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Article informationAuthor, Liv McMahonRole, Technology reporter20 May 2024OpenAI says it will remove one of the voices used by ChatGPT after it was likened to Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson.Users spotted the similarity in the chatbot’s “Sky” voice option, which reads responses aloud to users, when OpenAI showcased features of its new model.OpenAI said the voices available in ChatGPT’s voice mode were “carefully selected through an extensive process spanning five months involving professional voice actors, talent agencies, casting directors, and industry advisors”.Set in the near-future, Her sees Joaquin Phoenix fall in love with his phone’s operating system, which is voiced by Ms…

The US dollar is showing no mercy to BRICS and the de-dollarization agenda, as it sent leading BRICS currencies sliding in the charts in July 2024. The Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, and even Asia’s leading currency, the Japanese yen are struggling to counter the dominance of the US dollar.Also Read: BRICS: Sanctions Turning Chinese Yuan as Main Currency, Not US DollarThe development indicates that the BRICS’ de-dollarization initiative is bearing no fruit against the US dollar. In return, the US dollar is the one that’s hammering BRICS nations’ currencies in the forex market. On Friday’s closing bell, BRICS member India’s…

CNN  —  On summer mornings, local kids like to gather at Padaro Beach in California to learn to surf in gentle whitewater waves. A few years ago, the beach also became a popular hangout for juvenile great white sharks. That led to the launch of SharkEye, an initiative at the University of California Santa Barbara’s Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory (BOSL), which uses drones to monitor what’s happening beneath the waves. If a shark is spotted, SharkEye sends a text to the 80-or-so people who have signed up for alerts, including local lifeguards, surf shop owners, and the parents of children…

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN GREEN BALL STATE FINALS Introducing the South Australian Green Ball State Finals, an exciting opportunity for South Australia’s top 16 boys and top 16 girls who have showcased their skills in the 2024 Competitive Play Calendar. Qualifying Criteria Includes; Competing in a South Australian Green Ball Competition or Super 10’s Played in at least two Green Ball Events at a JDS or Junior Tour level from 1 July 2024 – 1 December, 2024 Players to be in the 2014 birth year or younger (minimum 8 years old at the time of event) Selected on UTR past results and NDS…

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With the average cost of college—including supplies, books, and living expenses—exceeding $38,000 per year in the United States, college students are exploring more ways to earn extra cash. But, as a college student, you know how hard it is to balance your busy class schedule with a full-time job. Fortunately, the gig economy continues to grow, giving you more options than ever for side hustles to supplement your income. Here are some of the best side hustles for college students and tips for balancing your workload. Best side hustles for college students Despite having busy schedules, college students can earn…

The clientele at Sophie Parry’s sewing studio in Redfern have traditionally been crafters reaching for a new hobby or groups of women sipping a sparkling wine at a hens do. But in the past year a curious new trend has emerged, with a 40 per cent increase in demand for classes where people learn to repair and alter their garments.   Ms Parry receives free offcuts from a local curtain factory, which is upcycled into garments in her sewing classes. (ABC News: Holly Tregenza)Ms Parry said people were looking for ways to save money by making their clothes last longer. “A lot of…

You started a YouTube channel and monetized it. But it’s not raking in the revenue you thought it would. What’s going wrong? Are your videos too boring? Or maybe the titles aren’t catchy enough. Sure, these are solid reasons to deter clicks, but other underlying issues may be the culprit. YouTubers receive revenue from advertisers in the Google Display and Video network. So if you’re not happy with your profits, it may be because of a low CPM. Not sure what this is or why it’s important? Stick around to find out the average CPM and how to calculate it.  What is…

Website publishers are accusing artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic of “aggressively” scraping data from their sites. Such actions could violate publishers’ terms of services, the Financial Times (FT) reported Friday (July 26), citing interviews with those website owners. Data scraping is the automated process of pulling information from websites or other digital sources, often without the express permission of the content owners. Companies that generate content have a vested interest in safeguarding that material to maintain revenues. As the FT noted, Anthropic was founded by former OpenAI researchers who wanted to develop “responsible” AI systems. But Matt Barrie, CEO of…

This week, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta announced a new open-source artificial intelligence (AI) model that promised to compete or oven outperform Sam Altman’s OpenAI GPT models and other AI chatbots on the market.Newsweek put that to the test.Meta’s latest large-language model (LLM), Llama 3.1, is “in a class of its own,” according to the company’s press release. The model is equipped with “state-of-the-art capabilities in general knowledge, steerability, math, tool use and multilingual translation.” Meta’s logo and OpenAI’s logo Meta’s logo and OpenAI’s logo OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini launched less than a week ago. On X, Altman highlighted the new models performance…