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Meta unveils AI tools to give robots a human touch in physical world
- Meta has released 3 AI research artifacts including Sparsh, Digit 360 and Digit Plexus to help robots have a human touch in physical world. Sparsh provides robots with touch perception, Digit 360 is an artificial finger-shaped tactile sensor and Digit Plexus aims to facilitate the development of robotic applications. Meta is also releasing PARTNR a new benchmark evaluating planning and reasoning in human-robot collaboration. Meta's Sparsh can be applied to different types of vision-based tactile sensors and various tasks and it uses self-supervised learning, which obviates the need for labeled data. Digit 360 has on-device AI models to reduce reliance on cloud-based servers and it captures various sensing modalities to provide a richer understanding of the environment and objects interactions.
- Digit Plexus can integrate various fingertip and skin tactile sensors onto a single robot hand, encode the tactile data collected from the sensors and transmit them to a host computer through a single cable.
- PARTNR includes 100,000 natural language tasks in 60 houses and involves more than 5,800 unique objects. It is designed to evaluate the performance of LLMs and VLMs in following instructions from humans and is built on top of Habitat, Meta's simulated environment.
- Meta will be manufacturing Digit 360 in partnership with tactile sensor manufacturer GelSight Inc. They will also partner with South Korean robotics company Wonik Robotics to develop a fully integrated robotic hand with tactile sensors on the Digit Plexus platform.
- Meta's Sparsh gains an average 95.1% improvement over task- and sensor-specific end-to-end models under a limited labeled data budget as it overcomes the challenges faced by previous generations of touch perception models.
- Sparsh is created to train robots with touch perception capabilities such as determining how much pressure can be applied to a certain object to avoid damaging it.
- Meta is publicly releasing the code and designs for Digit 360 to stimulate community-driven research and innovation in touch perception.
- Digit 360 also has potential applications, such as from medicine and prosthetics to virtual reality and telepresence, are significant as it reduces the reliance on cloud-based servers.
- Meta's new benchmark, PARTNR, joins a growing number of projects exploring the use of LLMs and VLMs in robotics and embodied AI settings.
- Foundation models, such as large language models and vision-language models provide renewed hope in the industry that robots can accomplish more complex tasks that require reasoning and planning.
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Oprah just favorited Meta's Ray-Ban glasses in the latest sign the product is taking off
- Oprah Winfrey has endorsed Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses in her annual gift guide.
- The glasses can translate languages, play music, take photos, and more.
- Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated that the smart glasses continue to see strong consumer demand.
- The glasses have already surpassed expectations and are reselling at over $1,000.
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The best PC settings for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Call of Duty Black Ops 6, like its predecessors, can be enhanced with best PC settings by adjusting it.
- There are a lot of settings you can play with, selection of the right options can have a sizable impact on FPS.
- Here are two settings suggestion lists, one for visual appeal and the other for best competitive performance
- Activision has provided detailed system requirements for the game, but you can enjoy it on an older PC too, with leanest settings
- For better performance, consider upgrading your graphics card, and also overclocking your processor or your graphics card.
- The article presents benchmark test results on high-end system with different resolutions and FPS.
- Resolution still makes a massive difference when it comes to FPS.
- FSR can do a lot of heavy lifting in bringing up frame rates, even in native mode.
- The article also suggests tips for improving performance in your favorite games, and our guide to boosting your PC’s performance.
- Call of Duty Black Ops 6 can be played at high FPS with excellent visuals on high-end gaming PCs.
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Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer review: it's like Call Of Duty
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is, to put it simply, more of the same.
- The multiplayer offerings are much the same, competitive shootouts that reward the player with increased weaponry or customization.
- The range of attachments and manageable roster of guns leaves plenty of room for experimentation, although map layouts tend towards close-quarters weaponry.
- Kill Order is a new game mode and Control shares some similarities with Domination.
- Zombies have reverted to basic, round-based chaos with a few maps to choose from.
- Nonetheless, it's all classic Call of Duty FPS games fare and fun.
- The weapon variety and movement options are a game-changer, using the Omnimovement system.
- The scorestreaks and perks are fairly streamlined, with some new ability combinations.
- But, the launcher has confusing UI elements and can have trouble properly installing the game.
