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AI model DenseAV learns through watching videos
AI model DenseAV learns by comparing pairs of audio and visual signals and determines what data is important. To learn these patterns it uses audio-video contrastive learning to associate a particular sound with the observable world. This mode of learning means the visual side of the model can’t gain any insights from the audio side
Settling ‘tap-and-go’ probe
Apple Pay is used by hundreds of millions of iPhones and the conclusion of this long-running Brussels investigation comes at a time of particularly tense relationships between Apple and regulators. Apple is to conclude a long-running EU antitrust investigation into its mobile payments system and avoid a huge fine by making a series of concessions
Telegram Disables paywall on iOS devices
The paywall bots hid posts behind a notice to pay some money in order to access the content. The blurred image was actually a hyperlink that took users to an outside payment platform.This essentially turned Telegram into a kind of OnlyFans-lite, with all proceeds going to the creators. Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced late last
Attack on Niger’s pipeline
An armed group opposed to Niger’s ruling junta disabled a section of the country’s PetroChina-fundedcrude oil pipeline in an attack on Sunday night. The Patriotic Liberation Front (FPL) said its attack on the pipeline was aimed at pushing Niger’s Chinese partners to cancel the export deal. The FPL formed after the West African country’s July
Vladimir Putin visits North Korea
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to North Korea on Tuesday for a summit with its reclusive leader Kim Jong Un − his first visit to the country in nearly a quarter of a century. Russia and North Korea were close allies during the Cold War. Relations cooled with the breakup of the Soviet Union. Putin
North Korea Nuclear Arsenal
North Korea is increasing both the size and capability of its ballistic missile force, which consists of indigenously produced missile systems with ranges from a few hundred kilometers to more than 12,000 km.The institute estimated that North Korea is focusing on developing an arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons, which could be used early in a
Canadian ships in Cuba
Canada has traditionally been one of Cuba’s closest Western allies and maintained ties after the 1959 Cuban revolution. Relations though tend to be better under Liberal governments, since the official opposition right-of-center Conservatives are more staunchly anti-Communist. The Canadian navy patrol ship sailed into the harbor early on Friday, two days after the arrival of
North Korea weapon supply to Russia
The United States first accused North Korea of selling artillery to Russia as far back as September 2022, seven months after the war started. The war in Ukraine is a war of attrition, with Russia and Ukraine trying to outgun each other, firing thousands of artillery shells, missiles and rockets every day. That means that
Israel’s War Cabinet dissolved
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential War Cabinet tasked with steering the war in Gaza. The move was widely expected following the departure of Benny Gantz, a centrist former military chief, earlier this month. Gantz’s absence from the government increases Netanyahu’s dependence on his ultranationalist allies, who oppose a cease-fire. This could pose
Age Verification for Sensitive contents in Utah
Pornhub disabled access to its website for people in Utah on Monday to protest the state’s new age verification law, which requires websites with adult content to confirm users are 18 years of age or older. The company also argued that the law puts children and user privacy at risk by driving them to other