Encausse.net - Weekly #125
Uncovered Y-Chromosome 🧬, AI Image Creation 🖼️, HeyGen Avatar 🕹️, High-Tech Glasses 🤖, AI Car-Buying 🚗, and more!
Hello everyone,
This week, Dive into this week's tech news roundup: We're exploring everything from the full Y-Chromosome sequence uncovered by scientists, to Google Chrome's bottom address bar test, and the EU's fresh rules for Big Tech. Get your AI fix with insights into image creation tools, neural radiance fields, and the intriguing SynthID, Google's watermark for AI images.
Venture into the world of alternate realities with innovative gadgets in Mission Impossible and the game-changing AI avatar from HeyGen. In IoT, we're looking at high-tech glasses and Apple's eco-friendly manufacturing shift. Discover how AI is transforming car-buying, fashion design, and even news articles.
For your inspiration, we delve into the Droste effect and LED-embedded cosplay hands. Learn about new streaming tools and DIY smart bombs. Listen to podcasts on Roblox's world and Barbie's box office shakeup, and immerse yourself in Netflix's new line of story games. Lastly, get your stats fix with AI bots outperforming humans in decoding CAPTCHAs and OpenAI's soaring revenues.
By the way, I writed a long article about my workflow to overwatch technology trends using AI to automate this newsletter and podcast. In the latest audio the background is also generated with AI :-)
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🪄 Technologies
☁️ Cloud
🧠 Artificial Intelligence
Function Calling Now Available in Azure OpenAI Service
Very usefull to extract multiple content from a single content without multiple API calls.Revolutionizing Neural Radiance Fields with Shadow and Highlight Hints
Is AI Moving Towards Intelligent Voice and Video from Text-Based Interfaces?
Revolutionizing Novel-View Synthesis with High-quality Real-time Rendering
Google Launches SynthID, a Watermark for AI Images
Very very curious how it works and how fast it will be hacked (OpenAI said it was not possible).Exploring Image Generation with SDXL 1.0 Base Model and Refiner
🕹️ Alternate Realities
Incredible Strides in Real-Time Visual Effects with RTX 4090 and EmberGen
Very impressive demo of fluid simulation done the right way for wow effect :-)Microsoft, Qualcomm, and Magic Leap Partner to Evolve Mixed Reality Toolkit
Heygen's Game-Changing AI Avatar and Exciting AI Developments
HeyGen Avatar 2.0 are very interesting. I should give it a try soon.
🤖 Internet of Things
HongKe: A Deep Dive into High-Tech Glasses and Technological Advancements
Ukrainian Forces Launch Cardboard Drone Attack on Russian Airbase
The Olympics Game will be fun for terrorist in 2024Apple Exploring 3D Printing for Eco-Friendly Manufacturing Shift
🚀 Business
LVMH Targets Gen Z and Millennials to Boost Luxury Spending
Very interesting video about LVMH and Gen-Z in Journal Du LuxeAI and Tech Tools Transforming Fashion Design & Merchandising
Subtitles: A Growing Preference Among Gen Z and Millennials
Amazing and so Sad to see that Gen-Z can't be focus on something.AI employed by content farms to rewrite news articles, unrecognized plagiarism rampant
Some companies also buy nich media to replace journalist with AI. But many Journalist no longer did ther Due Diligence ...UniverSeg: A New Method for Unseen Medical Segmentation Tasks
AR Reduces Pre-Operative Anxiety, Study Finds
That's a news for Frederic Panchaud :-)Nvidia Files Patent for AI-Powered Medical Imaging Technology
Kind of additional data while capturing medical data to avoid invasive surgery for data.
💡 Inspiration
Custom-Made, LED-Embedded Cosplay Hands: Flexible, Durable, & Adjustable
I like the design, it's EVA Foam ! Why not using 3D Print or laser cutting ?60 UX Cards for Understanding Cognitive Biases
Making money on top of anything ... they should at least sold the printed cardsPersonalized Dog Minimalist Art Sculpture: An Ideal Gift
Inspiring if we can cross it with Generative AI
🔨 Do It Yourself
Redefining Remote Collaboration: A New Streaming Tool for reMarkable 2
Very disapointed with reMarkable that missed the connectivity of the paper.Express Yourself with our Long-lasting, Easy-to-Apply Tattoos
Tatoo that last 2 weeks (the duration of skin cell regeneration) Can be ink by professional or stickPower Toothbrush Transformed into Miniature Sander
Love this idea to sand my small 3D Prints !Final Glitterbomb Features Autonomous Drones, Thanks to T-Mobile Sponsorship
AWESOME video DIY SmartBomb against tief with so many inspiring hack. I love it !Mini-Tesla Go-Kart Learns Self-Steering Through Machine Learning
🎧 Podcast
Exploring Roblox's World: Gaming, Fashion, AI, and Brand Experiences
Barbie Shakes Up the Box Office and Stereotypes
🇫🇷 Summerize the Barbie event this summer.The Shortcomings of the Nutriscore System
🇫🇷 Very interesting talk about Nutriscore 2.0.
🎮 Gaming
Netflix Unveils 'Netflix Stories', a New Line of Story Games
Cross business between media and mobile appsBecome Basim with Assassin's Creed: Mirage Special Edition
So sad to see this co-branding with an haptic vest that only have 6 point where some other have 80Ara: History Untold Showcases Innovations at gamescom 2023
The screen capture of gaming engine feels very awesome, clean and detailed.
📈 Stats & Quotes
AI Bots Outperform Humans in Decoding CAPTCHAs
The bots’ accuracy is up to 15% higher than that of humansOpenAI's Revenue on Track to Exceed $1 Billion Amid Increased AI Spending
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