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What to stream: ‘Squid Game’ returns, the movie ‘Bird’ and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL

The long-awaited second season of “Squid Game” on Netflix and singing superstar Andrea Bocelli’s Christmas TV special are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: the British coming-of-age tale “Bird” from British filmmaker Andrea Arnold and Mariah …

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4 days, 4 hours ago

A nation exhausted: The neuroscience of why Americans are tuning out politics

Raw Story

By Arash Javanbakht, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University “I am definitely not following the news anymore,” one patient told me when I asked about her political news consumption in the weeks before the 2024 U.S. presidential election. The politics of fear In my 2023 book, “AFRAID: Understanding the Purpose of Fear, and Harnessing the Power of Anxiety,” I …

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6 days, 11 hours ago

Why the tambura and nagaswaram are crucial to Indian classical music?

The Hindu

The first lec-dem session of The Music Academy’s 98th Conference and Concerts marked the return of a thematic focus after 49 years. The theme, ‘Aesthetics and Synaesthetics: Reflections on Raga in Indian Art’, introduced an insightful session led by violinist R.K. Shriramkumar and tambura-maker Udayakumar, exploring the instrument’s history and importance. This indispensable instrument of Indian classical music owes its …

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1 week, 1 day ago

Experts: China poised to compete globally in AI large models

China Daily

Despite initial delays in the development of artificial intelligence large models, experts say China has the potential to surpass the United States in the field of "large models+" and contend for global leadership. At the 2024 Large Model Technology and Application Innovation Forum in Beijing on Thursday, Zheng Weimin, an academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, highlighted two key …

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1 week, 2 days ago

How Leon Thomas' 'Mutt' Made Him A Top Dog In R&B

Huff Post

Following the success of his sophomore album, "Mutt," Grammy-winning producer and singer Leon Thomas reflects on his milestone year and how he crafted one of the best R&B projects of 2024. After his 2010s acting stint on Nickelodeon’s teen smash “Victorious,” Thomas began making a name for himself in the music industry as a promising young hip-hop and R&B producer. …

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1 week, 3 days ago

The man who makes mushrooms sing

The Hindu

As the curious audience listened with rapt attention, the moonlit evening was filled with the music of plants and mushrooms, an experience entirely new to many. Tarun Nayar, the biologist-turned-musician from Canada, who can make mushrooms and plants sing, was recently at Nisarga Art Hub, in Angamaly, as part of his India tour. Tarun has been creating music out of …

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1 week, 4 days ago

In a contest of influence in Papua New Guinea, Australia triumphed over China through our shared love of footy

ABC

On the eve of this year's State of Origin grand final, a Papua New Guinean colleague gifted me two bright "bilum hats" — woven beanies in the traditional style of his home in the highlands of PNG. "Papua New Guineans like to show off their strength through physical contact," he says, covered in dust and wearing a huge grin after …

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1 week, 5 days ago

ChatGPT Canvas Released: OpenAI's Tool For Collaborative Writing & Coding, Here's What We Know

ABP News

OpenAI has added a new feature to ChatGPT called Canvas as part of '12 days of OpenAI'. OpenAI's chief product officer, Kevin Weil, while describing this in a YouTube video said, “It’s a game-changer for how people interact with AI, enabling deeper collaboration and unlocking new levels of creativity.” ChatGPT Canvas: What We Know ChatGPT Canvas is now accessible to …

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2 weeks ago

Why the coolest job in tech might actually be in a bank

Live Mint

Working in a bank’s technology department might finally be as cool as than landing a job at Google. Natarajan said Capital One is hiring tech talent “as aggressively as we can," for roles across the AI stack, including experts in neural networks as well as model building, training and fine-tuning. Banks increasingly are looking to publicize their AI work, invest …

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2 weeks ago

Indian sports wrap, December 9: Sports Minister Mandaviya assures equal treatment for deaf athletes

