The energy of deepfake tech to hone digital results into extremely reasonable video can’t be underestimated. We’ve seen a top-level Tom Cruise impersonator transformed with a high-level deepfake artist, and now corporations — and movie studios — are taking discover.

Luke Skywalker’s CGI face in The Mandalorian was met with a variety of criticism, and one fan’s efforts to enhance it resulted in a brand new job. Lucasfilm has employed YouTuber Shamook to make sure future tasks received’t have wobbly representations of actors which might be both a lot older or maybe even deceased now. The latter, nonetheless, stays an moral conundrum in itself, as demonstrated by the current Anthony Bourdain documentary.

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The user-friendly medical machine might be operated at house.

We’ve seen and that may spot mind tumors, however a brand new magnetic exhausting hat can truly deal with them, too. Researchers used a helmet that generates a magnetic area to shrink a lethal tumor by a 3rd. The 53-year-old affected person who underwent the remedy in the end handed away on account of an unrelated harm, however an post-mortem confirmed that the process had eliminated 31 p.c of the tumor mass from his mind. Continue studying.

Accessories to your accent.

Apple’s tiny Bluetooth trackers have one crucial flaw: no built-in keychain gap. That means anybody who buys AirTags has to purchase holders or instances to connect them to their stuff.

It’s a really Apple method of milking as a lot cash out of a brand new product as potential since many will merely purchase Apple’s personal AirTag holders. But these aren’t the one choices obtainable — loads of accent corporations have already made AirTag instances. We check out all of the choices. Continue studying.

And probably a brand new coloration.

Microsoft’s double-screen Surface Duo landed with outdated specs and a hard-to-swallow worth, however the firm may be searching for a do-over. A Tech Rat leak suggests a Surface Duo with a brand new conspicuous rear digicam bump with three sensors may be on the best way — in addition to a brand new black look. Continue studying.

They additionally characteristic spatial audio.

LG has revealed a brand new household of wi-fi earbuds, and whereas remains to be on board, the good half could also be backward compatibility. The high-end FP9 mannequin has a charging case that plugs right into a headphone jack to work as a Bluetooth dongle. The characteristic could possibly be useful throughout flights and when coping with wired environments of yesteryear, like gymnasium treadmills. The headphones characteristic energetic noise cancellation and spatial audio compatibility, too. The LG Tone Free FP sequence will probably be obtainable this month, worth nonetheless TBC. Continue studying.

Apple has pushed out a brand new replace to iOS 14 for iPhone and iPad homeowners. While there aren’t any new options, it addresses a bug that broke Apple’s Unlock with iPhone integration, stopping Touch ID-equipped telephones from unlocking Apple Watch units. So in the event you use an older iPhone along with your Apple wearable, you may need to obtain the replace as quickly as potential. Continue studying.

If you thought the basic ‘pants on a dog’ downside was tough, attempt it with treads.

As robots more and more transfer into our on a regular basis lives, a brand new form of clothes revolution might quickly be upon us as soon as once more, in keeping with a brand new analysis examine out of New York’s Cornell University.

“We believe that robot clothes present an underutilized opportunity for the field of designing interactive systems,” the workforce argues in What Robots Need From Clothing. It’s not merely a matter of tossing human clothes on a robotic chassis. “What robot clothes are is integrally tied to what robots need from clothing. Robot clothing should analogously fulfill needs robots have, rather than just being human clothes on a robot,” the researchers wrote. What will that entail? Continue studying.

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