Unity Technologies, the company behind the Unity engine, is buying Weta Digital. If you’re a film buff, you need no introduction to Weta. It’s the VFX house Peter Jackson co-founded in 1993. It has worked on movies like the Fellowship...
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Paging the plagiarism police — AI is getting better at writing students’ essays
The dramatic rise of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has spotlit concerns about the role of technology in exam surveillance — and also in student cheating. Some universities have reported more cheating during the pandemic, and such concerns are...
Gig startups want you to believe they can replace your job — don’t fall for it
This article was originally published by Built In. Don’t quit your day job just yet. That’s the message that should be implied — if not explicitly stated — to every applicant of every gig and creator marketplace during the vetting...
Netflix Gaming is rolling out on iPhone and iPad
A week after opening up its games to all subscribers on Android, Netflix is rolling them out on iPhone and iPad worldwide. Users can now download the games from the App Store. Starting tomorrow at 1PM ET, you'll see a...
Meta’s latest transparency report details bullying on Facebook and Instagram
Facebook has shared new statistics on the amount of bullying, hate speech and harassment on its platform. The new numbers, released with the company’s latest quarterly transparency reports, come as Meta faces increasing scrutiny over its ability to protect users...
Review: Urbanista’s solar-powered Los Angeles headphones feel like the future
Whenever I unbox new wireless headphones for review, the first thing I do is connect them to a charger so I can have a nice long listening session the next day. But rather than connect a charger to the Urbanista...
Robots don’t care what Josh Hawley thinks about masculinity
US Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, recently blamed the perceived loss of American masculinity on liberal ideologies, video games, and pornography. Speaking at the National Conservatism Conference in Florida last week, Hawley asked the crowd: Still, can we...
Google can now find your pet’s doppelgänger in works of art
Back in 2018, the Google Arts & Culture app introduced a feature that looks your doppelgänger in works of art. It's searched for matches for more than 120 million selfies so far. Now, the app can look for animals in...
DOJ charges alleged Kaseya ransomware hacker tied to REvil group
The Department of Justice has unsealed charges against a Ukrainian national over a ransomware attack against IT company Kaseya in July. Authorities in Poland arrested Yaroslav Vasinskyi last month and proceedings are underway to extradite him to the US. He...
Watch: First-ever drag race between flying cars
Back in June, Australian startup Alauda Racing unveiled its Airspeeder MK3. The company defines the aircraft as a full-sized remotely-operated electric vertical take-off and landing vehicle (eVTOL). The Airspeeder though isn’t your average eVTOL — it’s a flying race car....