The next natural step in the generative AI era is generative videos, but that’s much more complex than just generating pictures or text. Meta’s Movie Gen AI wants to be a comprehensive interface for all your video-generating needs, but it’s still not publicly available. Meta has announced Movie Gen, a new set of generative AI … Read more
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion. IROS 2024: 14–18 October 2024, ABU DHABI, UAE ICSR 2024: 23–26 October 2024, ODENSE, DENMARK … Read more
Getty Images TSB has apologised to customers who did not receive payments after a technical issue, and says the problem has now been resolved. Many customers had taken to social media to say they had not been paid their child benefit on Tuesday, while others said they had not received their salaries. The bank said … Read more
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Apple’s AI research team has developed a new model that could significantly advance how machines perceive depth, potentially transforming industries ranging from augmented reality to autonomous vehicles. The system, called Depth Pro, is able to generate detailed … Read more
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale (also known as October Prime Day) may not officially start until Tuesday, but Amazon has already slashed prices on everything from TVs to laptops to robot vacuums to home goods to help you get a jump on your holiday shopping. Our team of tech and deal-hunting experts has been searching through … Read more
Amazon Prime Day is right around the corner, so the deals are already coming in hot. For instance, the Oura Ring is up to $100 off. The discount depends on which design you go for. The Stealth Horizon design is $350 in all sizes, while many standard colors are $300. The gold option, however, jumps … Read more
When I was in college, I would make plans for meals I wanted to cook for myself, but that planning required me to accurately time my sides and main dishes so all my food would be done at once. Reality typically set in after coming home from a long day of classes. I was rarely … Read more
We are now more than a decade into the smart home era of consumer technology. If you have an Amazon Alexa or other branded smart home hub, there’s a lot of cool stuff you can do with routines or just the power of your voice. Adjusting the lights in your living room when you pop … Read more
This all started like four or five days ago. How many followers have you gathered in that amount of time? I went from, let’s see, I haven’t honestly been on TikTok in hours. I went from 6,000 to 576,000, so I’ve gained 570,000 followers. [Editor’s note: As of this writing, she now has 1.6 million … Read more
If you’re an Android user, and you’ve been sensing some deep tensions between yourself and iPhone users, you may not be imagining it. According to a new survey conducted by All About Cookies, some iPhone users “think less” of others represented as a green bubble while texting, which often depicts Android users. Conversely, a notable … Read more