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DigitalTrends There are Funko Pop! figures for just about every character imaginable, but now you can make one of yourself. In fact, there’s an easy way to generate a Funko Pop! figurine avatar of yourself in Microsoft Designer with just a few prompts. The fun started over the weekend when people began sharing on social media their Funko Pop! figurine avatars, which they generated after inputting parameters into this prompt engine. You do have to be registered and signed into Microsoft Designer to use the prompt.…

Enthusiasts are constantly creating fun new ways to interact with AI generators, and the latest trend allows you to create a Funko POP! figurine of yourself in Microsoft Designer. The fun started over the weekend when people began sharing on social media, the results of their Funko POP! figurine avatars, which they generated after inputting parameters into this prompt engine. You do have to be registered and signed into Microsoft Designer to use the prompt. It is Microsoft’s free AI design tool that allows you to…

Meta The pandemic was supposed to have made us all comfortable with video calls, but many folks still don’t particularly enjoy the process. Having to think about what to wear, or how our hair looks, or even fretting about puffy eyes following another bout of hay fever can sometimes be a bit much, even more so if it’s an early-morning call and your brain is still in bed. Meta has thankfully taken such drawbacks into consideration and launched cartoon avatars for video calls on Instagram and Messenger. “Wouldn’t it be…

Microsoft has announced the rollout of several anticipated features for Teams, including avatar support and immersive spaces. The company is showcasing the new features during its annual Build developer conference, which is currently taking place from May 23 through May 25. Reports from March indicated that Microsoft’s product road man contained plans to roll out a new feature for Teams and Zoom that would allow users to substitute their live camera feed for a 3D avatar when on a video call. Instead, the feature…

Microsoft’s annual developer’s conference has arrived, and a slew of big announcements have already been unveiled. AI is, obviously, the big theme of the event and continues to be top-of-radar for Microsoft and the entire tech community. But there are also some big announcements for Windows, the Edge browser, Teams, and more. AI comes to Windows If you thought Microsoft would slow down on its investment in AI after the rush to Bing Chat earlier this year, you’d be dead wrong. Not only is Bing Chat coming to every…

While it’s still not won mass adoption in the U.S., WhatsApp is the world’s most popular messaging app, and billions use it every day to chat with friends, family, local groups, and even businesses. But such an enormous user base means not every interaction is going to be positive, and that’s why WhatsApp has a blocking system to prevent you from seeing messages you don’t want to see. It’s entirely possible you’ve been blocked by a few people yourself — but how would you know? Unlike blocking on social media sites…