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Roblox is launching a generative AI that builds 3D environments in a snap
Roblox plans to roll out a generative AI tool that will let creators make whole 3D scenes just using text prompts, it announced today. Once it’s up and running, developers on the hugely popular online game platform will be able to simply write “Generate a race track in the desert,” for example, and the AI
This Ferrari V12 table could cost as much as a new Civic Type R
Weird V12 table heads up for auction with a top-end estimate dangerously close to £50k Published: 06 Dec 2022 The RM Sotheby’s Miami sale kicks off on 10 December, and contrary to what you might think, it’s not just ludicrously rare hypercars and unbelievably expensive youngtimers that’ll cross the block. There’s also some furniture. Or
2,070-Year-Old Roman Wall Built to Contain Gladiator Spartacus and His Army Discovered in Italy
Archaeologists have identified a 2.7-km- (1.7-mile) long Roman defensive wall and ditch — initially constructed by the Roman general Marcus Licinius Crassus to contain the Thracian gladiator and slave revolt leader Spartacus and his forces — in Calabria, southern Italy. The 2,070-year-old Roman wall in the Dossone della Melia forest in south-central Calabria, Italy. Image
Study: There Were Volcanic Eruptions on Moon as Recently as 123 Million Years Ago
There is extensive geologic evidence of ancient volcanic activity on the Moon, but it is unclear how long that volcanism persisted. Magma fountains produce volcanic glasses, which have previously been found in samples of the Moon’s surface. Dr. Qiuli Li and colleagues from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Vitiligo: Combination Therapies and Emerging Treatments
CARLSBAD, Calif. — When patients with vitiligo see Jessica Shiu, MD, PhD, for the first time, some mention that prior healthcare providers have told them that vitiligo is merely a cosmetic issue — much to her dismay. “Vitiligo is not a cosmetic disease,” Shiu, assistant professor of dermatology at the University of California, Irvine, said
Colchicine Drug Interactions May Not Affect Safety, Efficacy
TOPLINE:The presence of an operational classification of drug interactions (ORCA) class 3 or 4 drug-drug interactions (DDIs) did not increase the risk for colchicine-related gastrointestinal adverse events or modify the effect of colchicine on death or hospitalization due to COVID-19 death in ambulatory patients with COVID-19.METHODOLOGY: This secondary analysis of the COLCORONA trial aimed to
American woman killed in West Bank while protesting Israeli settlements
A 26-year-old American woman who was reportedly protesting the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank was killed on Friday, prompting an outcry from human rights groups and a White House request for an investigation. The International Solidarity Movement said the woman, Aysenur Egzi Eygi, was an activist with the group, which supports
J.K. Rowling went after trans Paralympian sprinter Valentina Petrillo — and failed
If you thought J.K. Rowling was done ranting about transgender athletes now that the Paris Olympic Games have long been over, you’d be wrong. After taking about two weeks off from social media, the once-beloved children’s author was back at it this week, going on at length about 51-year-old Valentina Petrillo, an Italian Paralympic sprinter who
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games We’ll Be Spending More Time With
Screenshot: Kotaku / Ubisoft / Saber Interactive / Sony The short week is over and you’ve already reached another weekend — or perhaps have finally […]