of digital avatars, is expected to make the overall metaverse experience better.
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Meta AI Studio With Support for Generating AI Characters, Digital Avatars on Instagram Rolled Out
Meta AI Studio began rolling out to Instagram users on Monday (July 29). The social media giant first announced the AI avatar creation platform last year during its Connect event. Powered by the recently released Llama 3.1 405B artificial intelligence (AI) model, AI Studio can create mini chatbots called AI characters with a specific knowledge base...
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Zoom’s AI-Powered Avatars May Bring Us Closer to a Four-Day Workweek, Says CEO
Zoom may introduce AI avatars that would attend meetings on behalf of the user, its CEO Eric Yuan recently said in an interview. This would reportedly enable the user to focus more on in-person interactions but not for work.
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Artificial Intelligence Officer: The Hot New Job That Pays Over $1 Million
Advertising giant Publicis Groupe SA made an unusual executive hire in mid-2022 - a lion-headed digital avatar named Leon who would serve as "chief metaverse officer," guiding clients through the virtual realm that had seized real-world attention.
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Solana Co-Founder's Deepfake Video Surfaces Online, Crypto Users on Twitter Ask Big Tech to be Prompt
A deepfake video of Anatoly Yakovenko, the co-founder of Solana, has surfaced on social media. In Yakovenko’s deepfake video, the artificially generated avatar can be heard impersonating the Solana co-founder -- who first expressed thanks to the SOL community and then asks them to participate in a giveaway.
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OpenSea Sees Older Mickey Mouse Avatar Become Most Trending NFT, Market Revival Remains Slow
At a time when the overall NFT market is experiencing upheaval, NFTs inspired by a very distinct version of Mickey Mouse took OpenSea by storm. On OpenSea, the Steamboat Willie Public Domain 2024 NFT collection secured the top rank. The floor price (lowest price) of the NFTs from this collection is ETH 0.20 (roughly Rs. 39,399).
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Ancient Scripts To AI Avatars At G20's "Mother Of Democracy" Exhibition
The story of the democratic ethos of India has been showcased at the G20 Summit venue through elements drawn from its rich civilisational heritage and cutting-edge digital technology.
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Reddit Drops ‘Retro Reimagined’ Collection of Digital Avatars Riding on Success of Previous NFTs
Reddit has launched the fourth generation of its digital avatars, created on the eco-friendly Polygon blockchain. The name of this NFT collection is ‘Retro Reimagined’. Each tokenised avatar from this collection will cost between $2.49 (roughly Rs. 205) and $199.99 (roughly Rs. 16 lakh).
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Metaverse Garners Attention of European Union: Here’s What We Know
The EU wants to be brisk in shaping up global standards for open and interoperable virtual worlds, mostly to make sure that big tech does not dominate this up-and-coming sector. The EU will now begin deliberating thoroughly and finalise their stance on questions like if digital avatars should be given their own legal status.
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Punjab National Bank Launches Its Virtual Branch In The Metaverse
In addition, the bank will offer an immersive 3D experience to customers while they perform traditional banking activities through their digital avatars.
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Donald Trump Brings Second NFT Collection After Harvesting Around $1 Million From First: Details
Donald Trump has announced the launch of his second NFT series. In total, 47,000 digital cards showing Trump in over-the-top avatars will be rolled out as part of his second NFT series. Each of the NFT from Trump’s Digital Cards NFTs are priced expensively at $99 (roughly Rs. 8,140).
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Man In China Uses AI To Create Virtual Version Of Grandmother Who Died Of Covid
Mr Wu said he shared a deep bond with his grandmother, as she was the one who raised him after his parents divorced.
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Project Drone Galaxy Trailer Released by Drone Racing League, Algorand Ahead of Launch: All Details
The Drone Racing League (DRL) is set to launch a hyperreal metaverse game Project Drone Galaxy, and an official trailer of the game was released on Tuesday, showing avatars of the players and race drones in the immersive virtual ecosystem.
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Kazakhstan’s CBDC to See Calculated, Phased Roll-Out Between 2023-2025: Report
Kazakhstan has decided to take slow steps in devising and rolling-out its CBDC — that essentially is Kazakhstan’s fiat currency in a digital avatar on blockchain. With the launch of its CBDC, Kazakhstan is exploring the possibilities of expanding financial inclusion for its citizens.
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Donald Trump Makes a Splash in NFT Arena, Releases 45,000 Fantasy NFTs
Donald Trump, the former President of the US, has released a collection of 45,000 fantasy cards called the ‘Trump Digital Trading Cards’. These digital cards display dramatic avatars of trump, showing him as a super-human, astronaut, golf-player, and a boxer, among others.
