OpenAI's latest AI model, GPT-4o mimics human vocal cadences. NPR's Bobby Allyn speaks with Arizona State University professor Visar Berisha about how it could change our relationship with machines.
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Columbia University canceled its main graduation ceremony planned for May 15, saying it will instead devote resources to smaller, school-level ceremonies.
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Like homeowners who delayed plumbing repairs to their mid-century modern house, public radio needs to act now to renovate its broadcast-centered revenue model.
Wisconsin Voter Roll Transparency Challenged By Public Interest Legal Foundation Authored by Steven Kovac via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Public access to Wisconsin’s state voter roll is too restricted and too expensive, according to the Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF), a national election integrity watchdog organization. Residents cast their ballots during in-person absentee voting at City Hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Nov. 4, 2022. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) To...
Journalists at LAist have been offered buyouts ahead of a potential round of layoffs at the local public radio station that broadcasts under the call sign KPCC-FM (89.3). Kristen Muller, chief content officer at LAist, informed donors by email on Thursday that the company is pursuing a "voluntary buyout program for current employees" in an effort to prevent cuts. All full- and part-time staffers who work at least 24 hours per week are eligible for buyouts. LAist reporter Caitlin Hernández posted...
Sixteen countries will compete in the second semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2024: Malta, Albania, Greece, Switzerland, Czechia, Austria, Denmark, Armenia, Latvia, San Marino, Georgia, Belgium,
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, posted the DRAFT combined decision document for the Enbridge Energy Wisconsin Line 5 Relocation proposal on its website today, May 20.
SALISBURY, Md – The Wicomico County Public Library is asking for the public’s help in supporting vulnerable people. The downtown Salisbury branch of the library is home to a community pantry, where those experiencing homelessness–or anyone else in need–can get the supplies they need with no barriers. Library officials are asking for donations, especially unused tents and camping equipment, in
Lego's Retro Radio is a 906-piece beauty in teal, tan and off-white, complete with bakelite-style knobs and an antenna. It has a speaker but isn't a real radio. It can pretend to be one, sort of, by housing a smartphone or playing back its built-in recordings of old-timey stations. — Read the rest
Sometimes, two seemingly totally unrelated events come together to show a larger, more important story that needs to be told. Recently, settlements were made in the Flint water contamination case. []