San Francisco, Sep 10 (Ians) Gaming platform Roblox has announced ‘Roblox Connect’ at its annual developer’s conference — a new feature for friends to call each other as their avatars — together in a shared experience.
The company will launch the feature later this year.
“Launching later this year, Connect will enable people to call a friend from their Roblox friends list using their real name and facial expressions — conveying nuance with their own body language — and be transported to a shared immersive space on Roblox for their conversation, sitting together by a campfire or standing beside a waterfall,” Roblox said in a blogpost.
The product will be made available to developers, allowing for additional innovations from its creator community.
Additionally, the company plans to incorporate motion mapping for hand gestures and upper body movements into its avatars down the road.
Those features probably would be available on a wide range of...
The company will launch the feature later this year.
“Launching later this year, Connect will enable people to call a friend from their Roblox friends list using their real name and facial expressions — conveying nuance with their own body language — and be transported to a shared immersive space on Roblox for their conversation, sitting together by a campfire or standing beside a waterfall,” Roblox said in a blogpost.
The product will be made available to developers, allowing for additional innovations from its creator community.
Additionally, the company plans to incorporate motion mapping for hand gestures and upper body movements into its avatars down the road.
Those features probably would be available on a wide range of...
- 9/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The Guardians of the Galaxy are back for their third and final adventure together.
The original team has grown to include Nebula, Kraglin, an alternate-universe Gamora and Cosmo the Space Dog. They band together to help one of their own — Rocket — in his time of need.
In addition to The High Evolutionary, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s” big bad, there is a slew of furry friends — Lylla the otter, Teefs the walrus, and Floor the rabbit.
Click through to find out who voices these newcomers in our complete “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” cast and character guide.
Photo credit: Marvel Studios
Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt)
A half-human, half-Celestial raised by space pirates, Quill has found a new family with the Guardians but longs for deeper personal connections.
Actor Chris Pratt got his big break in the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation.” He’s starred in the...
The original team has grown to include Nebula, Kraglin, an alternate-universe Gamora and Cosmo the Space Dog. They band together to help one of their own — Rocket — in his time of need.
In addition to The High Evolutionary, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s” big bad, there is a slew of furry friends — Lylla the otter, Teefs the walrus, and Floor the rabbit.
Click through to find out who voices these newcomers in our complete “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” cast and character guide.
Photo credit: Marvel Studios
Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt)
A half-human, half-Celestial raised by space pirates, Quill has found a new family with the Guardians but longs for deeper personal connections.
Actor Chris Pratt got his big break in the NBC comedy “Parks and Recreation.” He’s starred in the...
- 8/2/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
San Francisco, Aug 1 (Ians) Google is working on ‘supercharged’ Assistant powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, similar to those that power ChatGPT and Bard.”Since we launched Assistant seven years ago, we’ve built great experiences for the hundreds of millions of people who use it every month. And we’ve heard people’s strong desire for assistive, conversational technology that can improve their lives,” the tech giant said in an internal email sent to employees on Monday, seen by Axios.
“We’ve also seen the profound potential of generative AI to transform people’s lives and see a huge opportunity to explore what a supercharged Assistant, powered by the latest Llm technology, would look like,” it added.
According to the company, a portion of the team has already started working on this, beginning with mobile.
The company is also “eliminating a small number of roles within the team”, according to the email.
“We’ve also seen the profound potential of generative AI to transform people’s lives and see a huge opportunity to explore what a supercharged Assistant, powered by the latest Llm technology, would look like,” it added.
According to the company, a portion of the team has already started working on this, beginning with mobile.
The company is also “eliminating a small number of roles within the team”, according to the email.
- 8/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, July 19 (Ians) Leading caller identification app Truecaller on Wednesday launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered ‘Assistant’ in the country.
Only available on Android, Truecaller Assistant is an innovation that leverages machine learning and cloud telephony to create a helpful call-screening solution, the company said in a statement.
The new Assistant is a customisable, interactive, digital receptionist that answers the users’ calls for them and helps them avoid unwanted callers.
It also responds quickly and understands the users’ caller with high accuracy.
“You can see a live transcription of what the caller is saying, so you know who they are and why they’re calling,” the company said.
Then users can decide if they want to take over the call, ask the caller for more information with just a tap or mark it as spam.
“Until now, Truecaller would show you who’s calling but now you can let...
Only available on Android, Truecaller Assistant is an innovation that leverages machine learning and cloud telephony to create a helpful call-screening solution, the company said in a statement.
The new Assistant is a customisable, interactive, digital receptionist that answers the users’ calls for them and helps them avoid unwanted callers.
It also responds quickly and understands the users’ caller with high accuracy.
“You can see a live transcription of what the caller is saying, so you know who they are and why they’re calling,” the company said.
