Month: December 2024
The Morning After: Google DeepMind’s Genie 2 can generate interactive 3D worlds
Google DeepMind has just revealed Genie 2, a world-modelling AI capable of creating 3D worlds and sustaining those environments for significantly longer. Genie 2 isn’t a game engine. It’s a diffusion model that generates images as the player (either a human being or another AI agent) moves through the world…
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Businesses received over 20 billion spam emails this year
Businesses are being sent billions of spam emails Of these emails, 427 million contained malicious content Phishing attacks are the primary attack vector New research from HornetSecurity has shown that a third of all emails received by businesses this year were spam, amounting to over 20 billion over the course…
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33 Viral TikTok Gifts That Are Actually Worth a Look (2024)
We’re testing gadgets that keep showing up in our feeds. Here are the ones that deserve the hype—and would make awesome presents. Source
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Uber’s first international robotaxi service is live in the UAE
Uber launched a robotaxi service with its partner WeRide in Abu Dhabi, its first international effort to make a wide number of autonomous vehicles from different operators available on its platform. Customers who use Uber to book a ride will be presented with the option to hail an autonomous vehicle…
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Sonos confirms its ‘excited to explore’ new ad-based smart TV software Ventura
Sonos is expected to launch a streaming box in 2025 The firm is definitely working with the Ventura streaming OS Sonos has yet to confirm or deny the streaming device’s existence Sonos has confirmed that it’s working with The Trade Desk and its new Ventura smart TV operating system. But…
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Crave Vesper 2 Review: A Discreet Vibrator
Roughly 10 years since the original, this vibrating pendant is a reminder that good things can come in small packages. Source
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