Convert Any Image or Photo into Editable 3D Models for Makers & Creators : SAM 3D

Try SAM 3D to create editable 3D models and meshes from images, with manual scale and rotate tools, helping beginners turn ideas into assets ...
Hackaday

Building A High-Performance Shifter For Sim Racing

These days, sim racing is more realistic than ever. There are better screens, better headsets, and better steering wheels ...
The Conversation

What are small language models and how do they differ from large ones?

Lin Tian receives funding from the Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator (ASCA) and the Defence Innovation Network. Marian-Andrei Rizoiu receives funding from the Advanced Strategic Capabilities ...
Phys.org

First-of-its-kind 3D model lets you explore Easter Island statues up close

Located in the middle of the South Pacific, thousands of miles from the nearest continent, Easter Island (Rapa Nui) is one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth. To visit it and marvel at the ...
Wired

Distillation Can Make AI Models Smaller and Cheaper

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. The Chinese AI company DeepSeek released a chatbot earlier this year called R1, which drew a huge amount of attention. Most of it ...
MacRumors

iPhone 17: Rotate the Front Camera Without Moving

On the iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air, the new 18-megapixel Center Stage front camera now uses a square sensor, allowing you to take horizontal or vertical photos and videos without changing the ...
MIT Technology Review

How do AI models generate videos?

With powerful video generation tools now in the hands of more people than ever, let's take a look at how they work. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of ...
Quanta Magazine

‘World Models,’ an Old Idea in AI, Mount a Comeback

The latest ambition of artificial intelligence research — particularly within the labs seeking “artificial general intelligence,” or AGI — is something called a world model: a representation of the ...
TWCN Tech News

How to rotate Text in Word

In this tutorial, we will show you how to rotate text in a Word document using the Rotate function, Text Direction, Manual option, and more, to enhance the look of the file. With Microsoft adding more ...
ZDNet

Microsoft Copilot 3D turns your 2D images into 3D models for free - how to try

Copilot 3D will turn your 2D images into 3D models. The tool is freely available to anyone, though you do need a Microsoft account. Microsoft suggests using an image with a single subject, even ...
ZDNet

I tested 3 text-to-speech AI models to see which is best - hear my results

There are several AI tools available that can generate humanlike speech. Some AI voices can whisper, laugh, and perform other expressive feats. TTS tools vary in terms of level of realism and their ...