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3 things I heard after Houston Astros evened ALCS against Texas Rangers
3 things I heard after Houston Astros evened ALCS against Texas Rangers
Four games into the 2023 ALCS, no home team has won a game yet as the Houston Astros evened up the series against the arch-rival Texas Rangers.
2023-10-20 12:39
'Does Mama June have heart failure?': Internet speculates as TLC star's 'sausage' arm raises concern amid mystery illness
'Does Mama June have heart failure?': Internet speculates as TLC star's 'sausage' arm raises concern amid mystery illness
'Mama June: Family Crisis' star June Shannon is reportedly getting 'tired of being dizzy and not being able to see straight'
1970-01-01 08:00
EU seals new US data transfer pact, but challenge likely
EU seals new US data transfer pact, but challenge likely
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission announced a new data transfer pact with the United States on
2023-07-11 02:53
Bumble launches new features, including for compatibility
Bumble launches new features, including for compatibility
The dating app Bumble is rolling out new features today, for both its free and
2023-08-10 22:00
Swedish Eurovision winner Loreen returns home, performs winning power ballad 'Tattoo'
Swedish Eurovision winner Loreen returns home, performs winning power ballad 'Tattoo'
The Swedish singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest with her power ballad “Tattoo,” has returned to Sweden, saying she was proud to have won the contest twice and became the second person in Eurovision history to win a second time
2023-05-16 23:46
30 British Slang Terms You Should Know
30 British Slang Terms You Should Know
You’ll be chuffed after you read this peng British slang list, with bare terms that will keep you from looking like a pillock.
2023-09-07 04:19
Appeals court to hear arguments on whether to reinstate gag order against Donald Trump
Appeals court to hear arguments on whether to reinstate gag order against Donald Trump
A federal appeals court is hearing arguments on whether to reinstate a gag order against Donald Trump in the federal case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election
2023-11-20 13:10
Netflix’s ‘McGregor Forever’: Conor McGregor teaches a chapter of ‘resilience’ from the book of champions
Netflix’s ‘McGregor Forever’: Conor McGregor teaches a chapter of ‘resilience’ from the book of champions
Conor McGregor said, 'I've never seen anyone work harder. He's like a mad scientist, constantly trying to fine-tune things'
2023-05-17 23:53
Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird Named NBA 2K23 WNBA Edition Cover Athletes
Diana Taurasi, Sue Bird Named NBA 2K23 WNBA Edition Cover Athletes
Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird will be the cover athletes for the WNBA Edition of NBA 2K23.
1970-01-01 08:00
Where is Ben Savage now? 'Boy Meets World' star ghosted costars by going 'no contact' for last 3 years
Where is Ben Savage now? 'Boy Meets World' star ghosted costars by going 'no contact' for last 3 years
'He just kind of disappeared from our lives,' Danielle Fishel said while talking about Ben Savage
2023-06-29 20:35
AI in music: The top artists are are for and against the technology
AI in music: The top artists are are for and against the technology
With the rise of AI, we've all seen how powerful this new technology can be particularly when it comes to music. As a result, people have been using AI to perfectly replicate the singing voices of different artists such as Drake, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and Harry Styles in order to make AI covers of different songs. For example, there is a viral AI cover of Harry Styles singing in a duet with Taylor Swift on her track Style which fans have been going crazy about. While AI can also be used to create deep fakes of celebrities too - where the celeb's face is digitally imposed on someone else's body which is often used to spread misinformation or for malicious intent. But what do artists think about this issue? Here are the celebrities who have spoken out so far on the topic of AI: Drake An AI song called "Heart on My Sleeve" that used Drake's and the Weeknd's voices went viral before being taken down by music streaming services. While Drake himself hasn't commented on all the AI songs that have been created, he did express his disapproval of the practice after the rapper responded to an AI-generated cover of him rapping Ice Spice’s “Munch”, writing: “This is the final straw AI.” Grimes Grimes has expressed enthusiasm towards the new AI-generated songs - and has told her fans they can use her voice to create their own tracks. Taking to Twitter, she shared a New York Times article about the viral AI-generated song using Drake and The Weeknd's voice. She wrote: "I'll split 50 per cent royalties on any successful AI-generated song that uses my voice. Same deal as I would with any artist I collab with. Feel free to use my voice without penalty. I have no label and no legal bindings." "I think it's cool to be fused w a machine and I like the idea of open-sourcing all art and killing copyright," she added. Though, later she did add a clarification on the platform as to what circumstances would cause her to get certain AI songs taken down for copyright - where "rly rly toxic lyrics," are used with her voice. "Ok hate this part but we may do