Month: September 2022
I used OpenAI’s new tech to transcribe audio right on my laptop
OpenAI, the company behind image-generation and meme-spawning program DALL-E and the powerful text autocomplete engine GPT-3, has launched a new, open-source neural network meant to transcribe audio into written text (via TechCrunch). It’s called Whisper, and the company says it “approaches human level robustness and accuracy on English speech recognition”…
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These fake Zoom websites want to trick you into downloading malware
Audio player loading… If you’re looking to download the video conferencing (opens in new tab) platform Zoom, make sure you double-check the internet address you’re downloading from, because there are plenty of fake websites out there spreading all kinds of nasty viruses and malware. Researchers from Cyble have been investigating…
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Google Home can now use Nest speakers to detect your presence
Google Home no longer needs to lean solely on smart home devices like thermostats to know whether or not you're around. Home's optional presence sensing feature can now use interactions with Nest speakers and smart displays to help detect activity in your abode, letting it perform automated actions. If you…
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The US wants to become a hydrogen production powerhouse
This custom Super73 makes me want to tongue-kiss an eagle. Super73’s tribute to mountain-biking pioneer Tom Ritchey has my inner American engorged with flag-waving desire. The “ZX Team” edition features a red, white, and blue colorway with custom components fitted throughout. Modern MTBers might scoff at the idea of doing…
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Trombone Champ’s creator thinks more games need to go all in on comedy
If you’re using crash detection on the iPhone 14, invest in a really good phone mount. Motorcycle owner Douglas Sonders has a cautionary tale in Jalopnik today about the iPhone 14’s new crash detection feature. He was riding his LiveWire One motorcycle down the West Side Highway at about 60…
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Apple says old and new AirPods Pro ear tips are incompatible because of mesh density
If you’re using crash detection on the iPhone 14, invest in a really good phone mount. Motorcycle owner Douglas Sonders has a cautionary tale in Jalopnik today about the iPhone 14’s new crash detection feature. He was riding his LiveWire One motorcycle down the West Side Highway at about 60…
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