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'We're meeting people where they are': Graphic novels can help boost diversity in STEM, says MIT's Ritu Raman

In a new series of comics, where young, female scientists take center stage, MIT's Ritu Raman explains how the format can inspire the next generation of young people into the world of STEM.

Jack Dorsey departs Bluesky board

Bluesky’s most prominent backer has left its board. On Saturday, Jack Dorsey posted on X about grants for open protocols from his philanthropic Start Small initiative. This prompted someone to ask Dorsey if he was still on the Bluesky board, and he responded with a terse “no.” Dorsey did not answer any of the follow-up […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

‘It’s just not hitting like it used to’: TikTok was in its flop era before it got banned in the US

I used to be an avid user of TikTok, but the algorithm serves much less delight and serendipity than it used toTikTok is facing its most credible existential threat yet. Last week, the US Congress passed a bill that bans the short-form video app if it does not sell to an American company by this time next year. But as a former avid user whose time on the app has dropped sharply in recent months, I am left wondering – will I even be using the app a year from now?Like many Americans of my demographic (aging millennial), I first started using TikTok regularly when the Covid-19 pandemic began and lockdowns gave many of us more time than we knew how to fill. Continue reading...

Randy Travis gets his voice back in a new Warner AI music experiment

Randy Travis in 1987. | Photo: Mark Junge / Getty Images For the first time since a 2013 stroke left country singer Randy Travis unable to speak or sing properly, he has released a new song. He didn’t sing it, though; instead, the vocals were created with AI software and a surrogate singer. The song, called “Where That Came From,” is every bit the kind of folksy, sentimental tune I came to love as a kid when Travis was at the height of his fame. The producers created it by training an unnamed AI model, starting with 42 of his vocal-isolated recordings. Then, under the supervision of Travis and his career-long producer Kyle Lehning, fellow country singer James DuPre laid down the vocals to be transformed into Travis’ by AI. Besides being on YouTube, the song is on other streaming platforms... Continue reading…

What To Know About Prince William’s Net Worth

Prince William's finances are extensive, ranging from inheritance payments to private estates.

TikTok, Facing US Ban, Tells Advertisers It Won’t Back Down

Hundreds of marketers and ad agency types flocked to TikTok’s annual sales presentation after a new law put its future in question.

A truck driver is accused of killing a Utah police officer by driving into him

Police say a truck driver drove his rig into an officer during a traffic stop.

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