copyright takedowns ONLY for rly rly toxic lyrics w grimes voice: imo you'd rly have to push it for me to wanna take smthn down but I guess plz don't be *the worst*. as in, try not to exit the current Overton window of lyrical content w regards to sex/violence. Like no baby murder songs plz," she wrote. "I think I'm Streisand effecting this now but I don't wanna have to issue a takedown and be a hypocrite later. ***That's the only rule." Rly don't like to do a rule but don't wanna be responsible for a Nazi anthem unless it's somehow in jest a la producers I guess "- wud prefer avoiding political stuff but if it's a small meme with ur friends we prob won't penalize that. Probably just if smthn is viral and anti abortion or smthn like that. Grimes added: "Rly rly don't like adding rules so I apologize but this is the only thing." Most recently, the singer and producer has shared a guide on how to do this, and shared the link in a tweet: "HOW TO MAKE MUSIC FEAT GrimesAI - we can distribute it for you and you can earn royalties from your work." Billie Eilish During an appearance on The Late, Late Show with James Corden back in May this year, Billie Eilish shared her thoughts on AI. "I feel like my approach is not as optimistic, I'm a little bit scared of it," she admitted. "I'm a little scared of what someone could create of me doing something with it." Eilish added: "Scary, scary to me, it just looks so real," as she went on to note how it's "One of the most impressive things I've encountered in my life." The singer's comments come after deepfake porn' of singer Eilish was promoted on people's TikTok in December last year. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-26 13:00
Ryan Mason ‘trusts the people making decisions’ at Tottenham ahead of key summer
Ryan Mason ‘trusts the people making decisions’ at Tottenham ahead of key summer
Ryan Mason has trust in the key decision-makers at Tottenham to get the big calls right this summer. Spurs’ acting head coach Mason will take his squad to relegation-threatened Leeds on the final day in what is set to be his last fixture in charge. Eighth-placed Tottenham remain without a permanent manager or managing director of football and could miss out on Europe for the first time since the 2009-10 campaign unless they better Aston Villa’s result and match Brentford’s on Sunday. Crunch decisions are required by chairman Daniel Levy and the board, with a promise already made to supporters over the style Spurs will try to play next season. Last Saturday’s programme notes from Levy pledged the team will go back to “football you will love to come and watch” after the recent pragmatism and counter-attacking of Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte. Mason feels a stable brand of football will help, and he said: “We’ve probably had two or three different styles of football in the last two or three years and I don’t think that is good for any squad of players or for fans. “When you lose people, lose coaches, lose players, lose members of staff, the impact is huge if you keep going from different things. “Like I say, going forward it really is important and we see it in the Premier League, we see it across the leagues, I want people to know who Tottenham are, know what a Tottenham team looks like and certainly know what a Tottenham player looks like. “This is just how I view the situation as it is. Obviously there will be loads of conversations in the summer about going forward. “There is a lot of people here who really care and want the club to get back to where we want, where we expect and where we hope to be. “Them conversations and decisions I am sure will be made in the summer. I trust the people making them decisions.” Quizzed about how the managerial search could impact Spurs’ transfer business, Mason admitted the club need a new man in place before they can go after targets. If you want to be successful on the pitch then everyone working for the organisation within the football club has to be on board with what we are and who we are. Ryan Mason “There is work because we have a big squad, a lot of players on loan and decisions to make,” he said. “The most important work is probably away from the transfer window right now because you need a manager in place, you need commitment, you need an idea to know where you go. “You can’t do transfer business without a manager because it might not fit his idea. At the moment I believe we need an idea of what we want to do, who we want to be and stick to it. Recruit people for that and ultimately recruit players for that.” There remains uncertainty over the future of Harry Kane, who is approaching the final year of his Spurs contract. Mason would not be drawn on what next for the Tottenham forward but insisted it is imperative every club has a long-term plans in place. He added: “For any player, manager, member of staff at this football club, when one leaves it’s important to have a succession plan in place. “So, when people do leave, the next one comes in and the impact isn’t so big. That’s not just speaking about Harry. That’s speaking about other players. “For me, it’s really important that there’s an identity in all departments. “If you want to be successful on the pitch then everyone working for the organisation within the football club has to be on board with what we are and who we are. “I hope going forward that’s definitely the case.”
2023-05-27 17:00