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'Robot, make me a chair': AI-driven system designs, builds multicomponent objects from user prompts

Computer-aided design (CAD) systems are tried-and-true tools used to design many of the physical objects we use each day. But CAD software requires extensive expertise to master, and many tools ...
CNET

You'll Be Able to See on X's User Profiles if Someone Is Using a VPN

The social network X is expected to begin displaying in user profiles whether someone may be using a VPN to obscure their location. Based on a post in October about transparency on the platform ...
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AI agent learns to create 3D objects from sketches using CAD software

Computer-aided design (CAD) is the go-to method for designing most of today's physical products. Engineers use CAD to turn 2D sketches into 3D models that they can then test and refine before sending ...
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New Segment Anything Models Make it Easier to Detect Objects and Create 3D Reconstructions

We’re introducing SAM 3 and SAM 3D, the newest additions to our Segment Anything Collection, which advance AI understanding of the visual world. SAM 3 enables detection and tracking of objects in ...
Futurism

Disney+ Will Allow Users to Generate Their Own “Frozen 3” Using AI

Disney is planning to flood its streaming service, Disney+, with user-generated AI slop. During the company’s recent earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger said that the streaming service is “in the midst ...
The Verge

Google will let users call stores, browse products, and check out using AI

There have never been more options for things to buy. Google is betting AI is how shoppers will make decisions. There have never been more options for things to buy. Google is betting AI is how ...
InfoWorld

Java Stream API tutorial: How to create and use Java streams

Get started with Java streams, including how to create streams from Java collections, the mechanics of a stream pipeline, examples of functional programming with Java streams, and more. You can think ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Google Accused in Suit of Using Gemini AI Tool to Snoop on Users

Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of its Gmail, instant messaging and videoconference programs. In the past, ...
The New York Times

Character.AI to Bar Children Under 18 From Using Its Chatbots

The start-up, which creates A.I. companions, faces lawsuits from families who have accused Character.AI’s chatbots of leading teenagers to kill themselves. By Natallie Rocha and Kashmir Hill Natallie ...
Science Daily

Scientists create a magnetic lantern that moves like it’s alive

A team of engineers at North Carolina State University has designed a polymer “Chinese lantern” that can rapidly snap into multiple stable 3D shapes—including a lantern, a spinning top, and more—by ...
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft kills more Microsoft Account bypasses in Windows 11

Microsoft is removing more methods that help users create local Windows accounts and bypass the Microsoft account requirement when installing Windows 11. The change ...