The Hindu

The Union Sports Minister, Mansukh Mandaviya felicitated the Indian contingent that won 55 medals including eight gold in the Asia-Pacific Deaf Games, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. -Kamesh Srinivasan ATHLETICS National Junior Athletics Championship: Kiran betters national record in U18 men’s 110m hurdles Seventeen-year-old Kiran K. shone brightly as he bettered his own National record in the Under-18 men’s 110m hurdles …

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OpenAI expands reinforcement fine-tuning research programme

The Hindu

As part of the ‘12 days of OpenAI’ launches this December, the ChatGPT-maker announced that it was expanding its reinforcement fine-tuning research programme so that accepted applicants could work on creating expert models tailored to address “complex, domain-specific tasks.” “This new model customization technique enables developers to customize our models using dozens to thousands of high quality tasks and grade …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Keir Starmer has declared war on whoever has been in charge since July

The Independent

Today’s event in Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire looked and sounded like the launch of a manifesto. Anyone tuning in without being told might think that the petition for an immediate general election had been successful, and that Keir Starmer was campaigning against whoever had been in charge since July. “It will be an incredible thing.” But Blair found that making …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Carnarvon's NASA satellite dish receives first signal in almost 40 years

ABC

The jagged peaks and valleys of a line chart might not look like much, but they represent a comeback years in the making. "I flew 18,000 kilometres from Canada to conduct this test and so, you can imagine, I was delighted when we managed to receive the first signals from," ThothX chief executive Brendan Quine said. 'Adversaries' above With its …

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3 weeks ago

Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman dies at 85

India Today

The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen ‘s best films, the Broadway musical Jersey Boys and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches, has died. In his acceptance speech, Brickman referenced one of the film’s many oft-quoted lines, saying: “I’ve been out here a week, and I still have guilt when I make …

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3 weeks ago

Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote ‘Annie Hall’ with Woody Allen, dies at 85

LA Times

The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen’s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches, has died. Brickman was best known for his extensive collaboration with Allen, beginning with the 1973 film “Sleeper.” Together, they co-wrote “Annie Hall”, “Manhattan” and “Manhattan Murder Mystery”. In his acceptance …

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3 weeks ago

Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote ‘Annie Hall’ with Woody Allen, dies at 85

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen ‘s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches, has died. Brickman was best known for his extensive collaboration with Allen, beginning with the 1973 film “Sleeper.” Together, they co-wrote “Annie Hall”, “Manhattan” and “Manhattan Murder …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

I Was Always A Good Girl — Then I Met A Punk Rocker Who Changed My Life

Huff Post

Skummy earned his punk rock name long before I met him. His friend’s 3-year-old son had discovered him hungover and sacked out in the living room, and announced, “Dad, there’s a scummy man asleep on the couch under a scummy blanket!” Forever after he was known as Skummyman — Skummy for short. I was a few months divorced from my …

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4 weeks ago

Trump news: Forget Project 2025. Steve Bannon is laying out what’s really coming.

Slate

Steve Bannon got out of prison exactly a week before Election Day. In the week I listened to the show, I heard Boris Epshteyn, a top Trump adviser, congratulate Bannon as a “warrior.” William McGinley, Trump’s choice for White House counsel, declared that the War Room posse “really delivered the victory.” Scott Bessent, Trump’s treasury secretary pick, went on the …

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4 weeks ago

NPR's Books We Love returns for its 12th year

NPR

NPR's Books We Love returns for its 12th year toggle caption Chelsea Conrad/NPR November 25, 2024; Washington, D.C. – Books We Love – NPR's annual, interactive reading guide – is back with over 350 new recommendations from 2024. Discover picks by NPR staffers, including Ari Shapiro, Nina Totenberg, Eric Deggans, Steve Inskeep, Linda Holmes, and trusted critics such as Fresh …

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1 month ago

India Vs Australia Match Live Stream Marred By Severe Buffering Issues On Disney+ Hotstar: How To Fix

