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TikTok Might Soon Have Ads With AI-Generated Versions of Popular Creators
TikTok recently announced Symphony Digital Avatars,a new way to incorporate ads on its platform. The social media app will soon feature AI-generated avatars of popular creators. According to the company, the aim is “to help creators and brands captivate global audiences and deliver impactful messages in an immersive and authentic way.” Two types of avatars…
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Aang: The Last Airbender Movie Has Found Its Cast, Including Dave Bautista
The first of three planned animated movies in the Last Airbender universe will release October 10, 2025.
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Netflix’s Changes to Avatar Sound Like a Mixed Bag
With Avatar: The Last Airbender premiering later in the month, Netflix has gradually started to pull back the curtain on its adaptation of the 2005 cartoon. The show was never going to be a complete one-to-one of the original, but it does feel like some of the additions and tweaks to the show—like tampering down…
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Microsoft Thinks It Can Do Corporate, Legless VR Avatars Better Than Meta
Big tech’s big dreams of a corporate metaverse filled with virtual reality workplaces aren’t quite dead yet, at least according to Microsoft. The Redmond, Washington tech giant finally unveiled its 3D Mesh integration for Microsoft Teams, offering a new wave of generic-looking, legless avatars for making work meetings a fair bit more awkward. As envisioned…