Sigourney Weaver Explains How Avatar 3 Filmed Kiri’s Big Kiss

This was one Avatar: Fire and Ash scene I had wondered about.
Road to VR

Google is Rolling out Photorealistic ‘Likeness’ Avatars on Android XR to Compete with Apple’s ‘Personas’

Google is starting to roll out new photorealistic avatars which they call “Likeness”. Similar to Apple’s Personas, Likeness avatars are generated by scanning a user’s face, then animated it with input ...
AOL

James Cameron Says Studio Pushed Back Against Adding ‘Avatar’ Sequels, So He Asked: ‘What Part of You Getting Another Chance to Make $2 Billion Is in Question Here?’

James Cameron revealed in an interview with Discussing Film that he received pushback from the studio when he decided to expand the number of “Avatar” sequels from three films to four. After the ...
9to5google

Gmail adding unread dots as Google Tasks gets deadlines

Google is giving two of its Workspace apps quality-of-life improvements, starting with unread dots in Gmail. In addition to bold text for the sender’s name, subject line, and sent time, Gmail for ...
Boston Herald

Robots on the commute: Google adding AI assistant to Maps app, and it will talk to you

Drivers navigating traffic on their morning commutes will be able to do much more than just find directions and the nearest gas station on Google Maps. In the coming weeks, Google will add its ...
Engadget

Google Maps is adding live lane guidance for the Polestar 4

Google is bringing live lane guidance to Google Maps in cars with the company’s built-in infotainment system, starting with the Polestar 4. Using the vehicle's front-facing camera, Google Maps will be ...
Android Authority

Google Maps might finally let you personalize your vehicle before hitting the road

In the latest Google Maps build, we managed to enable a setting that lets you choose your Driving avatar in the settings menu. Right now, you can only change the icon from the navigation screen.
Marketplace

Google raises stakes for agentic browsers by adding Gemini to Chrome

Users of Google's Chrome web browser may notice some changes in the coming months. Google announced yesterday it's integrating its “Gemini” artificial intelligence assistant into Chrome, turning it ...
Search Engine Land

Google updates search quality raters guidelines adding AI Overview examples & YMYL definitions

Google told us this is a "minor update to our rater guidelines with small clarifications and a handful of new examples." Google has pushed a minor update to its search quality raters guidelines PDF ...
Wired

How to Add WIRED as a Preferred Source on Google

As you’ve probably noticed, Google has gotten … weird lately. Weirder? It can be hard to find the search results you’re looking for. Between AI summaries and algorithm changes resulting in unexpected ...
TechCrunch

Google Vids adds AI avatars to its video editor and launches a consumer version

Google debuted its new-age video editor called Vids for the Google Workspace productivity suite last year. On Wednesday, the company is adding new features like AI avatars, automatic transcript ...