Meta just announced an intriguing tool that uses AI to automatically dub Reels into other languages, complete with lip-sync. This feature was revealed at the annual Meta Connect livestream event and was introduced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Zuckerberg showed this off during the keynote, and everything seemed to work flawlessly. The technology not only translates… Continue reading Meta will use AI to create lip-synced translations of creators’ Reels
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Meta reveals its Orion AR smart glasses
Alongside the Quest 3S and AI updates, we got a glimpse of Meta’s future at Meta Connect. After teasing the device several times in recent months, Meta finally gave the world a proper look at its “full holographic” augmented reality glasses, aka Orion. The company is packing a lot of tech into those chunky frames,… Continue reading Meta reveals its Orion AR smart glasses
Meta’s Ray-Ban branded smart glasses are getting AI-powered reminders and translation features
Meta’s AI assistant has always been the most intriguing feature of its second-generation Ray-Ban smart glasses. While the generative AI assistant had fairly limited capabilities when the glasses launched last fall, the addition of real-time information and multimodal capabilities offered a range of new possibilities for the accessory. Now, Meta is significantly upgrading the Ray-Ban… Continue reading Meta’s Ray-Ban branded smart glasses are getting AI-powered reminders and translation features
Meta will stop selling the Quest 2 and Quest Pro by the end of the year
Meta just revealed the budget-friendly Quest 3S VR headset at its annual Connect keynote event, but it also made a sad announcement about some of its previous headsets. The company will stop selling both the Quest 2 and the Quest Pro by the end of the year. “With Quest 3S on the shelf, we’re officially… Continue reading Meta will stop selling the Quest 2 and Quest Pro by the end of the year
Meta AI can now talk to you and edit your photos
Over the last year, Meta has made its AI assistant so ubiquitous in its apps it’s almost hard to believe that Meta AI is only a year old. But, one year after its launch at the last Connect, the company is infusing Meta AI with a load of new features in the hopes that more… Continue reading Meta AI can now talk to you and edit your photos
Astro Bot is getting a free update that adds speedrunning levels
[embedded content] Charming 3D platformer Astro Bot just released earlier this month and the game is already getting a content update. Later this fall, the game is adding a free add-on of five levels designed specifically for speedrunning. The news kicked off Sony’s September State of Play showcase. Check out the teaser above for all… Continue reading Astro Bot is getting a free update that adds speedrunning levels
FTX advisor and Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison
A US district court judge sentenced Caroline Ellison, the former advisor and ex-girlfriend to the convicted crypto fraudster and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, to two years in prison. The New York Times reported Ellison’s sentence for her role in the $8 billion in fraud committed by the FTX crypto exchange that sent Bankman-Fried to federal… Continue reading FTX advisor and Alameda CEO Caroline Ellison gets two years in prison
The Google Photos video editor is getting AI, because of course it is
Google added some new features and updates to the video editor in Google Photos for Android and iOS users, according to the app’s support page. The biggest update brings new “AI-powered video presets” to both versions of the app. These new presets automatically trim the length of videos, adjust the lighting, change the speed and… Continue reading The Google Photos video editor is getting AI, because of course it is
Meta Connect 2024: Cheaper Quest 3S, AI, AR and everything else you can expect at the metaverse event
In the past, the biggest AR/VR event of the year has been known alternately as Oculus Connect and then Facebook Connect. But whatever the name, Meta’s fall event its primary showcase for the company’s latest and greatest achievements in the virtual reality and mixed reality space. Much like last year, we can likely predict the… Continue reading Meta Connect 2024: Cheaper Quest 3S, AI, AR and everything else you can expect at the metaverse event
New Government website shows how much sea levels have risen
Yesterday, the US government announced the first-ever interagency sea level rise website. It’s a result of the work of the US Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change. The website is called US Sea Level Change. Honestly, we’re kind of surprised that data on rising sea levels hasn’t been easily accessible to the public until… Continue reading New Government website shows how much sea levels have risen