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Could AI “world models” could be the most viable path to fully photorealistic interactive VR? Much of the “virtual reality” seen in science fiction involves putting on a headset, or connecting a neural interface, to enter an interactive virtual world that looks and behaves as if entirely real. In contrast, while high-end VR of today can have relatively realistic graphics, …

A landmark on Pluto that was previously designated as an impact crater may actually be the caldera of a supervolcano that has exploded in the past few million years, new research suggests. When NASA’s New Horizons mission flew by Pluto in 2015, it revealed a geologically rich world, rather than the cold, dark landscape many had anticipated. Almost immediately, researchers …

You can get a taste of what’s in store by checking out the video above. In it, you’ll get a mouthful of: The brand-new story called Star-Crossed World New in-game figurines to collect Three all-new Mouthful Modes Improved resolution and faster framerate while playing the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Which version of the game is right for you? There are …

A warmer, humid world where ticks thrive is increasing spread of Lyme and other diseases  AOL.com Why ticks are thriving, fight for safer skies, embracing a socialist anthem: Catch up on the day’s stories  CNN Officials issue warning amid concerning surge in ER visits for insect bites: ‘I confess to being a little bit surprised’  The Cool Down RAW: FILE: TICK BITE TREATMENT …

Shares gain around the world, yields edge up  Reuters Stock market today: Dow jumps 580 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq have best day since May as Wall Street bounces back  Yahoo Finance US stocks end higher on expectations of lower rates, easing trade tensions  USA Today Global Markets Rise on Fed Rate-Cut Hopes – WSJ  The Wall Street Journal Stock Market News From Aug. 5, …

Last week, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order updating the “reciprocal” tariff rates that had been paused since April. Nearly all US trading partners are now staring down tariffs of between 10% and 50%. After a range of baseline and sector-specific tariffs came into effect earlier this year, many economists had predicted economic chaos. So far, the inflationary …

U.S. travel alerts issued as chikungunya outbreaks spread across China and the world  Axios China Wages War on Chikungunya Virus With Drones and ‘Elephant Mosquitoes’  The New York Times China Revives Covid-Era Health Measures to Prevent Mosquito-Borne Virus  Bloomberg.com Chikungunya in China – Level 2 – Practice Enhanced Precautions – Travel Health Notices | Travelers’ Health  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC …

Facebook Tweet Email Link For the past decade, Sughra Ayaz has traveled door to door in southeastern Pakistan, pleading with parents to allow children to be vaccinated against polio as part of a global campaign to wipe out the paralytic disease. She hears their demands and fears. Some are practical – families need basics like food and water more than …

Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade, Star-Crossed World, is dropping on August 28, but until now we didn’t have very many details about what exactly the big update to Kirby’s biggest adventure would entail. But a new trailer today has cleared up a lot of questions around the scope of this sparkly upgrade, including a look …

Google DeepMind has revealed Genie 3, its latest foundation world model that can be used to train general-purpose AI agents, a capability that the AI lab says makes for a crucial stepping stone on the path to “artificial general intelligence,” or human-like intelligence.  “Genie 3 is the first real-time interactive general purpose world model,” Shlomi Fruchter, a research director at …