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Right now, hit songwriters are driving Ubers
www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55232418
Fiona Bevan, who has written songs for One Direction, Steps and Lewis Capaldi, said many writers were struggling because of the way streaming services pay royalties.
Bevan revealed she had earned just £100 for co-writing a track on Kylie Minogue’s number one album, Disco.
“The most successful songwriters in the world can’t pay their rent,” she added.
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A Wave Optics Based Fiber Scattering Model
mandyxmq.github.io/research/wavefiber.html
This figure shows a spiderweb iridescence example. The left image is a photograph of this effect by Marianna Armata. The middle image is rendered using the new wave-based BCSDF and the image on the right is rendered using a previous ray-based BCSDF.
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teaching AI + ethics from elementary to high school
At a time when AI and machine learning are changing the very fabric of society and transforming entire industries, it is more important than ever to give every student the opportunity to not only learn how these technologies work, but also to think critically about the ethical and societal impacts of AI.
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Robert Legato joins Stability AI as Chief Pipeline Architect
https://stability.ai/news/introducing-our-new-chief-pipeline-architect-rob-legato
“Joining Stability AI is an incredible opportunity, and I couldn’t be more excited to help shape the next era of filmmaking,” said Legato. “With dynamic leaders like Prem Akkaraju and James Cameron driving the vision, the potential here is limitless. What excites me most is Stability AI’s commitment to filmmakers—building a tool that is as intuitive as it is powerful, designed to elevate creativity rather than replace it. It’s an artist-first approach to AI, and I’m thrilled to be part of it.”
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Alan Friedman Takes Stunning Hi-Res Photographs of the Sun in His Backyard
https://www.boredpanda.com/high-resolution-sun-pictures-alan-friedman/
https://avertedimagination.squarespace.com/
He uses a small (3 ½” aperture) telescope with a Hydrogen Alpha filter and an industrial webcam to capture the surface of the Sun, which looks surprisingly calm and fluffy in the incredible photos.
