Abstract: In recent years, the demand for realistic and responsive digital characters has grown rapidly, especially in areas like gaming, virtual reality, and interactive media. However, traditional ...

Tom Hanks will play Abraham Lincoln in the live-action/stop-motion animation hybrid movie Lincoln in the Bardo, based on ...

Pinocchio' director Guillermo del Toro advised the Ambriz Brothers on the film to release globally later this year.

Three-time Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling is obviously supremely talented. Plus, he’s now been married to Eva Mendes for 15 years, so the Canadian superstar is clearly winning at life. But he’s not ...

As of January 29, 2026, Google DeepMind has unleashed its latest world model, Project Genie. This is available to any Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US, which is anyone willing to pay $249.99 ...

If the required construction permits are in place, it could be difficult to overcome the legal protections that shield co-ops from angry residents. By Jill Terreri Ramos Q: We live in a co-op in New ...

The massive Gateway tunnel project came to a screeching halt at 5 p.m. Friday — a day after it was revealed that President Trump offered to pony up the $16 billion in federal funds in exchange for ...

President Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer he would consider restoring funding for the Hudson River Tunnel project if lawmakers backed renaming at least two transit hubs after him, ...

Google's AI world-building tech Project Genie, rolled out to US users only, enables the creation of 60-second virtual worlds. Shares in Take-Two, Roblox and Unity fell on the news of the announcement.

Google's world-building AI tool isn't ready to start replacing human jobs just yet, but the writing is on the wall. Project Genie, which moved from limited access to Google Ultra AI subscribers on Jan ...

Abstract: Diffusion models have achieved significant progress in the task of image animation due to their powerful generative capabilities. However, preserving appearance consistency to the static ...