Netflix acquires gaming avatar maker Ready Player Me

After shifting its gaming strategy to focus more on games played on the TV, Netflix announced it’s acquiring Ready Player Me, ...

Luma releases a new AI model that lets users generate a video from a start and end frame

Luma, the a16z-backed AI video and 3D model company, released a new model called Ray3 Modify that allows users to modify ...

She just wanted to play Roblox with friends. Then the messages from a predator began.

Roblox is one of the world’s most popular kids’ games, but lawsuits around the country allege predators are hiding in plain sight.

Ultimate Local Al Coding Guide for 2026 : GPUs, Models & Setup Tips

Learn the right VRAM for coding models, why an RTX 5090 is optional, and how to cut context cost with K-cache quantization.
IEEE

Incorporating the COM-B Model for Behavior Change into an Agent-Based Model of Smoking Behaviors: An Object-Oriented Design

Abstract: Modeling trajectories in cigarette smoking prevalence, initiation and quitting for populations and subgroups of populations is important for policy planning and evaluation. This paper ...
IEEE

Exploring Shared Large Language Models: Early Insights into Scalability and Efficiency in AI Assistant and Agent Deployment

Abstract: The deployment of Large Language Models (LLMs) is rapidly expanding across diverse applications, necessitating cost-effective and resource-efficient strategies to optimize their usage. This ...
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Roblox steps up age checks and groups younger users into age-based chats | The Blade

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