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    Australia wins first AI ‘Eurovision Song Contest’ by sampling koalas and kookaburras

    A team of programmers and songwriters from Australia have won the inaugural (and unofficial) AI ‘Eurovision Song Contest’, using a neural network trained on noises made by koalas, kookaburras, and Tasmanian devils to help score their winning entry. The group, named Uncanny Valley, said their song was a response to…

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      Parenting benefits company Cleo partners with UrbanSitter to address the US childcare crisis

      Parenting benefits company Cleo is partnering with on-demand childcare service UrbanSitter to address a problem facing many parents today amid the pandemic: a lack of childcare, even as they’re required to return to work. With summer camps, daycares and schools shut down for the months ahead, parents who need to…

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        Instagram Live videos can now be saved to IGTV

        Many performers and other folks are turning to Instagram Live at the minute as a way of staying connected with their audiences. One downside of Instagram's live streams is that, since they take place in Stories, they disappear after 24 hours. As of t… Source

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          Tesla’s readying a ‘million mile’ battery that could greatly lower the cost of EVs

          Tesla is getting ready to introduce a long rumored lower-cost, longer-lasting battery for its electric vehicles in China sometime later this year or early next year, according to a new report from Reuters. The battery — which has been colloquially called a “million mile” battery in reference to how long…

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            Microsoft is acquiring Metaswitch Networks to expand its Azure 5G strategy

            Just weeks after announcing a deal to acquire 5G specialist Affirmed Networks, Microsoft is making another acquisition to strengthen its cloud-based telecoms offering. It’s acquiring Metaswitch Networks, a UK-based provider of cloud-based communications products used by carriers and network providers (customers include the likes of BT in the UK, Sprint,…

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              This AI generates gibberish words with nonsensical definitions to match

              Are you looking to improve your vocabulary while you’re stuck at home? Do you want to teach your kids new words while they’re out of school? If so, you’ll want to avoid ThisWordDoesNotExist.com. The new website offers an endless stream of AI-generate… Source

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