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  • Netflix’s Changes to Avatar Sound Like a Mixed Bag

    Netflix’s Changes to Avatar Sound Like a Mixed Bag

    With Avatar: The Last Airbender premiering later in the month, Netflix has gradually started to pull back the curtain on its adaptation of the 2005 cartoon. The show was never going to be a complete one-to-one of the original, but it does feel like some of the additions and tweaks to the show—like tampering down…


  • Microsoft Thinks It Can Do Corporate, Legless VR Avatars Better Than Meta

    Microsoft Thinks It Can Do Corporate, Legless VR Avatars Better Than Meta

    Big tech’s big dreams of a corporate metaverse filled with virtual reality workplaces aren’t quite dead yet, at least according to Microsoft. The Redmond, Washington tech giant finally unveiled its 3D Mesh integration for Microsoft Teams, offering a new wave of generic-looking, legless avatars for making work meetings a fair bit more awkward. As envisioned…


  • The Year Ahead in TV

    The Year Ahead in TV

    After production delays caused by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, 2024’s television slate will likely see some shifting around—though shows like Netflix’s Stranger Things and One Piece may get fast-tracked to release the beginnings of their seasons by the end of the year. There’s lots of animation on the way for certain, so it will be…