- In summary, if you like Call of Duty, you will probably enjoy Black Ops 6.
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How gaming can get back to balanced growth | The DeanBeat
- Despite this year's signs of solid growth from Microsoft's Xbox division and Electronic Arts, the game industry is still experiencing layoffs. Speaking at GamesBeat Next 2024, Amir Satvat, who works for Tencent and helps people to find jobs in the gaming industry in his spare time, said he predicted that by December, gaming hiring would exceed firing on a 60-day trailing basis for the first time in years. The industry has experienced 2.5 years of layoffs resulting in some 33,000 job losses. Meanwhile, ageism and a brutal talent-heavy culture continue to plague the sector.
- Satvat warned that if there are another 1,000 layoffs this year, the recent rebound in hiring could be delayed. Around 10,000 people are currently actively seeking work, with 45% of that number having been jobless for over a year. Mustered deeper numbers than anyone else in the industry, Satvat suggests that gaming has become a brutal sector.
- However, the future looks increasingly reliant on AI, as recently demonstrated by the U.S. military's development of an AI that can predict the future. Retirement planning firm Fidelity says it plans to incorporate AI into its schemes. We don't want to reject new technology because it might make the old ways of doing things obsolete.
- Initiatives that promote diversity are also gaining traction in the gaming world. Dametra Johnson-Martelli, corporate vice-president of gaming consumer sales at Microsoft spoke with Rachel Kaser at the recent Women in Gaming Breakfast, where discussions addressed issues such as 'what raising money is like for people of color in games'. At our Diversity in Gaming panel, led by Xsolla’s Bridget Stacy, people spoke about overcoming the odds to finally get gaming-related ventures off the ground.
- David Glass and I came up with the theme months ago on the hope that the game industry would return to growth. By 2025, we hope to see the return of balanced industry growth, with signs of solid revenue growth coming from big names such as Rockstar Games, which is due to release Grand Theft Auto 6. Despite this, we need more than big-name tailwinds to predict the industry's long-term success.
- Returning to the Women in Gaming Breakfast, Johnson-Martelli remarked that Microsoft's motto is 'when we all play, everybody wins'. Although 25% of gamers in the US are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC), companies targeting big blockbuster games forget these potential customers at their peril.
- Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney recently appeared at a GamesBeat Next 2024 session, and spoke about needing to shift towards open technology. As the idea of the metaverse gains traction and the internet takes on a more spatial element, Sweeney believes the only way forward is for open technology to be developed, rather than relying on proprietary platforms offering nothing but taxes.
- This year, GamesBeat Next 2024 had significantly more attendees than last year: 577 people came in San Francisco, compared with 550 during an equally tough year for gaming last year. At the event, generous sponsors came forward to support networking and areas where people could connect. Between speakers, we gave roles to those in the game industry who needed jobs.
- The gaming industry may have turned over $152bn in 2019, but in the industry's quest for fresh ideas, it seems that formulas that work now are no guarantee of long-term success. On paper, it's clear the industry has lots of growth potential. But whether gaming's current identity crisis will hamper real progress remains an issue.
- This year, GamesBeat Next 2024 had significantly more attendees than last year: 577 people came in San Francisco, compared with 550 during an equally tough year for gaming last year. At the event, generous sponsors came forward to support networking and areas where people could connect. Between speakers, we gave roles to those in the game industry who needed jobs.
- The gaming industry may have turned over $152bn in 2019, but in the industry's quest for fresh ideas, it seems that formulas that work now are no guarantee of long-term success. On paper, it's clear the industry has lots of growth potential. But whether gaming's current identity crisis will hamper real progress remains an issue.
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Threads User Base Climbs to Nearly 275 Million, Outpacing Expectations
- Social media platform Threads has achieved rapid growth, with nearly 275 million monthly users as of late October.
- Threads experienced a 175% increase in user base in the past year, growing from 100 million to 275 million users.
- Despite competition from X, Threads has been able to attract users due to the 24% drop in X's user base since Elon Musk's acquisition.
- While revenue generation may not be significant in the near term, Threads is expected to become a major advertising platform for Meta.
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How to get the Beamsmasher in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- This guide will help you build the Beamsmasher, the secret Wonder Weapon on Terminus map in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
- First step involves turning the power on via four generators around the map.
