AI/ML News

Microsoft teases lifelike avatar AI tech but gives no release date

Researchers at Microsoft have revealed a new artificial tool that can create deeply realistic human avatars—but offered no timetable to…

2 years ago

16 Best Hair Straighteners We’ve Tested (2024): Flat Irons, Hot Combs, and Straightening Brushes

Curls and waves are beautiful. But when you want to smooth them out, these hot tools—irons, brushes, and combs—work wonders.

2 years ago

Microsoft’s AI app VASA-1 makes photographs talk and sing with believable facial expressions

A team of AI researchers at Microsoft Research Asia has developed an AI application that converts a still image of…

2 years ago

Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3

The open source Llama 3 AI model released by Meta today is just the start, according to the company’s chief…

2 years ago

How 3D printers can give robots a soft touch

Soft skin coverings and touch sensors have emerged as a promising feature for robots that are both safer and more…

2 years ago

Team develops a way to teach a computer to type like a human

An entirely new predictive typing model can simulate different kinds of users, helping reveal ways to optimize how we use…

2 years ago

Delta Is an iOS Game Boy Emulator That (Likely) Won’t Get Taken Down

A new app called Delta that lets iPhone owners play old Nintendo games is available on the App Store. Apple…

2 years ago

New computer vision tool wins prize for social impact

A team of computer scientists working on two different problems -- how to quickly detect damaged buildings in crisis zones…

2 years ago

Researchers use machine learning to create a fabric-based touch sensor

A new study from NC State University combines three-dimensional embroidery techniques with machine learning to create a fabric-based sensor that…

2 years ago

The New Hot Handset Is a Cute and Transparent Dumb Phone You Can’t Buy

The company HMD, known for making Nokia phones, has partnered with Heineken and Bodega on “The Boring Phone,” and there…

2 years ago