Month: February 2021
Epic’s new MetaHuman tool lets you craft realistic faces inside a browser
Epic Games has announced a new, browser-based software tool powered by its Unreal Engine called the MetaHuman Creator that can craft highly realistic human faces and help power more realistic body movements and facial animations. Epic provided a sneak peek at the platform today in a pair of YouTube videos…
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Google wants to help safeguard future US elections Google
Google has announced that it will begin offering free training, knowledge, and resources to individuals involved in state and federal election campaigns in the US, supporting them against cybersecurity threats. The work builds on the security keys offered by the company in the lead up to the 2020 presidential election.…
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Huawei files suit over security threat designation
Earlier this week, Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei spoke rather diplomatically about the company’s hopes of holding talks with the new U.S. administration. The hardware giant is also taking a less conciliatory route, challenging its FCC designation as a national security threat. The company this week filed a suit with the…
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Why social networks need better blocking tools
I. Blocking is having a moment. Last month, Tracy Chou announced that she had raised a little under $1.5 million to launch Block Party, an anti-harassment startup that helps people filter abuse out of their social media experiences. On Monday, Block the New York Times, a tool to block 800…
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Facebook experiments with reducing News Feed political content for some
Facebook is taking a new approach to political content: Showing less of it. The company announced today that it will experiment with reducing News Feed entries about politics for a small portion of users in Canada, Brazil and Indonesia this week, and… Source
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Fly before you buy with Wanderlust Wanderlust
Wanderlust, a new South Africa startup “built for the digital age” will allow prospective travellers to book flights and pay them off before or after departure. The company is a registered credit provider and customers will have the option of paying off their flight tickets over a six or twelve-month…
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