Facebook is copycatting features from its most worrisome competitor — again. Facebook-owned Instagram is now rolling out a version of virtual karaoke much like TikTok.Called Reels, the feature is launching today in Brazil, where Instagram will test the new video-editing tool among existing Stories users. Reels is an in-app editing tool for creating 15-second videos synced to music or another type of audio. If that sounds a bit like TikTok, the lip-syncing video platform, that’s because even Instagram’s Robby Stein, director of product management, gives credit to the app owned by the Chinese company ByteDance....

Creative Lab’s has announced a new PC soundbar in its lineup: the Sound BlasterKatana V2X. This is the follow-up to Creative’s very popular Katana V2, which remains one of the best soundbars for PC you’re able to buy right now. The Sound Blaster Katana V2X is still a multi-channel 5.1 setup, but this time, the subwoofer has been pared down from the Katana V2. It’s now an impressive 40% slimmer, weighing 7....

“People don’t understand the hierarchy of animals in this world,” Tucker, a serial killer played by Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad), says in the new shark thrillerDangerous Animals. The eccentric Tucker explains how people think with their guts instead of their brains when the “300 razor-sharp teeth” from a shark are tearing at someone’s flesh. Courtney had to trust his instincts to play a sadistic sociopath like Tucker. “I’m a very gut instinct-driven person,” Courtney tells Digital Trends about his character choices inDangerous Animals....

Diablo 4 leveling guide – Best builds in Season 8 Season 8ofDiablo 4tweaks the leveling formula just enough to throw off returning players, and if you’re new, welcome to the confusion. Leveling is a bit slower, Legendaries don’t rain from the sky anymore, and Whisper farming isn’t the golden ticket it once was. The game wants you to take your time and actually interact with its systems, which sounds fine… until you’re stuck at level 42 wondering what went wrong....

September means that summer is finally winding down with cooler weather on the way. For techies, this time of year is also the season for new gadgets as big companies reveal their latest creations, and Apple did so at its recent event where it announced the new iPhone XS. If you’re in need of a phone upgrade, then you may be in luck: We’ve teamed up with Apple and Speck to give one lucky reader a brand new iPhone XS and Speck Presidio case bundle....

ExtraEmily confronted by cops after viewer threatens her life in phone call to police Twitch streamer ExtraEmily got a visit from the Austin police department after someone phoned in to the station making threats on her life during an IRL broadcast. ExtraEmilyis a popular streamer onTwitch, where she boasts over 468,000 followers who tune in for her upbeat personality and humorous collaborations with other influencers. She’s known for doing a lot of IRL streams, where she ventures out in public to share her travels and activities with fans, such as her ‘Michelin Mondays’ restaurant reviews ortrips to the gun range....

After Facebook was accused of being too slow to respond to posts that contributed to ethnic violence in Myanmar, the network removed more than a dozen accounts operated by military officials and military-related organizationsminutes after a UN report accused the military of genocide. Facebook hasnow banned 20 people and organizationsfrom using the network following the UN report. Facebook removed 18 accounts, one Instagram account and 52 pages, which combined had a reach of nearly 12 million people, the social network said today, August 27....

Facebook wants to transport your physical self into the virtual world by allowing you to create photorealistic avatars for virtual reality headsets. The technology was unveiled by Facebook chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer during the second day of the company’s developer-centric F8 conference in Silicon Valley, California. The company has made progress over the years to evolve its avatar creation technology to make digital representations more lifelike and emotive. Facebook originally represented avatars as a simple blue face, but the technology eventually allowed users to personalize their virtual selves with more details and lifelike features....

Final Fantasy XIVpatch 5.2 is here, and like the dozens or so patches that have come before, there’s a lot to get stuck into once the servers fire up. For most people, this means catching up on a bunch of old threads before unlocking the new content and reminding ourselves of what happened in the storymonths ago. We won’t start recapping the last patch here, but we will list all the new unlock quest locations so you can get to the most important parts of the patch without running around like Ran’jit chasing Ryne....

After winning jet-ski competitions all over the world and boldlyflying across the English Channelon a hoverboard he designed and built, inventor Franky Zapata wants to land in the automotive industry by pioneering the flying sports car segment. It sounds like a pipe dream or a cool movie prop at best, but the 40-year-old Frenchman is already testing prototypes, and he plans to unveil his wildest creation yet in the coming months....

Tesla pioneered over-the-air (OTA) software updates for cars, allowing it to fix problems andadd new featureswhile cars sat in owners’ driveways. Despite the utility of OTA updates, established automakers have been slow to follow Tesla’s lead. Now, Ford is finally diving in, with plans to add OTA update capability to most new vehicles in 2020. Ford claims OTA updates will be “bumper to bumper,” and will work with “nearly all” vehicle computer modules, encompassing gasoline, hybrid, andelectric cars....

Fortnite gives players Darth Vader AI tech to create talking NPCs Epic just gaveFortnitecreators the same AI tech that powered Darth Vader’s controversial debut. WhenFortnite’s Darth Vaderstarted talking, things went downhill fast. The AI-powered NPC voiced with permission from James Earl Jones’ estate, cursed, glitched, andset off alarms. Union actors cried foul.SAG-AFTRAfiled a complaint. And suddenly, Epic was at the center of a digital rights battle. However, during the State of Unreal showcase, Epic had a different narrative, claiming the Darth Vader AI NPC is an example of Fortnite and Disney “responsibly embracing emerging technologies....

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