- Next, activate three laptops hidden around Terminus.
- Buy the Deadwire ammo mod for whatever gun you have from an Arsenal Machine.
- Head over to where the Pack-A-Punch machine is located and activate the incline lift to spot an electrical box.
- Find and shoot the electrical boxes and one in Engineering above the generator to open doors to a lab.
- Inside the lab, kill the zombie pinned under the fallen shelf and pick up the EMF fob he drops.
- Travel to the Sea Tower and find the briefcase with a severed hand holding onto it.
- Take the Multiphasic Resonator you find there back to the lab and use it with a machine.
- Enter three numbers onto the machine to activate it and complete the round to finish targeting.
- Fight off the zombies and interact with the glowing blue energy ball on the island and repeat the process.
- The AMP Munition will drop which you need to grab and craft the Beamsmasher at workbench in the back corner of the lab.
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Meta Horizon Hyperscape: Hands-on with the Hyperscape
- Meta Horizon Hyperscape is an app designed exclusively for the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S, which allows users to explore photorealistic spaces in VR.
- The demo version of the app is currently available for free to US users on the Meta Horizon store.
- Meta Horizon Hyperscape could be one of the most exciting applications available for both the Quest 3 and the Quest 3S.
- Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that in the future, anyone will be able to use the tool to build and explore any real-world space in virtual reality.
- Meta’s cloud ecosystem recreates the space in virtual reality using photogrammetry and Gaussian splatting techniques.
- Meta hasn’t “recreated the wheel” with its application. It’s really just building on technologies we’ve already had in virtual reality for some time.
- In the future, we’d like to see more applications like this supporting connections with VR shoes and treadmills for a more immersive experience.
- Once solutions like Meta Horizon Hyperspace become more stable and consistent in the experience they can deliver, the impact on the extended reality space will be outstanding.
- Meta might not be the first company to experiment with tools like Horizon Hyperscape.
- It’s easy to imagine a future where developers and VR designers rely on applications like this daily to create more immersive, hyper-realistic environments with less cost and complexity.
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Big Tech Makes Money by Spending on AI Infrastructure
- Tech giants' investments in cloud infrastructure are reportedly paying off due to the demand for artificial intelligence.
- Microsoft, Amazon, and Google earned a combined revenue of $62.9 billion last quarter from their cloud businesses, up 22.2% from a year earlier.
- These companies are continuing to spend on property and equipment to build more data centers to meet the growing demand for AI infrastructure.
- Other tech giants like Meta, AMD, and OpenAI are also investing heavily in AI infrastructure to capitalize on its potential.
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Chinese military researchers reportedly used Meta’s AI to develop a defense chatbot
- Chinese military researchers reportedly used Meta’s AI to develop a defense chatbot.
- Researchers affiliated with a PLA R&D group utilized Meta’s Llama 2 AI model.
- The chatbot, named ChatBIT, gathers and processes intelligence for operational decision-making.
- Meta states that the use of the Llama model was unauthorized and against its acceptable use policy.
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Instagram upgrades DMs with focus on creators
- Instagram has announced an update to DMs, focusing on improving the experience for creators and influencers.
- Users will be able to sort and filter message requests based on follower count, verified accounts, brands, and creators.
- A new "Story Replies" folder will be added to make story replies easily accessible.
- Instagram plans to invest more in DMs over time.
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Gaming News Roundup: New Consoles, AI Advancements, and Archaeological Discoveries
- Analogue is set to release the Analogue 3D in Q1 2025, promising to revolutionize classic Nintendo 64 (N64) games, boasting 100% compatibility with all original cartridges and a stunning 4K resolution output.
- Meta’s FAIR team is making significant strides in the field of embodied AI, with several breakthroughs poised to revolutionize robotics and bring us closer to advanced machine intelligence (AMI).
- GitHub announced an expansion of its AI-powered coding assistant, GitHub Copilot, to include models from Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, providing developers with greater choice and flexibility in their coding workflow.
- TEKKEN is teaming up with Nike for an extensive collaboration in TEKKEN 8, bringing exciting digital in-game content and limited-edition physical merchandise.
- Archaeologists have uncovered a previously unknown Mayan city, named Valeriana, in the Mexican state of Campeche, thanks to advanced LiDAR technology, providing new insights into the social and economic organization of the Mayan civilization.
