Month: June 2024

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Will Scarlett Johansson save us from A.I. serfdom? Probably not. But the actress has, at least, caused a small PR headache for OpenAI. The press these last weeks has been abuzz over her dispute with CEO Sam Altman over “Sky,” one of his company’s new voice assistants that sounds an awful lot like a ScarJo
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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. If you’re gearing up for the summer heat, consider investing in an inflatable pool. Inflatable pools are an easy way to
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On Running Late with Scott Rogowsky, Steve said, “I don’t correct people if they say [Bu-shem-ee], because it’s not wrong.” Growing up, though, his family pronounced it “Byew-sehm-ee,” but Steve himself pronounces it “Boo-sem-ee.” Still, he says none of those three pronunciations are the actual, proper Sicilian pronunciation, which is “Boo-shay-me.”
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Here is our daily round-up of what’s going on in the world of books: Publishers Sue Google over Pirate Sites  I was just having a conversation about a recent survey about audiobook consumption that had a pretty startling statistic: 47% of respondents report getting an audiobook through a file-sharing service or YouTube. And that reminded
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Matt is joined by Joshua Lynn, the president of Piedmont Media Research, to discuss the research studios use to determine what people want out of their movies Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Matt is joined by Joshua Lynn, the president of Piedmont Media Research, to discuss the research studios use to determine what
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Sean and Amanda have an in-depth (and spoiler-filled) discussion about Richard Linklater’s ‘Hit Man,’ and Powell and Linklater join the show to discuss the new movie Netflix Sean and Amanda discuss the unconfirmed casting news that Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan, Harris Dickinson, and Charlie Rowe will be the leads of Sam Mendes’s quartet of biopics
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The recent federal announcement increasing doctoral and post-doctoral stipends is welcome. But money alone will not solve the challenges of graduate education in Canada. This is particularly true for social science and humanities (arts) graduate education. The link between arts graduate degrees and careers is weak. Many arts PhDs aspire to become professors but Canada
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