AI won an art contest, and artists are furious
Jason M. Allen was almost too nervous to enter his first art competition. Now, his award-winning image is sparking controversy about whether art can be generated by a computer, and what, exactly, it means to be an artist......»»
Where to watch Eurovision 2023: live stream the song contest
The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest returns this week! Find out where to watch Europe's most famous singing competition......»»
Facebook furious at FTC after agency proposes ban on monetizing youth data
Meta has 30 days to respond to allegations about its Messenger Kids product. Enlarge (credit: JOSH EDELSON / Contributor | AFP) Facebook has not been doing enough to comply with a 2020 privacy order, the Federal Trade Co.....»»
Furious Microsoft boss says confidence in UK "severely shaken"
Stopping it buying gaming giant marks firm's "darkest day" in UK, as it says EU a better place to start a business......»»
Astropad Studio is improving video performance for iPad artists
Astropad Studio users can now access a peer-to-peer networking feature to connect an iPad to a Mac directly for people on slow Wi-Fi networks.iPad ProAstropad helps iPad users connect their iPad to a Mac to use the tablet as a drawing tool for art an.....»»
Donald Trump and the dying art of the courtroom sketch
Courtroom artists have long captured iconic moments in pencil and ink. But they’re part of a slowly dying field. For the first time in its history, The New Yorker featured a courtroom sketch on its cover.Read Full Story.....»»
Grimes promises to share revenue from AI-generated songs using her voice
Let all of us artists embrace our AI overlords and profit off their brilliance! Last week, new songs from Drake and The Weeknd went viral. … The post Grimes promises to share revenue from AI-generated songs using her voice appeared first on BGR.....»»
Snapchat users are furious over recent My AI update, flooding the App Store with 1-star reviews
Last week, Snapchat announced that it was expanding the availability of its My AI assistant to all users after first making it available only to premium subscribers. As it turns out, users aren’t particularly thrilled with this change, primarily b.....»»
How My AI Image Won a Major Photography Competition
Boris Eldagsen submitted an AI-generated image to a photography contest as a “cheeky monkey” and sparked a debate about AI’s place in the art world.....»»
Election conspiracist Mike Lindell must pay $5M to expert who proved him wrong
Lindell held "Prove Mike Wrong" contest but refused to pay the winner. Enlarge / MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on March 4, 2023, in National Harbor, Maryland. (credit.....»»
Tim Cook meets with India"s Prime Minister, as tour continues
Apple CEO Tim Cook has spent the day between Indian store openings by visiting with developers, artists, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Tim Cook (left) meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi (source: Apple)Cook and Prime Minister Modi have met many tim.....»»
The viral new "Drake" and "Weeknd" song is not what it seems
One of the buzziest songs recently circulating on TikTok and climbing the Spotify charts featured the familiar voices of best-selling artists Drake and the Weeknd. But there's a twist: Drake and The Weeknd appear to have had nothing to do with it......»»
Stats for Spotify: how to see your stats ahead of Wrapped
Spotify Wrapped is a fun way to see the music and artists you loved the most every year. Stats for Spotify lets you see what you're digging all year long......»»
As Earth warms, more "flash droughts" suck soil, plants dry
Climate change is making droughts faster and more furious, especially a specific fast-developing heat-driven kind that catch farmers by surprise, a new study found......»»
Artists astound with AI-generated film stills from a parallel universe
A Q&A with "synthographer" Julie Wieland on the #aicinema movement. Enlarge / An AI-generated image from an #aicinema still series called "Vinyl Vengeance" by Julie Wieland, created using Midjourney. (credit: Julie Wieland / Midj.....»»
AlphaFault: High schoolers give fabled AI a problem it can"t crack
A bioinformatics boot camp for high schoolers at Skoltech turned into a venue for the latest chapter in the ongoing contest between humans and artificial intelligence in science. Having earlier resolved a key 50-year-old problem of structural bioinfo.....»»
Between AMD’s Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Ryzen 9 7950X3D, there’s no contest
AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a monster gaming CPU, but is it worth spending more for the Ryzen 9 7950X3D? We put them both to the test......»»
Disney Speedstorm is a fast and furious kart racer buried under live-service hooks
There's a lot to love in the Mario Kart-like Disney Speedstorm, but its glut of live-service hooks has us worried......»»
Canadian statistics professor games Tim Hortons contest for 80-98% win rates
An app-based version of a giveaway contest was a rich target for mathematics. Enlarge / Tim Hortons is a coffee and donut chain popular with Canadians, Canadian-adjacent regions of the US, and statistics professors. (credit: Robe.....»»
Apple Shortcuts-focused ‘Automation April’ event returns with contest, exclusive content, more
Our friends over at MacStories have officially kicked off their second annual Automation April event. This event is focused on helping you use automation to make your devices your own, in the “spirit of tinkering, customization, and building somet.....»»
Apple providing iPads & more to "Exceptional Minds" artistic program
Apple has announced its support for Exceptional Minds, a program in Los Angeles that helps autistic artists explore their creativity.Exceptional Minds helps students using Apple productsThe school prepares neurodivergent artists for employment in ent.....»»