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Disney showed a HoloTile mat that will allow you to move in any direction while standing still. This will increase the immersiveness of virtual reality. A similar technology was shown, in particular, in the movie “Player One, Get Ready.” The author of the mat is Lenny Smoot, an engineer and inventor at Disney’s research and […]
Japan is facing a significant labor shortage, estimated to reach 11 million people by 2040, and is turning to innovative solutions such as avatars, robots, and artificial intelligence to address this problem in key sectors such as construction, trucking, agriculture, and retail. This was reported by the Financial Times. The Osaka World Expo, scheduled for […]
In less than a month, the live-action version of Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Netflix has finally presented a full trailer revealing the plot and characters. Gordon Cormier will play the main character, alongside Elizabeth Yu and Daniel Dae Kim. The story tells the story of 12-year-old Aang, who learns to master all four elements […]
Google demonstrated the Lumiere spatio-temporal diffusion model. The new AI tool can create amazingly realistic videos up to five seconds long. The neural network animates still images or only parts of them in response to natural language text prompts. Unlike its predecessors, Lumiere builds the entire length of the video at once, rather than generating […]
Google has announced that it will add new generative artificial intelligence features to Chrome in the next update, which should make the browser easier to use. They include a tab organizer, a writing assistant, and the ability to generate themes and illustrations throughout the browser. To enable the new features, you will need to turn […]
Usually, relatively bulky and expensive satellite dishes have to be transported and installed to establish communication in war zones or natural disasters, but soon a simple tubular antenna made of woven strips will be able to replace the “dish”. The prototype device, developed by scientists at Stanford University, is a form of a so-called spiral […]
Germany plans to supply the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Sea King helicopters in the Mk41 modification. The German Defense Minister shared this information during a regular meeting of the Ramstein Contact Group. We are talking about six decommissioned helicopters. Germany will also train pilots. There is no information yet on when the equipment will […]
Members of the Brave cluster have developed the AD Counter FPV system, which blocks radio frequencies for Russian FPV drones. This was announced by Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov in a telegram. The system generates white noise in the radio frequency range of 850-940 MHz, and the FPV drone loses communication with the operator […]
The South Korean corporation is exploring new health monitoring features for its devices, including continuous blood pressure measurement and a non-invasive glucose meter. This was reported by Bloomberg. Health monitoring is already a key selling point for smartphones and watches, and Samsung, Apple, and Google use these features to attract and retain customers. A breakthrough […]
Windows 12, which will be released next year, will significantly increase the minimum system requirements for devices. This was reported by tomshardware. In particular, only devices with 16 GB of RAM will be able to update to version 12 of the operating system. This is a lot compared to 4 GB in Windows 11. And […]