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Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia unveils AI avatars that can be generated from text

AI startup Synthesia on Thursday announced the launch of its "Expressive Avatars," AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions.
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‘Wildly disappointing’: Tech exec warns web innovation is stagnating, compares it to space exploration post-1970s

A top technology executive thinks the world may be "wildly disappointed" by progress made on the web in the next three decades.
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From AI assistants to Big Tech breakup: World Wide Web inventor’s top predictions as it turns 35

As the World Wide Web turns 35, its inventor Tim Berners-Lee has some bold ideas about what it will look like 35 years into the future.
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Google expects its more advanced large language models to arrive on Android phones next year

Brian Rakowski, a top hardware executive at Google, tells CNBC he expects the firm's more advanced large language models to arrive on Android devices next year.
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Sony is making a bold bet on an African gaming startup to boost PlayStation’s reach in the continent

Sony is hoping to expand PlayStation’s reach in the continent.
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Sonic the Hedgehog helped revive 63-year-old Sega. The firm wants a repeat with its other classics

Sega Chief Operating Officer Shuji Utsumi said that the company is thinking of bringing more of its lucrative intellectual property to other platforms.
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Smartphones with ‘self-healing’ displays will arrive within five years, analysts predict

Analyst firm CCS Insight said it expects smartphone makers to begin producing phones with "self-healing" displays within five years.
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iPhone 14 Pro Max tops global smartphone shipments as people shun budget phones for top-end devices

Last year, the iPhone 13 was the bestselling smartphone, indicating a favoring of entry-level flagship phones. This year, Apple's most expensive phone has taken the crown.
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Samsung launches two new folding smartphones to fend off competition from rivals

Samsung on Wednesday launched two new folding smartphones, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 and Galaxy Fold 5.
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SoftBank-backed startup Improbable outlines plan for metaverse to rival Microsoft, Meta

The company’s metaverse project called, MSquared, is more than a year in the making and would enable users to live, work and interact with each other virtually.