2 h. ago AI video becomes more convincing, rattling creative industry

Gone are the days of six-fingered hands or distorted faces—AI-generated video is becoming increasingly convincing, attracting Hollywood, artists, and advertisers, while shaking the foundations of the creative industry.

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4 h. ago The Contenders, Vol. 15: Wisp, Blonde Redhead, Sherelle, more

Brittany Luse, host of NPR's It's Been A Minute, joins us to update our running list of the year's best songs, including new shoegaze from Wisp, heart-thumping dance beats from Sherelle and more.Featured artists and songs:1. Sherelle & George Riley: "Freaky (Just My Type)," from 'With A Vengeance' 2. Blonde Redhead: "Rest Of Her Life (Choir Version)," from 'The Shadow Of The Guest'3. Natanya: "Moviestar," from 'Feline's Return'4. Wisp: "Save Me Now," from 'If Not Winter'5. Ekathé and El Mundo Limón: "Baba" (single)'All Songs Considered' 25th anniversary segment: Our No. 1 songs from 2019Weekly reset: Taiko and fireworks, Toyohashi, JapanEnjoy the show? Share it with a friend and leave us a review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts. Questions, comments, suggestions or feedback of any kind always welcome: allsongs@npr.org Hear new songs from past episodes in the All Songs Considered playlists in Apple Music and Spotify.

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6 h. ago FIFA: Mexico vs. United States Gold Cup Final Breaks Historic Viewership Records

FIFA: Mexico vs. United States Gold Cup Final Breaks Historic Viewership Records  Al Bat

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13 h. ago Kamala Harris had profane message for governors uneasy about supporting Biden

New book reveals Kamala Harris' profane message to Democratic governors reluctant to support Biden following his poor debate performance that ultimately led to his campaign exit.

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14 h. ago Black colleges and universities reach out to students left stranded by Job Corps cuts

As federally funded Job Corps centers are forced to close because of budget cuts, some Historically Black Colleges are helping the displaced students.

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14 h. ago AI cloud infrastructure gets faster and greener: NPU core improves inference performance by over 60%

The latest generative AI models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT-4 and Google's Gemini 2.5 require not only high memory bandwidth but also large memory capacity. This is why generative AI cloud operating companies like Microsoft and Google purchase hundreds of thousands of NVIDIA GPUs.

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14 h. ago Predictive model uses pressure data to help reduce water leaks in pipes

Water is a resource essential for life, as valuable as it is limited. For this reason, and especially in contexts of water scarcity, preventing it from being wasted is a key objective for those who are responsible for transporting it from catchment sources—reservoirs, swamps, springs, etc.—to taps at homes. It is a journey that water makes through piping systems that are often obsolete or that do not meet the necessary performance and efficiency requirements.

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16 h. ago S.F. Ballet dancer, Stanford student: A young artist’s balancing act

S.F. Ballet dancer, Stanford student: A young artist’s balancing act  The Mercury News

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16 h. ago Heartbreaking: Texas Sisters Sent Family Last Text Before Floodwaters Took Their Lives

Two young sisters killed during the devastating floods in Central Texas on Friday sent a final text message to their family before they died. The post Heartbreaking: Texas Sisters Sent Family Last Text Before Floodwaters Took Their Lives appeared first on Breitbart.

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17 h. ago The best of July TV, including 'Too Much,' 'Ballard' and 'Washington Black'

The best of July TV, including 'Too Much,' 'Ballard' and 'Washington Black'  The Week

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17 h. ago An American girl takes on London, 'Bosch' gets another spinoff and Washington Black leaps from page to screen in July TV

An American girl takes on London, 'Bosch' gets another spinoff and Washington Black leaps from page to screen in July TV  The Week

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18 h. ago Professor Emeritus Barry Vercoe, a pioneering force in computer music, dies at 87

Widely known for his Synthetic Performer, Csound language, and work on the MPEG-4 audio standard, Vercoe positioned MIT as a hub for music technology through leadership roles with the Media Lab and Music and Theater Arts Section.

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20 h. ago Active Shooter in Tactical Gear Storms Border Patrol Station in Texas—Cops Neutralize Attacker

A gunman wearing black tactical gear stormed a U.S. Border Patrol station in South Texas where he got in a shootout with federal agents and police before authorities neutralized him. The post Active Shooter in Tactical Gear Storms Border Patrol Station in Texas—Cops Neutralize Attacker appeared first on Breitbart.

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21 h. ago Approach improves how new skills are taught to large language models

Researchers have developed a technique that significantly improves the performance of large language models without increasing the computational power necessary to fine-tune the models. The researchers demonstrated that their technique improves the performance of these models over previous techniques in tasks including commonsense reasoning, arithmetic reasoning, instruction following, code generation, and visual recognition.

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22 h. ago The future of aqueous batteries: From hydrogen bonds to high performance

A research team led by Prof. Pan Feng from the School of Advanced Materials, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School has uncovered key mechanisms that govern how protons are stored and transported in aqueous batteries.

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23 h. ago What to know about the flash floods in Texas that killed more than 80 people

Survivors have described the floods as a “pitch black wall of death” and said they received no emergency warnings. The post What to know about the flash floods in Texas that killed more than 80 people appeared first on Boston.com.

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26 h. ago Diddy Received Standing Ovation from Inmates After Court Victory, His Lawyer Says

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs got a standing ovation from fellow inmates when the music mogul returned to jail after winning acquittals on potential life-in-prison charges, providing what his lawyer says might have been the best thing he could do for incarcerated Black men in America. The post Diddy Received Standing Ovation from Inmates After Court Victory, His Lawyer Says appeared first on Breitbart.

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26 h. ago Pochettino: Gold Cup final defeat a 'massive lesson' for United States

Pochettino: Gold Cup final defeat a 'massive lesson' for United States  FotMob

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28 h. ago See the A’s play the S.F. Giants in final game of first West Sacramento series

See the A’s play the S.F. Giants in final game of first West Sacramento series  Sacramento Bee

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33 h. ago (VIDEO) All the Goals From the Gold Cup Final United States vs Mexico

(VIDEO) All the Goals From the Gold Cup Final United States vs Mexico  beIN SPORTS

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