Ubisoft has unveiled Neo NPCs, its first player-facing generative AI powered characters, at Game Developers Conference. The prototype allows players to interact with NPCs with distinct personalities and memories that allows conversations to drive gameplay. These Neo NPCs are enhanced with new neural functions allowing them to respond to players with unscripted dialogue, contextual awareness and…
Smartling leads translation industry transformation with AI, driving 40% growth amid industry downturn
March 20, 2024
As billions pour into generative AI and large language model startups from venture capital and private equity investors, attention is turning to identifying the industry verticals and companies most poised for AI-driven disruption. The $50 billion global translation industry…
Google researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can generate lifelike videos of people speaking, gesturing and moving — from just a single still photo. The technology, called VLOGGER, relies on advanced machine learning models to synthesize…
The U.S. Air Force on Sunday carried out what is expected to be the final test of the hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon.
The service did not say whether the test was successful.
In a statement to Defense News, an Air Force spokesperson said a B-52H Stratofortress carried out the test of the fully operational ARRW prototype, referred to as an all-up round test, after taking off…
The U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2025 budget request for Project Overmatch, its effort to digitally link people, ships and sensors over vast distances, is too sensitive to make public, according to the service.
Asked for potential spending details, a Naval Information Warfare…
Tesla helps cancer patient get a Cybertruck sooner
March 20, 2024
Tesla has helped a cancer patient and Cybertruck reservation holder get his electric pickup sooner – going against its own policy.
According to Elon Musk, Tesla has a strict policy of not giving people preferential treatment when it comes to delivering new models sooner…
Amid a flood of new competition, Ford is shifting plans to build more affordable electric vehicles. Ford is developing a new low-cost EV platform to power a small electric pickup and SUV, with starting prices around $25,000. However, due to the pivot, plans for its three-row electric SUV have been put on the back burner.
Shifting to low-cost EVs
Although low-cost Chinese passenger EVs, like…
Skanska is piloting a Wirtgen Group electric compaction roller, one of just five pre-production models in North America.
The global construction giant is piloting the electric compaction roller on the Los Angeles Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. The Wirtgen…
Salvadoran Press Raises Doubts on Piggy Bank Funds' Ownership: 80% of BTC Came From Bitfinex
March 20, 2024
Reports from local Salvadoran press are raising questions about President Bukele’s announcement last week, when he transferred 5,690 BTC to a cold wallet, stating that all of these belonged to the country. Moises Alvarado, a Salvadoran journalist, found that 80% of the…
Goldman Sachs Sees More Institutions Diving Into Crypto — Says Bitcoin ETFs Prompt a 'Psychological Shift'
March 20, 2024
Goldman Sachs is seeing more institutions diving into crypto, the global investment bank’s head of digital assets has revealed, noting that until now the bitcoin price action has been driven primarily by retail investors. “But it’s the institutions that we’ve started to see come in,” he stressed, adding that the appetite has “transformed.”
Bitcoin ETFs Prompted a ‘Psychological…
