VFX artists show that Hollywood can use AI to create, not exploit

[ad_1] Hollywood may be embroiled in ongoing labor disputes that involve AI, but the technology infiltrated film and TV long, long ago. At SIGGRAPH in LA, algorithmic and generative tools…

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Tesla investors might get payout from SEC settlement

[ad_1] Tesla shareholders who claimed to face financial losses after CEO Elon Musk tweeted about taking the company private might be on the verge of receiving compensation from a $42.3…

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OnlyFans’ profitability proves the creator economy boom was real enough

[ad_1] Like many sectors, creator-focused startups had an easy time of attracting funding in 2020 and 2021. But venture capital investment into this category slowed down significantly starting in the…

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Uber, squeezed by insurance, increases minimum age for new drivers in California

[ad_1] Uber has raised the minimum age requirement for new rides-hailing drivers in California to 25 years old due to what it described as “baselessly higher” commercial insurance costs in…

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Dropbox drops unlimited storage, blames crypto miners and resellers for the change

[ad_1] Dropbox is ending its unlimited option because some customers were using it for purposes like crypto mining, pooling storage for personal use cases and even reselling storage. The company’s…

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All hail the new EU law that lets social media users quiet quit the algorithm

[ad_1] Internet users in the European Union are logging on to a quiet revolution on mainstream social networks today: The ability to say ‘no thanks’ to being attention hacked by…

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Zoom pandemic-fueled 3-digit growth from Q1 2021 to Q2 2022 before it began to drop off

Nvidia is flying high thanks to AI

[ad_1] When Nvidia announced eye-popping earnings on Wednesday with three-digit year-over-year growth, it was easy to get caught up in the excitement. The company brought in $13.5 billion for the…

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You can finally buy Lego’s Braille Bricks

[ad_1] Building with Lego bricks has stayed a formative and important practice for kids around the world, partly because it’s so easily enjoyed by anyone, regardless of location, language, or…

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Meta is shutting down Messenger Lite for Android in September

[ad_1] Meta is shutting down Messenger Lite, its lightweight stripped-down version of Messenger, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Users of the app are starting to see a message that advises…

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Walmart is adding Wing drone deliveries to limited Superstores this year

[ad_1] Wing is expanding drone deliveries to a pair of Texas-area Walmart Superstores later this year. The Alphabet-owned drone firm says the two offerings will cover a combined 60,000 homes…

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