Turn Any Photo into a 3D Model with SAM 3D : From One Snapshot to Shareable Mesh

Turn photos into 3D with Meta's SAM 3D, using SAM 2 masks and Gaussian splatting, so you can build assets quickly for projects.
Department of Computer Science - University of Texas at Austin

Adaptive Anatomy: 3D Models That Fit Every Form

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin recently received support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to ...

Apple releases open source SHARP AI model that turns single photo into 3D scene in under 1 second

Apple (AAPL) has released a new open-source AI model called SHARP which can turn a single 2-dimensional image into a ...
PCMag

Headed Back to the Office? 7 Things to Look for in a Laptop for Hybrid Work

Work isn't 9 to 5, times 5, anymore. Being productive in two places—in the office, and at home—calls for a laptop as flexible ...

This AI Model Can Intuit How the Physical World Works

Researchers have developed an AI system that learns about the world via videos and demonstrates a notion of “surprise” when ...
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 ...
Microsoft

Fara-7B: An Efficient Agentic Model for Computer Use

In 2024, Microsoft introduced small language models (SLMs) to customers, starting with the release of Phi (opens in new tab) models on Microsoft Foundry (opens in new tab), as well as deploying Phi ...
IEEE

Idea Visual: Intent-Driven View Synthesis for Smart Mobile Devices via Retrieval-Augmented Diffusion Models

Abstract: Although the generative novel view synthesis frameworks have already achieved the generation of target views from specific viewpoints, they still rely on either direct or indirect input of ...
SiliconANGLE

IBM releases small open-source Granite 4 models for mobile devices and browsers

IBM Corp. today announced the release of Granite 4 Nano, a family of extremely small generative artificial intelligence models designed to run at the edge, on-device or in browsers. The company said ...
TechSpot

Microsoft breaks, then quickly fixes Windows Recovery Environment bug that bricked USB input devices

Facepalm: Microsoft wants Windows 11 users to always install the latest patches for the operating system, especially now that it only supports a single edition. However, allowing Windows Update to run ...
ZDNet

This new Google Gemini model scrolls the internet just like you do - how it works

Google's new AI model can interact directly with website UIs. It joins similar tools from OpenAI and Anthropic. The company also admitted its weaknesses, including hallucinations. Google DeepMind has ...
InfoQ

Google DeepMind Launches Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Model to Power UI-Controlling AI Agents

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