Gary Furlong, a Texas-based audiobook narrator, had worried for a while that synthetic voices created by algorithms could steal work from artists like himself. Early this month, he felt his worst fears had been realized. Furlong was among the narrators and authors who became outraged after learning of a clause in …
Read More »How India’s attempt to block BBC documentary on Modi backfired
If one were to rank the top incident that has marred Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s political career, it would be the Gujarat riots of 2002. And a year before India goes to polls to possibly elect Modi for a third term, his government’s attempts to suppress any public discourse …
Read More »First Meeting of Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) continues its momentum on
The first Digital Economy Working Group (DEWG) meeting continued with great momentum on its second day, with active participation from G20 members, knowledge partners, and 8 guest countries. The focus of the discussions was on two key priority areas of the DEWG group: Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Cyber Security …
Read More »Borg, TikTok, and the Online Spectacle of Gen Z
When a group of college students wielding borgs — gallon water jugs filled with a delectable combination of water, vodka, and Mio — graced my FYP, I was confused. I clicked into the account that posted the video and was surprised to find that they didn’t attend my alma mater, …
Read More »Oppo Find N2 Flip hands-on: Fixing the foldable’s shortcomings
Samsung, in a few short years, became the foldable phone company. For now. Rivals have either been unable to launch their own smartphone origami projects or simply failed to match against the Z Fold (the horizontal folding one) or the Z Flip (vertical folding ‘flip-phone’.) Oppo has been taking notes, …
Read More »A Japanese conveyor-belt restaurant will use AI cameras to combat ‘sushi terrorism’
A viral video trend in Japan has got conveyor-belt restaurants racing to prevent food tampering. One chain, Kura Sushi, said it will use artificial intelligence to look for “suspicious opening and closing of sushi plate covers,” reported this week. Kura Sushi to start upgrading existing cameras, which are used to …
Read More »Malaysian Privately-Owned Vehicles Won’t Have To Display Their Road Tax Stickers Anymore
Malaysian drivers of privately-owned vehicles will no longer be required to display their road tax stickers on their windscreens or display plates. Read Also : Social media restricted in Ethiopia as church rift turns violent This is after Transport Minister Anthony Loke declared the intent to digitalize more services offered by …
Read More »What Is A Modulus Operator And How Can It Be Applied?
PPT Mapping down to 0,, M 1 PowerPoint Presentation, free from www.slideserve.com What is a Modulus Operator and How Can It Be Applied? The modulus operator is a mathematical function that is used to determine the remainder of a division between two numbers. This is an important concept in computing …
Read More »Tech Volunteers Rush to Save Turkey’s Earthquake Survivors
New projects are being developed all the time, as more volunteers join with ideas and take on open tasks. But it’s not possible to direct every volunteer to a project. “Too many people applied at once to help, and we have different working styles. It’s been challenging at times to …
Read More »Indonesian video-on-demand films take world by storm
When Netflix announced the exclusive production of seven Indonesian films and series in September 2022, few expected overnight success. But by the end of the year, the Big Four by Timo Tjahjanto, the first film in the series, had become one of the video-on-demand giant’s most-watched films not in the …
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