🤖 Expressive Robotic Character: The Fusion of Animation and Robotics

At the 2023 IROS conference, Disney Research → unveiled a robotic character that brings animation to life through reinforcement learning.

Disney's focus on creating characters that can do more than just walk highlights their commitment to pushing the boundaries of robotic design.

With plans to develop more physical robotic characters and explore faster and more dynamic motions, Disney continues to pioneer the intersection of animation and robotics.

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🪙 Islamic Coin

The Shariah-compliant cryptocurrency debuts → on KuCoin, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges.

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✨ Show me what you got

It turned out that asteroid samples → collected by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from Bennu contained significant amounts of water and carbon, supporting the idea that asteroids like Bennu, which eventually collided with Earth, may have played a crucial role in the development of life on our planet.

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🐺 Robot Wolves on the Hunt

The town of Takikawa in Japan has taken a unique approach to address the increasing bear problem by deploying two Monster Wolf → robots.

With bear sightings at a five-year high and numerous attacks reported, these robots aim to deter bears from entering residential areas.

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🤩 Adobe Max Creativity Conference

Adobe presents 11 experimental tools and features → that utilize the power of generative AI and 3D technology.

For example, "Project Primrose" showcases the fusion of fashion and technology with an interactive dress. Using flexible textile displays, wearers can display patterns and images on their clothing like a programmable screen, pushing the boundaries of wearable tech.

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🇸🇦 Kaspersky's Riyadh

Durov's Code had the opportunity to attend the opening of the Transparency Center → and engage in discussions with Kaspersky representatives regarding their future plans for Saudi Arabia.

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🦄 Telegram app icon competition //

Telegram has announced the launch of a contest to create new icons for its mobile apps on Android and iOS platforms.

Participants are invited to design unique icons that can be offered to users in addition to the current standard icon sets in both apps. The prize pool for the contest is $10,000.

Contestants must create at least one icon customized for both operating systems and follow the specified design guidelines for each platform. All icons must be based on the core form of the Telegram logo, and it is also specifically noted that the use of generative AI is strictly prohibited.

Details can be found at this link → The deadline for applications is October 19, and results will be announced on October 26, 2023.

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💫 World Blockchain Summit

The event returns to Dubai on 1-2 November 2023 at the Address Dubai Marina, with strategic partners → like Dubai AI & Web3 Campus by DIFC, the largest cluster of Artificial Intelligence and Web3 companies in MENA.

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📰 Effective and engaging ads

YouTube introduces AI-powered 'Spotlight Moments' → to help advertisers target specific cultural moments and major events.

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🪄Magic outside of Hogwarts

Apple develops wireless update system → for iPhones still in the box.

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🤖 Meet Yasmina

Yango's arabic-speaking AI assistant → with human-like conversational skills.

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