Startup Synthesia’s AI-generated avatars are getting an update to make them even more realistic: They will soon have bodies that can move, and hands that gesticulate.

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Duolingo's mascot faked his death to get users to do their daily lessons, and attention from pop star Dua Lipa. Here's how he masterminded it — and why one expert sees the campaign as a success.

A year later, the first 3-D version of Duo was released with a realistic owl body and two wide eyes that stared right into a user's soul. In 2014, Duolingo decided to "gamify" their mascot, ...

Duolingo announces death of Duo the Owl, its make-believe mascot: 'He had many enemies' "He probably died waiting for you to do your lesson, but what do we know," Duolingo joked in a statement.

Synthesia's new technology is impressive but raises big questions about a world where we increasingly can’t tell what’s real.

A new project from Carnegie Mellon University researchers aims to make that practice easier by studying whether virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) can simulate stressful situations and help ...

A Japanese man who shelled out over $14,000 on a realistic dog costume so he could become a border collie now says he hopes to fulfill his “dream” of turning into a different animal.. Toco the ...