ABP News

IND vs AUS: Cricket fans tuning in for high-stakes India vs. Australia match in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 faced unexpected hurdles as Disney+ Hotstar experienced widespread buffering and freezing issues. Please DM us your subscribed number and device make/ model we'll get back to you at the earliest - https://t.co/9NGF8HQ95u — Disney+HS_helps November 22, 2024 Hi! — Disney+HS_helps November 22, …

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1 month ago

Rebekah Vardy takes aim at arch nemesis Coleen Rooney AGAIN as she brands her 'dull' after WAG spoke out about turbulent marriage to Wayne on I'm A Celebrity

Daily Mail

Rebekah Vardy branded her arch rival Coleen Rooney a 'bore' after tuning into Thursday's episode of I'm A Celebrity. Rebekah Vardy branded her arch rival Coleen Rooney a 'bore' after tuning into Thursday's episode of I'm A Celebrity The WAG, 42, has been weighing in on the show after Coleen entered the jungle last week, who she was locked in …

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1 month ago

Captain Tom Moore timeline: From NHS hero’s legacy in pandemic to controversy four years later

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “During this period, we also incurred costs in appointing The Philanthropy Company who provided …

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1 month ago

Netflix says Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson boxing match was ‘the most-streamed sporting event'

Hindustan Times

Netflix said the Mike Tyson versu Jake Paul boxing match was the “most-streamed global sporting event ever", The Verge reported. Jake Paul lands a left to Mike Tyson during their heavyweight boxing match on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas The live-streamed match brought in an average of 108 million viewers and 65 million concurrent streams, according to the …

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1 month ago

Deep-sea research ship to sail soon

China Daily

China's first deep-sea multi-functional scientific investigation and cultural relics archaeological ship Tansuo 3. The Tansuo 3, or Exploration 3, was jointly designed by researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering, China State Shipbuilding Corp's Guangzhou Shipyard International and other research entities. It can conduct deep-sea investigations and cultural relic excavations from the seafloor, the …

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What to stream: ‘Squid Game’ returns, the movie ‘Bird’ and Mariah Carey teams up with the NFL

A nation exhausted: The neuroscience of why Americans are tuning out politics

Why the tambura and nagaswaram are crucial to Indian classical music?

Experts: China poised to compete globally in AI large models

How Leon Thomas' 'Mutt' Made Him A Top Dog In R&B

The man who makes mushrooms sing

In a contest of influence in Papua New Guinea, Australia triumphed over China through our shared love of footy

ChatGPT Canvas Released: OpenAI's Tool For Collaborative Writing & Coding, Here's What We Know

Why the coolest job in tech might actually be in a bank

Indian sports wrap, December 9: Sports Minister Mandaviya assures equal treatment for deaf athletes

OpenAI expands reinforcement fine-tuning research programme

Keir Starmer has declared war on whoever has been in charge since July

Carnarvon's NASA satellite dish receives first signal in almost 40 years

Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman dies at 85

Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote ‘Annie Hall’ with Woody Allen, dies at 85

Marshall Brickman, who co-wrote ‘Annie Hall’ with Woody Allen, dies at 85

I Was Always A Good Girl — Then I Met A Punk Rocker Who Changed My Life

Trump news: Forget Project 2025. Steve Bannon is laying out what’s really coming.

NPR's Books We Love returns for its 12th year

India Vs Australia Match Live Stream Marred By Severe Buffering Issues On Disney+ Hotstar: How To Fix

Rebekah Vardy takes aim at arch nemesis Coleen Rooney AGAIN as she brands her 'dull' after WAG spoke out about turbulent marriage to Wayne on I'm A Celebrity

Captain Tom Moore timeline: From NHS hero’s legacy in pandemic to controversy four years later

Netflix says Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson boxing match was ‘the most-streamed sporting event'

Deep-sea research ship to sail soon