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Iconic Musician David Crosby, RIP
upstart writes:Iconic musician David Crosby, RIP:
90% of Online Content Could be ‘Generated by AI by 2025,’ Expert Says
fliptop writes:Generative AI, like OpenAI's ChatGPT, could completely revamp how digital content is developed, said Nina Schick, adviser, speaker, and A.I. thought leader told Yahoo Finance Live:
UK Lawmakers Vote to Jail Tech Execs Who Fail to Protect Kids Online
upstart writes:UK lawmakers vote to jail tech execs who fail to protect kids online:
It's Not Them, It's You: Why Potatoes Don't Deserve Their Bad Reputation
hubie writes:Though spuds may not have all of the same benefits as other vegies, they can still be part of a healthy diet - so long as they're prepared the right way:
NASA Reveals Tantalizing Details About Webb Telescope’s Successor
upstart writes:NASA Reveals Tantalizing Details About Webb Telescope's Successor:
Supreme Court Poised to Reconsider Key Tenets of Online Speech
fliptop writes:The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to reconsider rules social networks operate under, potentially leading to the most significant reset of the doctrines governing online speech since the 1990s:
New Power Supply with a Lifetime of Up to 50 Years
hubie writes:KIT's Spinoff 'Digital Power Systems' Develops Ultralong-lived Industrial Power Supplies:
Sweden Finds Largest-Ever Rare Earth Metal Deposit In Europe
upstart writes:Sweden Finds Largest-Ever Rare Earth Metal Deposit In Europe:
Significant Energy Use Predicted for Computers in Self-Driving Cars
A SoylentNews contributor writes:This trade magazine, https://www.autonomousvehicleinternational.com/news/adas/mit-report-forecasts-global-emissions-impact-from-autonomous-vehicle-computers.html is reporting on a new study and modeling effort--
Seattle Public Schools Bans ChatGPT; District ‘Requires Original Thought and Work From Students’
mrpg writes:https://www.geekwire.com/2023/seattle-public-schools-bans-chatgpt-district-requires-original-thought-and-work-from-students/
Germany Wants to Reuse Data Centers' Heat. No One is Buying it
fliptop writes:Germany wants to force its power-hungry data centers to harness excess heat for warming residential homes — an effort which the industry warns is likely to fall flat:
The Physics Behind Building an Enduring Soap Bubble
upstart writes:Physics models and real-world experiments help keep bubbles from popping:
Peer Review Has Failed, and That’s Great News – for Diamond Open Access, Science and Society
upstart writes:Peer review has failed, and that's great news – for diamond open access, science and society:
Don't be Fooled: Crypto is Going Up Because of Market Manipulation
upstart writes:Whenever you see cryptocurrency prices suddenly rise, that's probably why:
Lasers Used to Guide Lightning Strikes to a Safe Target
upstart writes:Lightning strikes flow along laser's path for tens of meters:
Microsoft Announces 10,000 Layoffs, 5% of its Workforce
upstart writes:Microsoft announces 10,000 layoffs, 5% of its workforce:
Netherlands Refuses to Summarily Agree to US Export Restrictions on China Over Silicon Chips
upstart writes:Netherlands refuses to summarily agree to US export restrictions on China over silicon chips.:
Unix is Dead. Long Live Unix!
upstart writes:Unix is dead. Long live Unix!:
Getty Images Targets AI Firm For 'Copying' Photos
fliptop writes:US firm Getty Images on Tuesday threatened to sue a tech company it accuses of illegally copying millions of photos for use in an artificial intelligence (AI) art tool:
Dell's CAMM Memory Expected to Replace SO-DIMM in Laptops
takyon writes:CAMM = Compression Attached Memory ModuleCAMM to Usurp SO-DIMM Laptop Memory Form Factor Says JEDEC Member
Controversy Erupts Over Non-consensual AI Mental Health Experiment
upstart writes:Controversy erupts over non-consensual AI mental health experiment:
SEC Sues Law Firm for Client List in the Hafnium Cyberattack
upstart writes:SEC sues law firm for client list in the Hafnium cyberattack:
Airbus Begins Testing Autonomous Emergency Flight Tech
upstart writes:Airbus Begins Testing Autonomous Emergency Flight Tech:
Chuck E. Cheese Still Uses Floppy Disks in 2023, but Not for Long
upstart writes:Chuck E. Cheese still uses floppy disks in 2023, but not for long:
Peering Deep Into the Cellular Universe: Allen Institute Researchers Map Cell Parts in 3D
upstart writes:Peering deep into the cellular universe: Allen Institute researchers map cell parts in 3D:
Messenger Billed as Better Than Signal is Riddled With Vulnerabilities
upstart writes:Messenger billed as better than Signal is riddled with vulnerabilities:
A Fifth of Passwords Used by Federal Agency Cracked in Security Audit
upstart writes:89% of the department's high-value assets didn't use multi-factor authentication:
Examining the Impact of 6G Telecommunications on Society
upstart writes:Examining the Impact of 6G Telecommunications on Society:
A Widespread Logic Controller Flaw Raises the Specter of Stuxnet
upstart writes:Over 120 PLC models contain a serious vulnerability—and no fix is on the way:
Microsoft and Activision Will Miss Their Contractual Merger Deadline
upstart writes:The FTC has scheduled a hearing for August 2, well after the deal is supposed to close:
Raspberry Pi Camera Module V3 Review: A New Angle on Photography
fliptop writes:The latest version of Pi's mainstream camera module has autofocus, HDR and wide angle:
What is AI? Garage Band Edition
