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This is your last chance to exhibit at TechCrunch Sessions: AI — don’t miss out

[TECH AND FINANCIAL] Applications are almost closed, and you have until 11:59 p.m. PT tonight to reserve your exhibitor table at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, our premiere industry event that’s happening at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on June 5. Imagine walking into a room filled with 1,200+ investors, founders, enterprise leaders, and journalists — all hunting Continue Reading

Alabama redistricting discriminates against Black voters : NPR

[News] Shomari Figures, speaking here at the Democratic National Convention on August 22, 2024, would win Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District to become the state’s second Black elected U.S. House member. The federal courts redrew the state’s congressional map after determining the Republican-controlled state legislature failed to create a new district in 2023 that would give Continue Reading

‘Sew Torn’ review: ‘Pushing Daisies’ meets ‘Run Lola Run’

[TECH AND FINANCIAL] Cozy crime is a subgenre in which intriguing tales of murder boast a jaunty aesthetic that’s irreverently twee. Think Only Murders in the Building, with its foolhardy amateur sleuths alternately investigating homicide and bickering over their podcast’s production. Think Pushing Daisies, a candy-colored mystery series about a lovelorn pie-maker who can literally Continue Reading

A new AI translation system for headphones clones multiple voices simultaneously

Spatial Speech Translation consists of two AI models, the first of which divides the space surrounding the person wearing the headphones into small regions and uses a neural network to search for potential speakers and pinpoint their direction.  The second model then translates the speakers’ words from French, German, or Spanish into English text using Continue Reading

Your gut microbes might encourage criminal behavior

The parasite is best known for changing the behavior of rodents in ways that make them easier prey—an infection seems to make mice permanently lose their fear of cats. Research in humans is nowhere near conclusive, but some studies have linked infections with the parasite to personality changes, increased aggression, and impulsivity. “That’s an example Continue Reading

Alibaba moves toward synergy not spin-offs as Jack Ma returns

[ASIA] HONG KONG — Alibaba Group has taken a number of concrete steps to integrate its operations in the latest sign that the Chinese tech giant is ditching a major restructuring plan announced in 2023 and instead focusing on an AI-centered revamp, Nikkei Asia has learned. On Thursday night, the Hangzhou-based company removed all restrictions Continue Reading

Singapore Billionaire Kwek Family’s City Developments Fails To Buy Out M&C New Zealand

[TECH AND FINANCIAL] Millennium & Copthorne New Zealand bought the Mayfair Hotel Christchurch in January. The property … More will be rebranded. Courtesy of M&C New Zealand City Developments—controlled by billionaire Kwek Leng Beng and his family—failed in its NZ$71 million ($42 million) bid to buy out Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand’s minority shareholders. Continue Reading

Trainer

Job title: Trainer Company: Firstsource Solutions Job description: driver‘s license and ability to meet the insurability standards of the company’s motor vehicle insurance carrier for any work…-related driving Ability to download 2-factor authentication application(s) on personal device, in accordance with company… Expected salary: Location: India – Philippines Job date: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:53:08 GMT Continue Reading