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Zencastr raises $4.6M as its beta video offering goes live for all

Founded in late-2014, Salt Lake City-based Zencastr has become a kind of lifeline for many podcasters, as the pandemic pushed formerly in-person podcasts online. The startup is hardly a household name

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Epic shows off Unreal’s nearly-real ‘MetaHuman’ 3D character creator

One of the most difficult tasks in the increasingly high-fidelity world of gaming is making realistic-looking people — especially faces. Epic today showed off a new character creation tool in Unreal E

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Perfect Corp., developer of virtual beauty app YouCam Makeup, closes $50 million Series C led by Goldman Sachs

Spending on cosmetics has usually weathered economic crises, but that changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, with stay-at-home orders and masks tempering people’s desire to wear makeup. This forced ret

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Old film technique has winning script

Its almost stuttering style resembles the earliest films, from the very dawn of the industry. But it requires determination, dexterity and imagination. Each piece must be carefully placed for a frame,

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Botox injections could be used to treat depression, study finds

The research found that depression was reported up to 88% less often by patients treated with botox for six of eight conditions.

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Can you tell the difference between a real human face and a mask?

Gone are the days of fancy-dress shop face masks with oversized glasses and a huge mustache that can be spotted miles away.Today, masks made of silicone cover the entire head and neck, and look so re