Suppression

by KeAi Communications Co. Block diagram of proposed control strategy. Credit: Yiran Xie, Boyang Zhao, Xiuming Yao The maglev train represents a type of modern urban rail transit transportation tool, boasting many technical advantages such as low noise, green environmental protection, small turning radius, good…

OpenAIoutlined limits on using its tools in politics during the run-up to elections in 2024, amid mounting concern that artificial-intelligence systems could mass-produce misinformation and sway voters in high-profile races.OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Dall-E are some of the most powerful AI chatbot and image-generation applications available. The growth of such tools has raised worry that software made by OpenAI and its peers could be used to manipulate voters with false news stories and computer-generated images and…

The US Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit it filed Monday with Activision Blizzard over suppressed eSports wages, according to Reuters. The case, submitted in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, focuses on a rule that required independently owned teams to effectively pay double if they passed a soft salary cap. A federal judge will still need to approve the settlement. The complaint, the fruit of an investigation first reported in 2021, said that in Activision’s Overwatch and Call of Duty leagues,…

On the heels of in-fighting that delayed the confirmation of Kevin McCarthy as Republican speaker in the House of Representatives, the GOP is forming a panel to probe the communications between the Biden administration and big tech and social media firms, the Wall Street Journal reported. The GOP is expected to launch the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government as early as Tuesday. It would be part of the House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), an ally of Speaker …

Twitter was recently hit with what appeared to be a coordinated spam campaign obscuring information about protests in China. Searching with any Chinese city name on the social media app showed a cascade of spam tweets with porn and gambling content. This made it difficult to obtain legitimate protest-related tweets. Democratic lawmakers of the House Intelligence Committee have now demanded answers on this from Twitter CEO Elon Musk.For the uninitiated, thousands of people across several major cities in China took to the…

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has said that he had fired the microblogging website's deputy general counsel James Baker over concerns about his role in information suppression under the previous management."In light of concerns about (James) Baker's possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, he was exited from Twitter today," Musk tweeted on Tuesday.In light of concerns about Baker's possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, he was exited from Twitter today—…

Shhh, I’m trying to clutch There’s nothing better than gaming with a group of friends, but the more people you add to a party, the more chaotic and noisy it can be. Xbox has released a feature to try and mitigate some of the extra sounds in the background, thanks to a feature called party chat noise suppression. It’s supposed to specifically help remove noises like buttons clicking on a controller and breathing, in addition to other unspecified background noise. Here’s hoping it can block out the music my friends bump…

The latest update for Xbox Series X|S consoles has introduced a new noise suppression feature, which automatically removes unwanted background noise from party chat. Party chat noise suppression was added today (September 7) as part of a system update for Xbox consoles. As to what the feature entails, Microsoft says that it will “help remove unwanted noises like gamepad clicks, breathing, and background noise from your parties.” While the feature will be switched on as a default, Microsoft has clarified that it can be…

If you have Xbox friends that like to breathe heavily into their microphones, blast loud music in the background, or click loudly on their controller, the new Xbox noise suppression feature is here to save you. Xbox Series X and S owners are getting an update today that has noise suppression during party chats to remove annoying clicks, background music, and breathing. Noise suppression is enabled by default, but Microsoft notes that it’s easy to toggle on or off. “If you want to keep some types of background noise in…

In a piece examining what the NVIDIA Broadcast can do, we praised its noise removal capability for being "impressively adept" at stripping away everything but your voice. Now, AMD has launched a similar tool for computers powered by its chips, and it could vastly improve your gaming and live streaming experience or lead to cleaner recordings. AMD's Noise Suppression tool can reduce background chatter and sounds in real time through the use of a deep learning algorithm.  The feature works for both input and output devices,…