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Zoom forecasts current-quarter profit above estimates on strong enterprise demand
Zoom forecasts current-quarter profit above estimates on strong enterprise demand
By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) -Zoom Video Communications forecast third-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates on Monday, a positive sign for
2023-08-22 06:29
ThetaRay wins Best in Class Compliance Solution Award at UN Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development
ThetaRay wins Best in Class Compliance Solution Award at UN Global Forum on Remittances, Investment and Development
TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 20, 2023--
2023-06-21 00:17
Belle Gibson: 5 unknown facts about influencer who faked brain cancer
Belle Gibson: 5 unknown facts about influencer who faked brain cancer
Belle Gibson is an Australian convicted scammer who falsely claimed to have been diagnosed with cancer, and that she was cured through a healthy diet
2023-05-15 13:54
‘Last Beatles record’ was created using AI, says Paul McCartney
‘Last Beatles record’ was created using AI, says Paul McCartney
Sir Paul McCartney said artificial intelligence has been used to create “the last Beatles record”, which is set to be released later this year. The 80-year-old former Beatle said technology was used to extract late bandmate John Lennon’s voice from an old demo and “get it pure” for what he said will be the final song from the Liverpool band. He told Martha Kearney on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that AI is an “interesting thing” and “something that we’re all sort of tackling at the moment” and trying to deal with. “When Peter Jackson did the film (The Beatles) Get Back, where it was us making the Let It Be album, he was able to extricate John’s voice from a ropey little bit of cassette and a piano. He could separate them with AI, he’d tell the machine ‘That’s a voice, this is a guitar, lose the guitar’. “So when we came to make what will be the last Beatles record, it was a demo that John had that we worked on and we just finished it up. It will be released this year. “We were able to take John’s voice and get it pure through this AI so then we could mix the record as you would do. It gives you some sort of leeway.” Sir Paul said there is a “good side” to AI but also a “scary side”. “We will just have to see where that leads,” he said. The singer-songwriter also spoke about his forthcoming exhibition to mark the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery, titled Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes Of The Storm, which incorporates unseen photographs taken by Sir Paul during the early days of The Beatles. The archive features more than 250 images taken between November 1963 and February 1964, which capture the emergence of Beatlemania through the personal lens of Sir Paul’s Pentax camera. The exhibition will run from June 28 to October 1 at the gallery, which has undergone three years of major refurbishment. It features portraits of Sir Ringo Starr as well as late bandmates George Harrison and Lennon, and manager Brian Epstein. Sir Paul said: “It is very poignant, it’s great because, whenever you lose someone, I think your natural thing is ‘Well, we’ve got beautiful memories’, and you hold fast those memories of the good times. “I don’t tend to dwell on the fact that you’ve lost someone. After a while – it’ll maybe take a year or two – and then you can look back and you just remember where you met them, things you did… “And when it came to The Beatles, and you have this overwhelming stuff happening to you, you knew each other so well that you could lean on each other – that’s what I see in these pictures.” Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Put ‘public good’ at heart of AI and new tech, Starmer to say Ukrainian schoolboy to buy home for his mother after selling Minecraft server Legislation needed to protect data from AI ‘ghostbots’, say researchers
2023-06-13 17:46
Georgia school district intends to fire teacher after she read book about gender identity to fifth grade class, document shows
Georgia school district intends to fire teacher after she read book about gender identity to fifth grade class, document shows
A Georgia teacher is facing termination after reading a book about gender identity -- which some parents complained was controversial -- to her fifth grade class.
2023-07-01 08:28
Save up to $250 on MacBooks on sale at Best Buy right now
Save up to $250 on MacBooks on sale at Best Buy right now
MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops have a stellar reputation for a reason. They're stylish,
2023-08-03 01:50
Boston Micro Fabrication to Market World’s Thinnest Cosmetic Dental Veneer
Boston Micro Fabrication to Market World’s Thinnest Cosmetic Dental Veneer
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 15, 2023--
2023-08-15 20:25
A dead vampire star is firing out 'cosmic cannonballs'
A dead vampire star is firing out 'cosmic cannonballs'
A dead “vampire” star is feeding on a nearby companion and expelling cannonballs and its behaviour has left astronomers stunned. The dead star is located around 4,500 light-years away and, until now, has baffled astronomers with its unusual behaviour. It is a rapidly spinning neutron star, otherwise known as a pulsar, that has been given the name PSR J1023+0038, shortened to J1023. It emits radiation from both its poles that occasionally reach Earth and also appears to have two different “settings” of brightness. Initially, the behaviour of J1023 confused experts, but now they believe that the stark difference in brightness levels has to do with the star launching out matter over short spaces of time. Maria Cristina Baglio, leader of the research team and scientist at New York University, Abu Dhabi, said in a statement: “We have witnessed extraordinary cosmic events where enormous amounts of matter, similar to cosmic cannonballs, are launched into space within a very brief time span of tens of seconds from a small, dense celestial object rotating at incredibly high speeds.” In addition to the pulsar emitting matter, over the last 10 years, scientists have witnessed the star pulling material from its companion star. The material it is stealing forms a structure called an accretion disk that forms around the star itself. Since it began feeding, the star has been alternating between between “low” and “high” power modes. During moments of high power, the star shines brightly with a variation of X-rays, ultraviolet and visible light. During low power, it emits radio waves and appears much dimmer. In June 2021, experts witnessed a star shooting out hot, luminous matter that has been compared to a cosmic cannonball as the star continually switched modes. J1023 has fascinated experts, who have been able to explain the way the star behaves by observing it. Despite solving many of its mysteries, the scientists aren’t done with it yet. With the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) in northern Chile currently under construction, it is hoped that when it is ready, scientists will once more be able to observe the pulsar. Sergio Campana, research co-author and Research Director at the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics Brera Observatory, said: “The ELT will allow us to gain key insights into how the abundance, distribution, dynamics and energetics of the inflowing matter around the pulsar are affected by the mode switching behavior.” Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-31 17:19
Global investors relieved by China tech rebound, but not convinced yet
Global investors relieved by China tech rebound, but not convinced yet
By Xie Yu and Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) -Rather than spur a relief rally in China's battered tech sector,
2023-07-13 07:21
HyperX Announces VALORANT Champions Tour-Inspired Keycap in Collaboration with Riot Games
HyperX Announces VALORANT Champions Tour-Inspired Keycap in Collaboration with Riot Games
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 22, 2023--
2023-08-23 03:16
Cirium’s New Aviation Analytics Tools Will Accelerate Digital Transformation and Sustainability in the Aviation Industry
Cirium’s New Aviation Analytics Tools Will Accelerate Digital Transformation and Sustainability in the Aviation Industry
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 6, 2023--
2023-06-06 21:27
Ambient Photonics Raises $30M in Series A2 Funding: Propelling the Future of Battery-Free Connected Devices
Ambient Photonics Raises $30M in Series A2 Funding: Propelling the Future of Battery-Free Connected Devices
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 5, 2023--
2023-09-06 00:23