By Michelle D. Madsen Nvidia is giving flat photographs added depth — from gaming laptops to RTX data science workstations. First, the company converted 2D images into 3D scenes, models and videos. Now, it’s turned its attention to editing. A new artificial intelligence system transforms still photos into 3D objects. The approach, dubbed 3D MoMa,
By Michelle D. Madsen XR Immersive Tech Inc.’s Uncontained Hyper-Immersive VR attraction has secured its first client. Uncontained will debut July 7 at Playland Amusement Park, one of British Columbia’s most popular family attractions. The goal of the collaboration with Playland is to give park visitors a sneak peek at Uncontained and its flagship game,
By Joseph Golder Tesla cars have been banned by police in the German capital Berlin over spying fears sparked by the vehicles’ high-tech cameras. The ban comes just a day after China banned all Teslas from a resort town where the country’s secretive leadership group is holding a conference. Berlin’s State Criminal Police Office –
By Joseph Golder These images purport to show a Russian Tor-M2 air defense system conducting operations in Ukraine, successfully detecting an incoming drone and firing a missile at it to take it out. It is currently unclear where Ukraine images were filmed but they were obtained from the Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD), who said
By Billy Houghton Tiger Beer Malaysia and Pestle & Mortar Clothing are partnering to create and release a collection of NFTs. This art is set to herald the “Year of the Tiger” from February 1 of this year until January 21 next year and is of note in Chinese mythology and astrology. Called “The Tiger
By Jonathan Hobbs The Cannes ad festival just hit a new platform. Wunderman Thompson has unveiled the WT Inspiration Beach, an immersive metaverse activity at the prestigious festival held each year in France. The virtual entity allows visitors to see how the agency approaches innovation, content and networking in a singular way. Collaboration areas, a
By Michelle D. Madsen What people wear and their sense of style constitute a significant way in which individuals express themselves, says Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, which changed its corporate name to Meta last October. Thus, Meta Platforms, through high-end clothing items for its avatars, will make it possible for users to more
By Simona Kitanovska The owner of a flying car company has completed the ‘first ever’ commute in one of its $83,600 space-age vehicles. Tomasz Patan, the co-founder of the Swedish firm Jetson, piloted the Jetson ONE vehicle from his Italian home to a company building in Tuscany. The firm says the journey time was reduced
By Thomas Hochwarter Scientists in Germany are cautiously optimistic about new multiple sclerosis therapy possibilities after decoding the functions of two crucial proteins. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. There is no known cure, and treatments attempt to improve
By Michelle D. Madsen The Journey company helps brands build tech and products in any platform. To that end, it’s just opened virtual offices in Core Metaverse, Decentraland, The Sandbox, Roblox, Fortnite Creative, RecRoom and VR Chat. Journey CEO-co-founder Andrew Zimmerman and Cathy Hackl, co-founder and chief metaverse officer, also netted some attention by recently