Then users can decide if they want to take over the call, ask the caller for more information with just a tap or mark it as spam.
“Until now, Truecaller would show you who’s calling but now you can let...
- 7/19/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
NBCUniversal Launch, the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion home for entertainment television, has developed new unscripted inclusion initiatives to increase representation in key behind-the-camera roles and create lasting change.
The Unscripted Producers Program are aimed at boosting diversity by establishing a pipeline of diverse talent for unscripted series and providing participants with on-the-job experience and opportunities to grow their skill sets. Its focus is to identify and hire mid-level producers from underrepresented groups directly onto NBCUniversal unscripted shows. “American Ninja Warrior,” “America’s Got Talent,” “Password,” “The Real Housewives” franchise, “The Voice” and “Winter House” are among such shows where the program is already in motion.
Jeanne Mau, senior vice president of TV programming diversity, equity and inclusion at NBCUniversal, spoke at the launch event sharing the company’s vision for the program which has been a goal of hers since she joined two years ago. NBCU continues to make...
The Unscripted Producers Program are aimed at boosting diversity by establishing a pipeline of diverse talent for unscripted series and providing participants with on-the-job experience and opportunities to grow their skill sets. Its focus is to identify and hire mid-level producers from underrepresented groups directly onto NBCUniversal unscripted shows. “American Ninja Warrior,” “America’s Got Talent,” “Password,” “The Real Housewives” franchise, “The Voice” and “Winter House” are among such shows where the program is already in motion.
Jeanne Mau, senior vice president of TV programming diversity, equity and inclusion at NBCUniversal, spoke at the launch event sharing the company’s vision for the program which has been a goal of hers since she joined two years ago. NBCU continues to make...
- 5/24/2023
- by McKinley Franklin and Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
After scaring the crap out of players on Steam, DreadXP and DarkStone Digital’s The Mortuary Assistant has made the leap to the Nintendo Switch. And it’s brought along a friend in Beeswax Games’ Spookware.
Available now on the Nintendo eShop for $24.99, The Mortuary Assistant centres on Rebecca Owens, a recent Mortician Studies grad, who on her first night at River Fields Mortuary, learns of a sinister presence that resides there. As the dead awaken and malevolent spirits bind themselves to her, Rebecca has to learn how to combat the demons (including the figurative demons of her past) and survive the night.
Meanwhile, if you’re looking for something a little more lighthearted, Spookware is also available via the Nintendo eShop for $9.99. The game involves the three skelebros -Lefti, Midi, and Righti- on a grand road trip through the cutesy world of the dead. After realizing they wasted their lives watching horror movies,...
Available now on the Nintendo eShop for $24.99, The Mortuary Assistant centres on Rebecca Owens, a recent Mortician Studies grad, who on her first night at River Fields Mortuary, learns of a sinister presence that resides there. As the dead awaken and malevolent spirits bind themselves to her, Rebecca has to learn how to combat the demons (including the figurative demons of her past) and survive the night.
Meanwhile, if you’re looking for something a little more lighthearted, Spookware is also available via the Nintendo eShop for $9.99. The game involves the three skelebros -Lefti, Midi, and Righti- on a grand road trip through the cutesy world of the dead. After realizing they wasted their lives watching horror movies,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
TLC’s 1000-Lb. Sisters Season 4 continues to show Tammy Slaton’s journey to losing enough weight for bariatric surgery. The first few episodes of the season showed Tammy gained weight while in rehab — though episode 4 shows she’s turned the corner. Here’s what happened when she discovered she lost 50 pounds with her two sisters with her.
Tammy Slaton lost a dramatic amount of weight in ‘1000-Lb. Sisters’ Season 4 Tammy Slaton from ‘1000-Lb. Sisters’ Season 4 | People via YouTube
1000-Lb. Sisters Season 4 Episode 1 shows Tammy Slaton heading to rehab at her highest weight — over 700 pounds. Upon heading to recovery, she was rushed to the hospital after she stopped breathing. Medical professionals inserted a tracheotomy to help her breathe, and she remains in the rehabilitation facility through season 4.
Tammy was able to get her weight down to the 570 range, but she needed to hit 550 or below to qualify for bariatric surgery. One...
Tammy Slaton lost a dramatic amount of weight in ‘1000-Lb. Sisters’ Season 4 Tammy Slaton from ‘1000-Lb. Sisters’ Season 4 | People via YouTube
1000-Lb. Sisters Season 4 Episode 1 shows Tammy Slaton heading to rehab at her highest weight — over 700 pounds. Upon heading to recovery, she was rushed to the hospital after she stopped breathing. Medical professionals inserted a tracheotomy to help her breathe, and she remains in the rehabilitation facility through season 4.
Tammy was able to get her weight down to the 570 range, but she needed to hit 550 or below to qualify for bariatric surgery. One...
- 2/8/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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