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Will your Facebook page and Google photos outlive you? New clinic helps preserve digital life after death

From family photos stored on the cloud to social media posts cataloging life's pivotal moments, to music, art and stories... Read more

Adobe announces development of SLM that can run locally on a phone with no cloud connection

A small team of AI researchers at Adobe Inc., working with a colleague from Auburn University and another from Georgia... Read more

Study finds link between avatar gender and game play behavior

The gender of avatars in action role-playing games could affect how people play, according to new research from Nottingham Trent... Read more

The metaverse lets audiences watch sports in a new way

Virtual reality and the metaverse are setting the stage for new ways to watch sporting events. A new study from... Read more

How a solar Minecraft server is changing the way we play video games

Video games have always been a showcase for new technologies. They help create new audiences and new markets. In the... Read more

A mixed picture: Study explores e-participation in Germany's energy transition

Can e-participation build acceptance and strengthen the democratic legitimacy of infrastructure planning? A new study by the Research Institute for... Read more

Engineers transform smartphones into instruments for studying space

That ordinary smartphone in your pocket could be a powerful tool for investigating outer space. In a new study, researchers... Read more

Custom-colored modules increase acceptance of photovoltaics on buildings, study finds

The Institute of Psychology at the University of Freiburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE conducted a... Read more

Australia has backed away from plans to introduce local quotas on streaming platforms again

The federal government has quietly shelved plans to introduce local requirements for Australian screen content on streaming platforms like Netflix... Read more

A new generation of AI-enabled tools for accessible, personalized media experiences

Scientists from the University of Surrey are teaching artificial intelligence models to re-light different body types and clothing without the... Read more

Digital avatars to reshape shopping in the metaverse

Within the next decade, Australia's retail sector could see a major overhaul, with companies taking up space in the metaverse... Read more

Asking ChatGPT vs Googling: Can AI chatbots boost human creativity?

Think back to a time when you needed a quick answer, maybe for a recipe or a DIY project. A... Read more

Everyday routines as the key to logging in to smart homes

Smart homes are intended to make life easier, but logging into individual devices is often still an onerous task. Researchers... Read more

Growth of extended reality tech means new 'enhanced' regulation needed to protect people's privacy

The growth of extended reality technology means new enhanced measures are needed to protect people's privacy, a new study says.... Read more

Haptic hardware offers waterfall of immersive experience, could someday aid blind users

Increasingly sophisticated computer graphics and spatial 3D sound are combining to make the virtual world of games bigger, badder and... Read more