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What’s particularly clever is how the system handles both triangular and quadrilateral faces. If you’ve ever tried to move 3D assets between different software packages, you’ll know why this matters. Different engines and tools have their preferences, and compatibility issues have historically been a nightmare for studios trying to streamline their workflows.According to technical documentation, the system utilises an autoregressive mesh generation framewo

Getting it right, like a human would shouldSo, how does Tencent’s AI benchmark work? First, an AI is given a creative task from a catalogue of over 1,800 challenges, from building data visualisations and web apps to making interactive mini-games.Once the AI generates the code, ArtifactsBench gets to work. It automatically builds and runs the code in a safe and sandboxed environment.To see how the application behaves, it captures a series of screenshots ove

What are sales PoC tools and why are they important?A modern sales PoC bridges the gap between “what’s promised” and “what’s possible.” AI-powered PoC tools do more than just show off product features – they learn from prospect interactions, customise demo flows in real time, and deliver insights that traditional approaches simply can’t match.Why is AI now non-negotiable for sales PoC in 2025?In 2025, several trends have made PoC tools indispensable in B2B

Automate operations and cut costsAutomation suites like Zapier AI and Make fold into online shop tools, email platforms, and marketing systems. These let founders set up triggers for actions. For example, a new order in the store can start a workflow: send a confirmation, log the sale, and update inventory. The owner does not need to touch anything. This reduces manual work, speeds up tasks, and can lower costs.Email marketing and analytics also work bette

If you prefer talking over typing, the new ‘Vocal’ mode is for you.Powered by Mistral AI’s powerful new voice model called Voxtral, the Vocal mode allows for natural, low-latency conversations—meaning you can talk to Le Chat without awkward pauses. Mistral says it’s perfect for brainstorming ideas while on a walk, getting quick answers when your hands are full, or transcribing a meeting. For those really complex Le Chat questions, ‘Think’ mode taps into Mi

Published on February 17, 2026 at 15:21 Commenter 0 𝕏 Print © Lee Campbell (Unsplash) Generative AI has been built on the exploitation of gigantic volumes of data, sometimes obtained without authorization. This is why AI companies face numerous complaints from rights holders. In the music industry, Sony has developed a technology that would help level the playing field: it identifies the works used in training AI models. Sony AI, a branch of the research a

Published on February 18, 2026 at 09:15 Commenter 1 𝕏 Print © Anthropic Anthropic has just unveiled Claude Sonnet 4.6, the latest iteration of the Sonnet AI model from the startup. The range consists of general-purpose language models designed to balance power, speed, and reasonable pricing. This major update to Claude is positioned between Sonnet 4.5 and the top-of-the-line model, Claude Opus. As explained by Anthropic in its statement, Sonnet 4.6 is prog

Published on February 18, 2026 at 14:23 Commenter 0 𝕏 Print © 01net There will be no ads in Perplexity's search results. The research assistant had however launched a pilot program early on, in 2024, to test the display of advertising banners. But it is now abandoned: a matter of trust with users, the startup explains. Sent to OpenAI, which has just launched ads in ChatGPT... Advertising has become a thorn in the side of major AI players who are trying to

Published on February 19, 2026 at 08:02 Commenter 0 𝕏 Print © Google After generating images and videos, why not now tackle music? The Gemini app and its web version can now «create» 30-second songs from a simple text query. Including in French. Gemini is now capable of generating 30-second songs from a prompt. Just type what comes to mind, optionally indicate a music style (reggae, opera, electro, metal...), and let the bot do its job, in French, English,

Published on February 19, 2026 at 14:20 Commenter 0 𝕏 Print © Microsoft It's difficult to place full trust in generative AI when it goes snooping through folders that are specifically forbidden to it. Microsoft, despite being expected to address security concerns around its tools, allowed Copilot to summarize emails it should never have accessed. The issue has since been fixed. Oops. Microsoft confirmed that Copilot had been summarizing confidential emails

« These tasks will be automated by AI » : Microsoft announces the end of several professions within 18 months Published on February 19, 2026 at 17:02 Commenter 11 𝕏 Print © Thomas Estimbre / 01net.com For the head of Microsoft's AI, Mustafa Suleyman, AI performance will be equivalent to that of humans in most professional tasks within 18 months. During a recent interview granted to the Financial Times, Mustafa Suleyman, head of Microsoft's AI division, did

Published on February 19, 2026 at 18:04 Commenter 0 𝕏 Print © 01net YouTube wants to chat. The platform is currently testing a Gemini button that allows viewers to ask questions about the content of a video. It remains to be seen whether this is a good idea or not… Without really realizing it, some people talk to their TV, often to berate it! YouTube wants to make this practice a bit more useful by testing a Gemini button on connected TVs, game consoles, a

Published on February 19, 2026 at 19:02 Comment 0 𝕏 Print © Google If Gemini seems a bit more cunning to you since today, that's normal: Google has indeed deployed Gemini 3.1 Pro for developers and the general public. The model aims to be more performant, particularly on complex problems to solve. AI models follow each other and start to look alike. After updating Gemini 3 Deep Think last week to "solve modern problems in the fields of science, research, a