JoeMerchant writes:With all the bruhaha around ChatGPT, GPT-3 and friends like: Jasper, Article Forge and growthbar, let me just reminisce about the summer of 1984 when I made a word-salad generator that would log on to (teenage enemy) BBSs at 4 in the morning and fill their pages with uncanny valley residing content peppered with local usernames and hot topics of the day, fed at a semi-human imitating 140-240 baud with occasional pauses "for thought" - sysops would sometimes listen to their servers and content dumped in at full speed sounds different than human driven keyboard output, but humans can be imitated...Swerving back to the title content: Garage Band, similar to AI story writers, Garage Band is one of many Digital Audio Workstation programs out there, used by the likes of Moby, Ed Sheeran, Trent Reznor, and let's be honest: "Avid Pro Tools is the DAW of choice, being used by producers on 65% of the top 100 albums from the past 10 years." The thing about Garage Band is: if you have any recent Apple gear (we still have a 6 year old iPad mini), then you have it included with your OS: for free. If not, there are many many free, low cost, and not so low cost DAW tools out there, but focusing on the "so free it's bundled with the OS" Garage Band, which has gadzillions of tutorials available, let me just hit the high points of what I discovered yesterday after basically ignoring the depth of what DAWs have become over the last 40 years.See, in 1983 I was directly programming the 4 channel sound synthesizer on Atari 400/800 computers, in 1989 I built a MIDI controlled sound synthesizer out of some PLDs and a (fixed point 16 bit) TI DSP. I briefly opened various DAW softwares over the years since then, including Garage Band about 5-6 years ago - even bought a little keyboard as controller input to Garage Band for the kids to see if they would take an interest (they didn't). At that time, I went just deep enough into the software to see the drum sequencer and the thousands upon thousands of synthesizer voices, fancy real instrument interfaces, etc. What I didn't discover at that time were the Autoplayers - which basically give the DAW operator a studio full of session musicians who can drum in various styles and auto-play appropriate melody lines, chord progressions, etc. on basically all the instruments, started with a single click, then tunable in three to thirty dimensions to whatever you may be looking for in your musical production.Couple this with ChatGPT writing lyrics and a good singing synthesizer or two, and Pop music is going to have a hard time keeping up with the flood of semi-original studio quality productions coming out of pre-teens' bedrooms.Read more of this story at SoylentNews.
Netflix Yanks Back Senior Managers’ Ability to See Their Coworkers’ Pay
upstart writes:Netflix yanks back senior managers' ability to see their coworkers' pay:
NASA's Juno Spacecraft Suffered an Alarming Memory Glitch
upstart writes:NASA's Juno Spacecraft Suffered an Alarming Memory Glitch:
Neutron Imaging Revealed the Secrets of This Gold-plated Medieval Pendant
upstart writes:Pendant held 5 tiny silk and linen packets with bone shards, likely religious relics:
France Imposes a Fine of $5.4 Million on TikTok for Inappropriate Cookies and Online Tracking
upstart writes:France imposes a fine of $5.4 million on TikTok for inappropriate cookies and online tracking:
US Government Publishes Annual Unclassified Report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
upstart writes:More than 500 UAP reports have been cataloged:
YouTube May Fix Controversial Policy to Demonetize Videos with Swearing
fliptop writes:YouTube is rethinking its approach to colorful language after an uproar:
The Sound of the Dialup, Pictured
owl writes:https://www.windytan.com/2012/11/the-sound-of-dialup-pictured.html
England Now Requires New Homes to Include Gigabit Internet Connections
upstart writes:Most new construction must include gigabit internet, while pre-existing tenants no longer have to wait for a landlord's approval for an upgrade:
Microsoft's New AI Can Simulate Anyone's Voice With Three Seconds of Audio
Freeman writes:Text-to-speech model can preserve speaker's emotional tone and acoustic environment:
Even Before Monday’s Launch Failure, Virgin Orbit’s Finances Were Dismal
upstart writes:Some financial analysts believe the company will run out of money in March:
How Did the FBI Get a Tor User's IP Address?
JoeMerchant writes:From: Gizmodo:
Probe Launched After UK Border Officers Find Uranium at Heathrow
Probe Launched After UK Border Officers Find Uranium at Heathrowupstart writes:Probe launched after UK border officers find uranium at Heathrow:Uranium found in package at UK's Heathrow Airport last month:
Intel Quietly Resumes Russia Support, Unblocks Software Downloads
upstart writes:Microsoft has also purportedly resumed Windows 11 Updates, too:
Nala is a Much Cleaner, Neater Alternative for the APT Package Manager
upstart writes:Nala is a much cleaner, neater alternative for the APT package manager:Many of us probably use the APT package manager system. Nala is a command line front-end that promises to both improve the interface and speed up downloads. I've only just loaded it so I cannot say whether the latter is accurate but at some point I will let you know what my findings are.
Final Results From the STEREO Experiment Reject Sterile Neutrino Hypothesis
hubie writes:While this result rejects the sterile neutrino hypothesis quite strongly, it serves as a further support of the Standard Model and its neutrino content:
Reverse-Engineering an Airspeed/Mach Indicator From 1977
owl writes:https://www.righto.com/2023/01/reverse-engineering-airspeedmach.html
FTC Brings a $520 Million Hammer Down on Epic Games for Fortnite Complaints
Freeman writes:Massive fines highlight stricter enforcement standards for children in online games:
Single-Use Plastic Cutlery and Plates to be Banned in England
upstart writes:'A plastic fork can take 200 years to decompose', said environment secretary Thérèse Coffey:
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