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No time to tidy? Microsoft Teams can now use AI to clean up your background on video calls
'Make meetings more fun and personal with Decorate your background,' Microsoft said The fancy option adds sparkling fairy lights and glasses of champagne to your background. Meanwhile, the celebration option adds a festive Christmas tree and presents behind you. The feature will launch in early 2024 for Teams Premium users. The news comes shortly after a study revealed how your background on video calls can influence the first impression you make. Researchers from Durham University say that people who sit in front of houseplants or bookcases are deemed the most trustworthy.
Rise of the Terminators? Scientists develop the 'world's most powerful general-purpose humanoid robot' - but fans joke it 'Looks like it's frantically trying to find the nearest public toilet'
It has been billed as the'world's most powerful general-purpose humanoid'. But after being unveiled in a new video on social media many observers have joked that this Terminator-esque bot looks rather more like'it's frantically trying to find the nearest public toilet'. The H1 robot has been built by Chinese company Unitree Robotics, which is one of the leading developers of quadrupeds. Last month the firm shared a glimpse of another of its creations: a possible'pet of the future' in the form of a creepy robot dog that can talk and perform handstands. Called Go2, it can also climb the stairs, play fetch, emit music from a built-in speaker and even take photos on command, which are sent straight to the owner's smartphone. Look out: The H1 bot has been billed as the'world's most powerful general-purpose humanoid' H1, by comparison, is a humanoid that stands about 71 inches (180cm) tall and weighs 100 lbs (47kg).
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Colleges scramble to 'ChatGPT-proof' classes as some professors report 'dozens' of cheating students
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. College professors across the country are working frantically to "ChatGPT-proof" their assignments as some educators report seeing dozens of students cheating with the tool. Some professors are planning to return to paper exams after years of conducting them digitally. Others are more drastic and plan to require students to show the draft history on their essay assignments.
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Baffled by the symbols on your car's dashboard? Your iPhone will soon tell you what they mean
We've all been there - a new symbol pops up on your car's dashboard that you don't recognise, causing panic to set in. But the days of frantically rooting around for your car's handbook could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to Apple's next iPhone update. The tech giant is updating its Visual Look Up tool in the upcoming iOS 17 update. While the tool can already recognise popular landmarks, statues, art, plants, pets and more in photos, Apple has confirmed that it will soon also recognise symbols. 'Now users can identify food, storefronts, signs, and symbols, and lift individual subjects from photos and videos,' it explained.
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