Purely AI-generated songs declared ineligible for Grammy Awards
"A work that contains no human authorship is not eligible in any categories." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Amid increasing use of generative AI in music, the Recording Academy has updated its rules for the 66th annual.....»»
Study demonstrates spontaneous self-organization of microdroplets through quasi one-dimensional confinement
Polymer systems composed of multiple components can spontaneously induce emulsion or microdroplets by mechanical mixing, as an intermediate state of macroscopic phase separation. Unfortunately, the size of generated droplets is nonuniform and their s.....»»
YouTube will make it easier to identify AI generated videos
YouTube has announced that they will start labeling videos that might have been generated using AI, making it more transparent for viewers. The post YouTube will make it easier to identify AI generated videos appeared first on Phandroid. T.....»»
Magpies under siege from climate and man-made noise
The combined impact of climate change and human-generated noise are proving double trouble for wild urban-dwelling bird species, changing their behavior in ways that could threaten their survival......»»
Elon Musk’s xAI releases Grok source and weights, taunting OpenAI
Amid criticism of OpenAI's closed models, Musk makes the Grok-1 AI model free to download. Enlarge / An AI-generated image released by xAI during the open-weights launch of Grok-1. (credit: xAI) On Sunday, Elon Musk's AI.....»»
Good news for gray whales: "Unusual mortality event" declared over
It was a worrisome few years for North Pacific gray whales, with hundreds washing up dead on shorelines along the West Coast leading to an estimated 30% decline in their population......»»
Adagio in sea: Coral larvae "settle near sounds of healthy reefs"
Audio recordings of healthy reefs—an underwater chorus of fish songs and crackles from snapping shrimp—may help efforts to restore coral ecosystems harmed by climate and human impacts, scientists said Wednesday......»»
The 16 best YouTube videos for kids (March 2024)
From learning to play piano to catchy songs to cautions about oversharing online, the best YouTube videos for kids are well worth watching......»»
Arctic Weather Satellite tested for life in orbit
ESA's Arctic Weather Satellite has passed its environmental test campaign with flying colors—meaning that the satellite has been declared fit for liftoff and its life in the harsh environment of space......»»
Gene expression technology set to semi-automation
The Human Genome Project generated the first sequence of the human genome, revealing a kind of blueprint of human biology. Two decades later, the field of gene regulatory networks describes a complex system where thousands of genes regulate one anoth.....»»
Don’t count on a mobile app making you rich; you’ll likely make $50/month
If you’ve got big dreams about earning a living from creating iPhone apps, a new report makes for some sobering reading. The median monthly revenue generated by an app after a year on the App Store is less than $50 per month. There is some encou.....»»
AI analysis of satellite images shows 1990s USSR collapse increased methane emissions, despite lower oil, gas production
The collapse of the former Soviet Union in 1991 yielded social, political and economic effects worldwide. Among them was a suspected role in slowing human-generated methane emissions. Methane had been rising steadily in the atmosphere until about 199.....»»
Research examines the role of sex and violence in Peruvian military culture
An article and book by Professor Jelke Boesten and co-author Peruvian anthropologist Lurgio Gavilán have received awards from the Latin American Studies Association, the largest professional organization for those studying Latin America. Jelke Boest.....»»
How to use the new transcripts feature in Apple Podcasts
Auto-generated podcast transcripts are now available in the Apple Podcasts app, and is one of the most useful features of the recent iOS and iPadOS 17.4 update. Here's how to try it out for yourself.The release of iOS 17.4 brought a number of new fea.....»»
Giving particle detectors a boost: New device acts like a superconductivity switch
In particle colliders that reveal the hidden secrets of the tiniest constituents of our universe, minute particles leave behind extremely faint electrical traces when they are generated in enormous collisions. Some detectors in these facilities use s.....»»
Apple TV+ Oscar disappointment: 13 nominations, but no wins
Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon and Ridley Scott’s Napoleon resulted in an impressive total of 13 Apple TV+ Oscar nominations – but sadly neither movie picked up any awards on the night … more….....»»
2024 Oscar winners: Oppenheimer wins 7 awards, including Best Picture
Oppenheimer, Poor Things, and Barbie dominated the 2024 Oscars and we're sharing every winner from the 96th Academy Awards......»»
Oscars live stream: Watch the 96th Academy Awards for free
The best films and performances of 2023 will be honored at the 2024 Oscars. Find out how to watch a live stream of the 2024 Oscars......»»
Oscars live stream: Watch the 75th Academy Awards for free
The best films and performances of 2023 will be honored at the 2024 Oscars. Find out how to watch a live stream of the 2024 Oscars......»»
10 best Oscar-winning movies ever, ranked (and where to watch them)
In honor of the 96th Academy Awards, we're looking back at the 10 best Oscar-winning movies of all-time......»»
5 great Oscar-winning movies you need to watch on Netflix
On the eve of the 96th Academy Awards, here are five great Oscar-winning movies to watch on Netflix, including films from Steven Spielberg and Noah Baumbach......»»