Author: Zach_Wilson
Apple and its Vision Pro platform join Pixar’s push to standardize 3D content
Pixar describes USD as the “first open-source software that can robustly and scalably interchange 3D scenes” while incorporating various assets, sources, and animations. The animation company notes that it has applications in the metaverse as well, calling it a “fundamental requirement” for people creating content in the metaverse. The timing…
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Today’s tech news live: Meta preps AI chatbot ‘personas’ and MySpace turns 20
Refresh 2023-08-01T13:33:57.451Z (Image credit: Apple) AR and the metaverse get a new open standard Apple has just announced that it’s now part of a new alliance, alongside Pixar, Adobe, Autodesk, and Nvidia, to help “drive open standards for 3D content”. The alliance will be based around OpenUSD (short for Universal…
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Anker’s second 3D printer is the more affordable AnkerMake M5C
Anker didn’t exactly knock it out of the park with its first 3D printer, the AnkerMake M5, but today, it’s trying again. The new AnkerMake M5C, shipping today in the United States, ditches some of the original’s clumsier features in exchange for a $400 price tag. That’s half what the…
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8 Best Language Learning Apps (2023): Online Courses and a Pocket Translator
Learning a new tongue? It’s a worthy pursuit, and these WIRED-tested services can help. Source
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Good news – Microsoft Teams is officially becoming more fun
Injecting a little more personality and feeling into your Microsoft Teams chats and calls could soon be a lot easier thanks to a new update. The video conferencing service has announced it is working on a new tool that will group emojis, GIFs and stickers into a single location, making…
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AWS will start charging customers for public IPv4 addresses
Amazon Web Services (AWS) will start charging customers to use public IPv4 addresses from February 2024 amid rising costs and resource scarcity. In a company blog post, AWS Chief Evangelist Jeff Barr explained that IPv4 addresses are an “increasingly scarce resource” which has seen costs rise by 300% in the…
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