Stable AI debuts an AI tool that lets users generate 3D video from a text or image prompt, Truecaller adds new AI features to detect and block spam calls

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Stability AI debuts Stable Video 3D, a generative AI tool built on its Stable Video Diffusion model, letting users generate 3D video from a text or image prompt. - Link

Truecaller adds a new AI feature to detect and block more spam calls. - Link

Unity's 2024 Gaming Report: the number of multiplatform games rose 40% since 2021, in-app ad revenue rose 26.7% YoY, 62% of studios are using AI, and more. - Link

Linktree is now allowing users to highlight links better with featured layout function. - Link

Hollywood actors like Megan Fox, Idris Elba, and Keanu Reeves are leaping into video games, a once stigmatized medium now seen as a unique platform for stories. - Link

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