Month: April 2020
OpenAI’s new experiments in music generation create an uncanny valley Elvis
AI-generated music is a fascinating new field, and deep-pocketed research outfit OpenAI has hit new heights in it, creating recreations of songs in the style of Elvis, 2Pac and others. The results are convincing, but fall squarely in the unnerving “uncanny valley” of audio, sounding rather like good, but drunk,…
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Amazon Q1 beats on net sales of $75.5B but posts net income of $2.5B, down $1B on a year ago
Amazon has been one of the biggest names synonymous with how the consumer masses are experiencing life under lockdown: it’s site is a way to buy anything from soup to nuts, and to stay entertained; but also a source of major frustration, when you find yourself unable to book slots…
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Rep. Schiff wants Google and Twitter to use COVID-19 misinformation warnings
One of the challenges to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is curbing the spread of misinformation. Google, YouTube and Twitter have each taken steps to provide accurate info and remove false content, but Congressman Adam Schiff says that’s not enough…. Source
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Extra Crunch Live: Join Hunter Walk for a Q&A May 7th at 1 pm ET/10 am PT
We are not slowing down the pace of our Extra Crunch Live discussions. Fresh off our chat with Mark Cuban, we’re already gearing up for next week, which will bring us an investor from Sequoia, and, later in the week, Hunter Walk of Homebrew. Homebrew is a seed-stage venture capital…
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New Red Hat CEO Paul Cormier faces a slew of challenges in the midst of pandemic
When former Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst moved on to become president at parent company IBM earlier this month, the logical person to take his place was long-time executive Paul Cormier. As he takes over in the most turbulent of times, he still sees a company that is in the…
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The latest ‘Apex Legends’ hero is a master thief named Loba
Respawn Entertainment has detailed what players can expect from season five of Apex Legends. Fortune's Favor will start on May 12th, one week later than expected. The most exciting addition is a new playable character named Loba. Respawn released an… Source
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