Turn Any Photo into a 3D Model with SAM 3D : From One Snapshot to Shareable Mesh

Turn photos into 3D with Meta's SAM 3D, using SAM 2 masks and Gaussian splatting, so you can build assets quickly for ...
Department of Computer Science - University of Texas at Austin

Adaptive Anatomy: 3D Models That Fit Every Form

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin recently received support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to ...

How we animated light and motion for 3D interior visualisation

In our interactive feature on small spaces, we showcased storage tips and lighting strategies through immersive 3D animations ...
Geeky Gadgets

Create 3D Models from Images With Meta’s Free SAM 3D App : Turns Photos into Meshes

What if creating high-quality 3D models no longer required expensive software, specialized hardware, or years of expertise? Enter Meta’s SAM 3D, an open source AI tool that promises to provide ...
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New Segment Anything Models Make it Easier to Detect Objects and Create 3D Reconstructions

We’re introducing SAM 3 and SAM 3D, the newest additions to our Segment Anything Collection, which advance AI understanding of the visual world. SAM 3 enables detection and tracking of objects in ...
Marketplace

The IRS' Direct File option is dead, though Free File lives on (with limitations)

The IRS has ended the Direct File program, which let some taxpayers file their annual returns for free using software developed by the government. Many tax preparation companies opposed this, as did ...
Investopedia

IRS Shuts Down Free Direct File Tool—Here’s What Taxpayers Can Use Instead

Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024. HABesen/Getty Images The IRS is ...
USA Today

IRS Direct File ends. Here are other free or low-cost tax-filing options to consider.

Americans will have one fewer free option to file their taxes in 2026 after the Trump administration killed IRS Direct File. Without it, Direct File supporters said Americans will end up spending more ...
Wall Street Journal

Free Tax-Filing Experiment Is Ended by Trump Administration

WASHINGTON—The Internal Revenue Service is officially ending Direct File, the free, government-run tax-filing pilot program that the Biden administration started last year. Instead, the Trump ...
NBC Chicago

The IRS is eliminating a free way to file tax returns. Here's what to know

IRS Direct File, the electronic system for filing tax returns for free, will not be offered next year, the Trump administration has confirmed. An email sent Monday from IRS official Cynthia Noe to ...
JournalofAccountancy

IRS ends Direct File, shifts focus to Free File upgrades and private sector

The IRS ended Direct File, the free, online pilot program that nearly 300,000 taxpayers in 25 states used to file returns for tax year 2024. The IRS website for Direct File says “Direct File is closed ...
The New York Times

I.R.S. Halts Free Online Offering for Filing Taxes Directly

The new program, Direct File, helped low- and moderate-income taxpayers file their returns more easily, and had been expanding. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Internal Revenue Service is shutting down its ...