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Meta AI logo is seen in this illustration taken September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photoAI models are becoming more sophisticated due to the quality and cache of data they are trained on. However, training models on data, especially the protected one, may have its consequences. Google, Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Facebook parent Meta, at some point in the last year, have been criticised for 'stealing' data. Meta, for one, seems to have run into a lot of legal troubles for using copyrighted data to…

Plants, animals, and many fungi typically grow through the process of binary fission, a form of asexual reproduction that allows a cell to divide, multiply, and produce new cells that are specialized for certain activities.Not all macrosopic organisms play by the rulebook, though. A number of large seaweeds, like the leafy green algae Caulerpa, lack microscopic dividing structures, making them some of the biggest single cell systems known.Such plant relatives are still able to grow meters in size, and are so great at…

As the guitarist in Generation X, Bob “Derwood” Andrews crafted some of the most scorching and incisive riffs of the punk era. But in late 1979, after quitting the band, he was stacking chairs after boxing matches in Wembley Arena for a few pounds a night and his next musical venture, Empire, was about to prove a critical and commercial failure.Andrews, though, would end up inspiring some of the greatest artists ever to emerge from the American underground, including Fugazi and Henry Rollins, with Empire’s lone album…

Parents in the US regularly give children as young as preschoolers the supplement melatonin, despite a lack of evidence to support its safety or effectiveness, new research reveals.A survey of parents found nearly one in five school-aged children and pre-teens use melatonin supplements to help them fall asleep; quite a jump from the 1.3 percent use reported in a broader age group five years ago."We are not saying that melatonin is necessarily harmful to children," explains Lauren Hartstein, a sleep and development…

Christopher Nolan Shares An Interesting Tale Of Cillian Murphy’s Casting In Batman Begins(Photo Credit –wikimedia) Christopher Nolan is a gem of a director and has his own process of getting things done in the right way. He once had a desperation to work with Cillian Murphy and he actually set up a screen test for the actor as Batman, just to get the production studio’s attention on him. This eventually led to Murphy bagging a role in the film. Keep reading to know more! It traces back to the times of Batman Begins…

The formula to a bestselling book is a mystery publishers have wrestled with for centuries. Now they may finally have their answer: encourage Taylor Swift fans to believe she may have written it.An untitled book, known only as “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023” by a yet-to-be announced author has shot up sales charts in the US, after “Swifties” pieced together apparent clues and came to the conclusion that it could possibly be a memoir by the 33-year-old singer, who is known for peppering her songs with easter…

Harmony: The Fall of Reverie is the latest choice-driven narrative adventure game from developer Don't Nod, the studio responsible for the likes of Life is Strange, Tell Me Why, and Vampyr. This time around, the crux of each decision impacts the outcome of two separate worlds, meaning it feels like there's twice as much to consider. It's a lot of responsibility, and the game helps you along by giving you the gift of prophecy, allowing you to see glimpses of the branching timelines of fate in an effort to…

Image via Disney Plus Patti LuPone has admitted to being unfamiliar with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, despite spilling multiple secrets regarding her role in the upcoming series Agatha: Coven of Chaos. Earlier this month, LuPone defied the comic book studio’s anti-spoiler apparatus by revealing that the WandaVision spin-off will be a musical, with musical numbers written by Kristen and Bobby Lopez of Frozen fame. While the spoiler-frenzy might indicate that LuPone is well-versed in Marvel happenings, the…

The Office Fame Rainn Wilson aka Dwight Schrute Shares A Video Of Seatmate Watching The Hit Sitcom Unaware He’s On Flight, Netizens Comment “Imagine He Started To Lean In Real Close…” ( Photo Credit – Show Still ) American mockumentary sitcom The Office has a huge fanbase, and many of them still watch re-runs of it almost a decade since its last episode aired (the final episode was telecast on May 16, 2013). The show made many actors household names like Steve Carell (Michael Scott), Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute),…

Increased pay transparency leads employees to work harder, as long as they believe the pay system is fair, according to several new studies.New laws mandating that pay ranges be included on job listings have gone into effect in recent months in New York City, California and other places. In states where there are no such laws, companies still have to contend with national job boards, such as Indeed.com, that often put their own salary estimates on job advertisements.  The new laws mean more employers are weighing how much…