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Martha Stewart becomes the oldest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover star | Hollywood

Martha Stewart has created history by being among the cover models for the 2023 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. At 81, she has now become the oldest cover model in the publication’s history. (Also read: Cannes Film Festival chief on Johnny Depp controversy: ‘If he was banned, we wouldn't be talking about it') At 81, Martha Stewart is the oldest Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover star. In one of the four covers, the 81 year-old looked graceful as she flashed a smile and further revealed that she wore…

Machine Learning, Illustrated: Opening Black Box Models with SHAP | by Shreya Rao | May, 2023

How to explain any machine learning model using SHAPShapley Value is a concept derived from cooperative game theory in Economics that assigns a value to each player in a cooperative game based on their contributions to the game. In the field of machine learning, this concept has been adapted into the SHAP (SHapley Additive exPlanations) framework, which is an effective technique for interpreting the workings of a model.If you’re interested in learning more about Shapley Values, I highly recommend checking out my previous…

Padma Lakshmi Gets N*ked At 52 For Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Photoshoot Covering Her B**bs With Hands, Says “I Thought I Was Being…

Padma Lakshmi Breaks Silence For The First Time After Breaking The Internet With Golden Bikini Pics ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) The Indian-American author, actress and model Padma Lakshmi has always been known for her awe-inspiring looks and how she carries herself. She recently sent the internet on meltdown after a picture of herself in a golden bikini went viral on social media. The 52-year-old, who keeps giving us a sneak peek into her glam side, took to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes video of her bikini…

Illustrated children’s biography of King Charles hits No 1 on UK book chart | Fiction

A children’s biography of King Charles III has topped the UK book chart before the coronation on 6 May.Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara’s King Charles is part of the Little People, Big Dreams series, which includes illustrated biographies of notable figures such as Stephen Hawking and Michelle Obama.The nonfiction book, illustrated by Matt Hunt, is the first of the Little People, Big Dreams series to reach No 1. It sold 15,786 copies in the seven days to 29 April, overtaking Marian Keyes’ novel Again, Rachel, a sequel to…

Machine Learning, Illustrated: Evaluation Metrics for Classification | by Shreya Rao | Apr, 2023

A comprehensive (and colorful) guide to everything you need to know about evaluating classification modelsI realized through my learning journey that I’m an incredibly visual learner and I appreciate the use of color and fun illustrations to learn new concepts, especially scientific ones that are typically explained like this:Image by authorFrom my previous articles, through tons of lovely comments and messages (thank you for all the support!), I found that several people resonated with this sentiment. So I decided to…

Multi-Layer Perceptrons Explained and Illustrated | by Dr. Roi Yehoshua | Apr, 2023

Gain deep insights into the first fully-functional model of neural networksPhoto by JJ Ying on UnsplashIn the previous article we talked about perceptrons as one of the earliest models of neural networks. As we have seen, single perceptrons are limited in their computational power since they can solve only linearly separable problems.In this article we will discuss multi-layer perceptrons (MLPs), which are networks consisting of multiple layers of perceptrons and are much more powerful than single-layer perceptrons. We…

Calvin & Hobbes creator returns with illustrated book “for adults”

Bill Watterson, the cartoonist best known for the iconic Calvin and Hobbes comics, has come out of retirement for a new book. Titled The Mysteries, the official synopsis on the Simon and Schuster website describes the illustrated book as “fable for grown-ups” that takes place in a kingdom where disasters keep happening. The king of the realm sends out a team of knights to investigate, but only one returns years later. The Mysteries is a partnership between Watterson and caricaturist John Kascht. Watterson drew and…

Sports Illustrated Publisher Taps AI to Generate Articles, Story Ideas

The publisher of Sports Illustrated and other outlets is using artificial intelligence to help produce articles and pitch journalists potential topics to follow, the latest example of a media company investing in the emerging technology.  The Arena Group AREN 3.28% Holdings, whose publications include TheStreet, Men’s Journal and Dealbreaker, said it is working with AI startups Jasper and Nota as part of an effort to generate stories…

The Illustrated Al Out Now

Image: Z2 ComicsWhen you hear the name “Weird Al” Yankovic, you think of music. You think of parody songs. You think of all the unforgettable music videos he’s made over the years. But Weird Al has always been about spreading his wings. A biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, was released late last year, and now he’s got his very own graphic novel—with a twist that fits in with everything you know and love about him.The Illustrated Al: The Songs of “Weird Al” Yankovic is now available wherever books are sold, and instead

How to set illustrated profile pictures in Contacts app

Introduction Google launched the “Google Illustrations” feature for Gmail back in 2021. This tool helps users create and set custom illustrated profile pictures on their Gmail accounts. The tech giant has reportedly added that feature to Google Contacts app. Just like in Gmail, it also allows users to set custom illustrated contact avatars.Users can find a new tab called "Illustrations" next to "Google Photos" and "Device Photos" in the Contacts app.The development comes a few days after Google rolled out a new feature…