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AI is now all around us, and soon it might even… become us. Google is seemingly readying itself to launch a feature in its Gemini app for Android that will enable you to generate a three-dimensional avatar with your likeness. Enter the MatrixNoticed by the eagle-eyed tinkerers over at Android Authority, the new feature is situated right inside the v17.4.66 beta version of the Google app. There’s a new aptly-named Characters menu, and once you go inside, the app should allow you to create a 3D avatar of yourself. It would probably appear very similar to the ones generated by the…
I’ll confess I would have a nerdy admiration for ExpeDry down even if it didn’t work, just for its use of basic chemistry, which even I dimly remember from high school but for some reason never made it into a product until recently. What’s even better is that it does work.I don’t have a lab, and I’m not particularly interested in what happens in one anyway, but I am a backpacker, living in a cold climate, with a deep dislike for being cold. In the real world, where I live, if your jacket loses loft and you get cold, bad…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Many people dream of starting their own business but wonder if they have what it takes. According to new research, you can find the answer to that dilemma in a Harry Potter house quiz. Researchers in the Netherlands studied the four Hogwarts houses as personality types. Typically, Gryffindors are known for bravery and courage; Slytherins are known for cunning and ambition; Hufflepuffs are loyal and friendly; and Ravenclaws are diligent and shrewd. The researchers found that people who identify as Gryffindor and Slytherin are…
Running out of storage, especially when you’re in the middle of something important, can be frustrating. It’s more common than you think but thankfully, there are quite a few external solutions that can help prevent the issue. The most convenient out of these are portable SSDs, which not just offer the storage capacity you need, but also powerful speeds in a lightweight, compact build. Those shopping for one can consider picking up the 4TB Crucial X10 Pro SSD, which is now going for $420 at Amazon. That’s after the retailer knocked its usual $525 price by 20%. This offer applies…
Apple’s AirTag makes it easy to keep tabs on everyday items like keys, bags and luggage using the Find My network. Setup is quick, requires no tools and takes just a minute or two as long as you have a compatible iPhone or iPad. Once paired, your AirTag quietly works in the background to help you locate misplaced belongings. This guide walks through how to set up an AirTag, how to name it so you can easily identify what it’s attached to and what to do if setup doesn’t go as planned.What you need before setting up an AirTagBefore you…
The Galaxy S26 launch is getting closer and closer, and as Samsung fans gear up for the “next best thing,” those seeking a Wear OS smartwatch have something to be excited about as well. No, I’m not talking about a new, unparalleled Galaxy Watch 8 deal here — but a pretty good promo on its predecessor. Galaxy Watch 7, 40mm: save 33% $83 off (33%) The 40mm Galaxy Watch 7 is an absolute delight for Galaxy Watch fans right now. You can get this timepiece at 33% off, thanks to Amazon’s latest offer, making it much harder to resist. The…
“On the matchmaking app, if we ask you a question and your tonality changes in the response, it cues to us that you may not be telling us the full truth. And so we’ll ask you that same question in two or three different ways throughout your experience,” Cohen-Aslatei says. “We built this to mimic what a matchmaker would do for a client. The LLM is tracking pitch and tone change in your voice because we want to make sure that we have an accurate understanding of who you are and what you’re looking for.”After answering dozens more questions about…
The deceased: A 39-year-old man in the United StatesThe autopsy findings: Medical examiners evaluated the man after a deadly fight, during which a stab wound had punctured a vein in his lungs. They noted that the man’s heart was slightly enlarged and that he had moderate atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) in two vessels. CAD is caused by plaque buildup in the walls of arteries that lead to the heart.Upon dissecting the man’s heart, the examiners noticed an unusual lump around the atrioventricular node, which coordinates electrical signals between the heart’s top and bottom chambers. When examiners sliced the node…
New Mario sports games typically only come around once in a generation. So to get a fresh installment of tennis featuring a deep roster of characters this early in the Switch 2’s lifecycle is rather exciting. And after getting a chance to play Mario Tennis Fever prior to its official release on February 12, the best entry to the franchise yet might only be a couple of weeks away.Once again, Mario Tennis Fever relies on the series’ familiar mix of topspin, slice and flat (power) shots used in previous games. The big new mechanic for this title is that instead…
The first half of the Switch 2’s first year is in the books. Here’s how we graded it back in December. But now Nintendo’s latest earnings report is here to offer some hard numbers on how the Mario maker’s current next-gen platform shift is going. TL;DR: Incredibly strongly, though it’s still searching for that runaway hit no one can shut up about. This week the company announced it had sold 7 million Switch 2 consoles during the 2025 holiday period, bringing the lifetime sales up to 17 million for the first six months. Meanwhile the original Switch sold an additional…