Meta, formerly known as Facebook, today showed off a prototype of an AI system that enables people to generate or import things into a virtual world just by using voice commands. The company sees the tool, which is called “Builder
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OPEC chief hails Iran’s role in world’s oil cartel
Sanusi said as a founding member of OPEC, Iran continues to play a key role in the organization through its clever guidance and careful experience. He made the comments in a message to Iranian Oil Minister Javad Ouji. While congratulating
Meta adds ‘personal boundaries’ to Horizon Worlds and Venues to fight harassment
Meta is rolling out a feature called Personal Boundary in its Horizon Worlds and Horizon Venues virtual reality spaces to combat harassment. Each avatar will have a bubble with a radius of two virtual feet, so they won’t be able
The “Queen of Asia” is One of the World’s Rarest Sapphire Stone
Image: Eranga Jayawardena A 683-pound blue sapphire was found in a gem pit in the same city in September but was only unveiled by the owners last Sunday (December 12). The massive gemstone has been named, the “Queen of Asia”.
Merdeka 118 is The World’s Second-Tallest Building
Image: Fender Katsalidis Merdeka 118, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has officially topped out at 118 stories. Standing at 2,227 feet, it is set to become the world’s second-tallest building come 2022. It surpasses the 2,073-foot Shanghai
The Rolls-Royce “Spirit of Innovation” Is The World’s Fastest EV
Image: Rolls-Royce Rolls-Royce’s all-electric aircraft is the world’s fastest electric vehicle, announced the company after concluding its test runs on November 16. The vehicle named “Spirit of Innovation” reached a top speed of 387.4 mph during its record-breaking runs. The
The World’s Most Expensive Photo Frame Costs US$2 Million
Image: @debbie_wingham Instagram Artist Debbie Wingham has created what she touts as the most expensive photo frame in the world. The photo frame is worth over US$2 million and is encrusted with more than 10,000 diamonds on a circular frame
SP Automotives Debuts the World’s First “Ultracar”, Boasting 3,000hp
Image: SP Automotives The SP Automotive Chaos is the world’s first “ultracar”, according to its builders. If it proceeds with production, it will be more powerful than any other car — which is no easy feat. Limited to only 100
Moonbike Is Making the World’s First Electric Snowbike
Image: Moonbikes French startup Moonbikes had announced last year it was introducing an electric snowbike — a bike specifically designed to ride through the snow. Following the pre-orders, it’s been confirmed the snowbikes will reach customers by the end of
Noma Named is the World’s Best Restaurant — Again
Image: Noma The World’s 50 Best Restaurants ranking is out and Danish restaurant Noma is back in the top spot, previously holding this position in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014. Co-owner Rene Redzepi accepted the award in Antwerp, Belgium with
World’s Most Expensive Rolex on Display in Los Angeles
Image: Phillips The world’s most expensive Rolex is on display for all to see after a four-year hiatus. The Oyster Chronograph Daytona Ref. 6239 “Paul Newman” originally made headlines in 2017 when it sold for US$17.75 million at Phillips to
Meet the world’s very first sub-$100 1TB portable SSD: here’s what it indicates to you
Professional Japanese knowledge storage corporation, Buffalo Technological know-how, is almost certainly the past SSD vendor we’d anticipate to release the initial external SSD with a 1TB potential costing much less than $100. And however, the outfit, greater regarded for its
Flying Fox: The World’s Largest Charter Superyacht
Image: Lürssen The Flying Fox is the world’s largest superyacht available for charter — and it’s drop-dead gorgeous. It currently sits on Monaco-based Imperial’s fleet of charter yachts, and was built by German yacht maker, Lürssen. The 136m-gargantuan towers 32m
Man once called world’s “largest facilitator of child porn” sentenced to 27 years
Enlarge / Eric Eoin Marques led away from the High Court in Dublin in August 2013 after US authorities formally requested his extradition. A man who operated a dark web service that hosted millions of child-sexual-abuse images was sentenced to
Samsung builds the world’s highest-resolution phone camera sensor: 200 MP
Samsung Samsung’s latest super-sized camera sensor is the “Isocell HP1.” It has a whopping 200 MP sensor, making it the highest-resolution smartphone camera sensor ever made. If you saved an image from it at full resolution, you’d end up with