- The Analogue 3D console features four original-style controller ports and supports both wired and wireless controllers. It is also a testament to video game preservation and ensures the N64’s legacy lives on for future generations.
- Meta Sparsh is a pioneering general-purpose touch representation that functions across a variety of tactile sensors and tasks, outperforming task- and sensor-specific models by an average of over 95% on a novel benchmark.
- Meta Digit 360 is an artificial fingertip equipped with human-level multimodal sensing capabilities, detecting minute spatial details and forces as small as 1 millinewton, with exciting possibilities for research and applications in fields like healthcare, manufacturing, and virtual reality.
- GitHub unveiled a glimpse of GitHub Spark, an AI-native tool for building applications entirely in natural language utilizing a creativity feedback loop, allowing users to see live previews of their app as it’s being built.
- LiDAR technology enabled researchers to map a vast area of approximately 47 square miles, identifying over 6,700 pre-Hispanic structures and challenging previous assumptions about the Maya living in isolated villages.
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Mark Zuckerberg Confirms Llama 4 Release Early Next Year
- Meta's chief Mark Zuckerberg confirms the release of Llama 4 early next year during the quarterly earnings call.
- Llama 4 models are expected to have new modalities, capabilities, stronger reasoning, and faster performance.
- Meta's Q3 2024 results show a 19% increase in total revenue and a 14% increase in expenses.
- Llama 3.2 model gained extensive adoption, especially in the U.S. government sector, and Meta's AI-driven advertising solutions have shown promising results.
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Massively Overthinking: Have you ever been booted from an MMORPG group because your class wasn’t the meta?
- WoW players are hyper fixated on numbers and perception on ‘how good’ something is.
- Toxic meta culture can affect people stuck in the game.
- MMOs such as City of Heroes and Guild Wars 2 have been exposed to toxic meta to some extent in recent years.
- Dedicated high-end raid guilds often have to deal with the demands of optimisation, but clear communication and expectations can help promote understanding.
- Ignoring toxic meta is often the best way to deal with the pressure of optimisation, especially with its growing presence in several popular MMOs.
- PvP battles can get ugly when team composition requirements are not met.
- Adhering to meta is not always necessary, with many players experimenting to create their own unique builds.
- Player devs have tipped the meta very far from the original balance in City of Heroes.
- MMO players have experienced explicit sexism when grouping in the earliest days of MMOs.
- The MMORPG genre offers very little content that justifies hyperfixation on The Meta to the point of being little shits to fellow players.
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Innovation Demands Compute: How to Enable ML Productivity and Efficiency
- Meta examines the implications of AI innovation on its compute resources and develops ways to measure and improve productivity and efficiency to solve the problem. Meta's largest model yet, training Llama 3.1 405B on over 15 trillion tokens was a major challenge. GenAI performance is heavily reliant on scale, necessitating significantly more resources compared to other types of AI. Investing in productivity and efficiency can positively impact return on investment. Productivity represents the relationship between outputs and resources, while efficiency represents how well the inputs are used. Analytics at Meta evaluates technological and human levers for improving productivity and efficiency.
- Meta's vision is to build AGI that is open and built responsibly. To achieve that, the company must have the required capacity to build superclusters dedicated to the state-of-the-art LLMs and advance in new product spaces. The shortage of GPUs has implications for all AI companies, including Meta. AI powers Meta's various products, such as the feed ranking algorithm, face effects filters, and Reality Labs' immersive AR. Breakthroughs in GenAI enabled Meta to create AI-powered creative assistants like Imagine.
- The scaling laws for neural language models mean that GenAI performance is heavily reliant on scale, including the number of model parameters, the dataset size, and the amount of compute. To lead in the AI space means to invest more capacity in it. Efficiency optimizes the value of the capacity investment. Improving efficiency also increases productivity, since the same levers drive both areas. Meta evaluates both technological and human levers to improve productivity and efficiency.
- Analytics plays a crucial role in identifying opportunities and measuring impact so that everyone at Meta can continue to innovate. Analytics at Meta has built strong data foundations to track metrics at various levels of abstraction, from system logs to MLE behavior. Meta is making significant strides in operating AI at its scale, and it is well on its way to achieving its goals in the pursuit of AGI.
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