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Facebook’s new VR avatars are more lifelike than anything you’ve seen before

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by on March 14, 2019 at 1:47 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, virtual reality


Remember when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to show off his company’s clunky Spaces VR tech by taking a virtual tour of hurricane-hit Puerto Rico in 2017? This is nothing like that. The company has quietly been developing a revolutionary system to create virtual avatars of people that closely resemble them in their facial features and mannerisms. It’s not ready for prime time, but as Wired noted, it’s already surprisingly sophisticated. The company is calling them Codec Avatars, and works on the technology behind them at its Facebook Reality Labs (FRL, formerly Oculus Research) facility in Pittsburgh. Here’s an example…

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TNW2019 Daily: Here’s how to plan your trip to Amsterdam

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by on March 14, 2019 at 1:02 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


With only 56 days left to go until TNW Conference, it’s time to start planning your visit to Amsterdam. You might be asking yourself, “Shouldn’t I have done it sooner?” The answer is no! Don’t worry – there’s plenty of time to secure a great hotel and pencil in some fun activities. Here’s how to do it: Step 1: Find the real Amsterdam Amsterdam has two distinct faces. First, there’s the version that tourists tend to see, which is the Red Light District and the very center of the city. It’s everything the city is notorious for: sex, drugs, and semi-comatose British…

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