Author: Vidya Saras
Two podcasts hosts banter back and forth during the final episode of their series, audibly anxious to share some distressing news with listeners. “We were, uh, informed by the show’s producers that we’re not human,” a male-sounding voice stammers out, mid-existential crisis. The conversation between the bot and his female-sounding cohost only gets more uncomfortable after that—an engaging, albeit misleading, example of Google’s NotebookLM tool, and its experimental AI podcasts.Audio of the conversation went viral on Reddit over the weekend. The original poster admits in the comments section that they fed the NotebookLM software directions for the AI voices to…
Getty ImagesAt least six people have been killed and eight wounded in an Israeli air strike on a building in central Beirut, Lebanese officials have said. The multi-storey block in Bachoura housed a Hezbollah-affiliated health centre, which Israel’s military said was hit in a “precision” attack. This is the first Israeli strike close to Beirut’s centre – just metres away from Lebanon’s parliament. There were five other air strikes overnight against targets in the southern suburb of Dahieh. It comes after the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said eight soldiers had been killed in combat in southern Lebanon, its first losses…
Investing.com — US stock futures pointed lower ahead of a new batch of economic data on Thursday. Investors took a cautious stance in the previous session, with the implications of Israel’s potential retaliation to an Iranian attack earlier this week weighing on sentiment. Elsewhere, Tesla (NASDAQ:)’s quarterly deliveries miss estimates, while Levi Strauss (NYSE:) says it is mulling options for its underperforming Dockers brand. 1. Futures lower US stock futures edged lower on Thursday, as investors looked ahead to the release of an all-important jobs report later in the week and eyed ongoing tensions in the Middle East. By 03:33 ET…
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Dogecoin has been caught in a whirlwind of adoption, especially when it comes to new investors. Crypto analyst Ali Martinez shared on X that the meme coin has seen a major rise in the number of new daily addresses. In the space of a week, new addresses being registered on the Dogecoin network daily saw a 72% jump. This suggests increased adoption that could mean an influx of new money into the meme coin from here. A 72% Jump In One Week As the crypto market ushered in the new month of October, the Dogecoin network was averaging around 11,500…
Important update: since the initial publication of this post, Lodestar has published a new release, v1.15.0, which Holesky users must upgrade to prior to Dencun’s activation on February 7th. Additionally, Prysm and Nimbus have both published highly recommended releases for Holesky. Prysm users are encouraged to use v4.2.1, and Nimbus users v24.2.0. Goerli blobs are here: Dencun went live on Goerli at 6:32 UTC on January 17, 2024. You can now use blobs there!Sepolia and Holesky will upgrade over the next two weeks. Dencun will activate on Sepolia at epoch 132608 (January 30th, 22:51 UTC), and on Holesky at epoch…
Game creation platform Unioverse has announced a partnership with game studio N-Fusion to accelerate the development of titles within the Unioverse ecosystem.Created by Random Games, Unioverse gives game developers a ready-made suite of high-quality, royalty-free in-game assets.This partnership with N-Fusion will directly spearhead numerous new gaming experiences that will help to expand the Unioverse, giving players access to a catalogue of brand-new games to play. Source: UnioverseHow will Unioverse and N-Fusion work together?With this partnership, Unioverse is bringing a seasoned game development team to their platform in N-Fusion.Since their foundation in 1997, N-Fusion have released a host of acclaimed titles…
You hardly need ChatGPT to generate a list of reasons why generative artificial intelligence is often less than awesome. The way algorithms are fed creative work often without permission, harbor nasty biases, and require huge amounts of energy and water for training are all serious issues.Putting all that aside for a moment, though, it is remarkable how powerful generative AI can be for prototyping potentially useful new tools.I got to witness this firsthand by visiting Sundai Club, a generative AI hackathon that takes place one Sunday each month near the MIT campus. A few months ago, the group kindly agreed…
The first and only vice presidential debate made two things clear: Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz is a nice guy. But sometimes nice guys have to bring out the knives-and Walz failed to do that.
Climate and weather prediction has experienced rapid advancements through machine learning and deep learning models. Researchers have started to rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance predictions’ accuracy and computational efficiency. Traditional numerical weather prediction (NWP) models have been effective but require substantial computational resources, making them less accessible and harder to apply at larger scales. Meanwhile, deep learning models can capture complex patterns and relationships within the atmosphere using significantly fewer computational resources. This paradigm shift allows researchers to develop more scalable and versatile models, facilitating predictions critical for both short-term weather forecasting & long-term climate modeling. A fundamental…