Here is the top trending news from the world of technology and AI in the last 24 hours.
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Apple may launch an affordable Vision Pro Headset at $2000 by early next year
Apple’s Vision Pro didn’t exactly fire up the mixed reality headset market. However, Apple is still pinning up its hope on this device. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the iPhone maker may launch an affordable version of Vision Pro priced at nearly $2,000 by early next year. Although still not cheap, it will make the device far more affordable than the current price of $3,500. To bring down the price, Apple could use cheaper material and less powerful processor, and it may also not include the eye sight feature. Apple is also planning to launch second version of its Vision headset by 2026.
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Adobe has started rolling out generative AI Video tools across apps & software
Starting from today Adobe is taking a massive leap in generative AI video space. The company’s flagship video model Firefly, which it has been teasing since earlier this year, across many of its popular apps, including Premier Pro. One of its most talked about feature is Generative Extend, which has been rolled out in Premier Pro. It allows editors to add AI generated footages and audio to start and end of the clip, which can help in covering the transition or bank edit in case the required footage is not available. However, Generative Extend is only useful for making small tweaks as clips only be extended by two seconds.
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Internet Archive is back online after cyberattacks
The internet archive on Monday resumed its service after last week’s massive cyberattack stalled all its services. Th DDOS attack compromised the data of nearly 31 million users. However, the service is currently available only in provisional read only manner. This means that while users can access the access the Wayback Machine to search billions of webpages that have been archived over the years, they can’t capture the existing web page into archive. According to Internet Archive’s founder Brewster Kahle, the full restoration of services would require further maintenance, in which case the access to the platform could be suspended for temporary period.
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Tesla’s Big We Robot event, faces criticism and backlash
Despite last week Tesla’s highly anticipated We Robot event showcasing some cool products including the autonomous Cybercab and retro-futuristic robovan capable of carrying 20 passengers, some observers and critics expressed their disappointment from the event. Many complained that the event was high on style and less on substance. To argue their case, they specially picked on Tesla’s still-in-development Optimus, which filled the venue space and even interacted with the audience. The interacting audience felt that the robots were completely autonomous but later several reports confirmed that they are teleoperated. This means that they were being controlled by humans sitting in another room.