-
SOCIAL MEDIA
YouTube Expands Expressive Captions to All Devices
YouTube is expanding access to its AI-powered “Expressive Captions” option to all devices, which adds contextual explainer notes within captions to better capture the scene. As you can see in these examples, YouTube’s Expressive Captions include additional notes on things like tone, volume, and environmental cues, in order to better convey the sense of the moment within its text descriptions.…
Read More » -
ENTERTAINMENT
Op-Ed | Why we need multigenerational affordable housing: A community within a development
New York City is home to people of all ages—children, seniors, and everyone in between—walking the same streets. Regardless of their age or socioeconomic background, most New Yorkers share the same concern: finding and affording a home that fits their needs. Luckily, innovative and impactful projects are starting to take root in communities across the city. We must support these…
Read More » -
LIFESTYLE
After Nearly 30 Years, Steve Buscemi Lets Go of Park Slope Brownstone
Steve Buscemi has officially parted ways with his home of nearly 30 years. The actor reportedly sold the three-story Park Slope brownstone he’d owned and lived in with his late wife Jo Andres since 1997. It was a $5 million off-market deal with a pair of family trusts, according to a deed pulled by Curbed, definitively closing a chapter for…
Read More » -
REAL ESTATE
The history of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a NYC holiday tradition
The 1931 tree, courtesy of Tishman Speyer The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, considered the “worldwide symbol of Christmas,” will be lit on Wednesday, marking the 93rd tree lighting ceremony. Ahead, learn about the history of the iconic spruce, from its start as a modest Depression-era pick-me-up for Rockefeller Center construction workers to World War regulations to its current 900-pound Swarovski star. Bain…
Read More » -
CRYPTO
ETHZilla Buys 20% of Karus to Tokenize AI-Modeled Auto-Loan Portfolios
Crypto treasury company ETHZilla (ETHZ) has taken a strategic step into onchain credit with the acquisition of a 20% fully diluted stake in automotive-finance AI startup Karus. The $10 million deal includes $3 million in cash and $7 million in ETHZilla stock, and will allow the company to integrate Karus’s underwriting AI models into its blockchain stack to issue tokenized…
Read More » -
FINANCE
Daily Spotlight: Stock Valuations in Normal Range
Daily Spotlight: Stock Valuations in Normal Range Source link
Read More » -
MARKET
‘I love my work’: I’m a 61-year-old Chicago public-school teacher with a $60K annual pension. Is it safe?
“I am aware that my pension as a Chicago public school teacher is dependent on factors that are very much in flux right now.” Source link
Read More » -
SOCIAL MEDIA
Google Expands AI-Powered Virtual Try-On to More Regions
Google’s expanding access to its advanced virtual try-on tools to more regions, with shoppers in the U.K and India set to get access to The Big G’s most advanced digital cosplay technology. Originally launched to U.S. consumers back in 2023, Google’s evolving virtual try-on process uses AI to show how chosen items look on different body types “down to the…
Read More » -
GADGET
Russia blocks Roblox, citing ‘LGBT propaganda’ as a reason
Russia has blocked the popular gaming platform Roblox, . The country’s communications watchdog Roskomnadzor accused the developers of distributing extremist materials and “LGBT propaganda.” The agency went on to say that Roblox is “rife with inappropriate content that can negatively impact the spiritual and moral development of children.” This is just the latest move the country has taken against what…
Read More » -
MOBILE
Geekbench reveals the differences between the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and 8 Elite Gen 5 GPUs
Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 earlier this year, promising a 20% increase in CPU and a 23% increase in GPU performance over the previous Elite. Then came the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, but, confusingly, Qualcomm compared it to the two-year-old Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. So, what are the differences between the Elite and non-Elite Gen 5 chips?…
Read More »