The Real Book
I listened to the 99% Invisible podcast about The Real Book this morning and thought back to my first copy. My first year in college I had a jazz class, and I needed to get a copy of The Real Book, a book of sheet music for jazz standards. The
Read moreCyber Security Today, Feb. 28, 2024 – Thousands of subdomains abused for phishing, the latest ransomware news and more
Thousands of subdomains abused for phishing, the latest ransomware news and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, February 28th, 2024. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Over 8,000 sub-domains owned by or affiliated with big brands have been hijacked and
Read moreNavigating Business Complexity with Digital Innovation
As business leaders navigate the multifaceted challenges resonating across industries, the current climate presents a landscape of economic hardships, geopolitical uncertainties, and intricate political complexities. These barriers pose formidable challenges, hindering the trajectory of business progress. However, within this labyrinth of challenges, an unparalleled opportunity appears for companies to pivot
Read moreDiffusion transformers are the key behind OpenAI’s Sora — and they’re set to upend GenAI
OpenAI’s Sora, which can generate videos and interactive 3D environments on the fly, is a remarkable demonstration of the cutting edge in GenAI — a bonafide milestone. But curiously, one of the innovations that led to it, an AI model architecture colloquially known as the diffusion transformer, arrived on the
Read moreReliance and Disney merge their India media businesses
Reliance, its portfolio Viacom18 and Disney are merging their media businesses in India, creating the largest media entity in the South Asian market. Reliance will control and own 16.34% of the joint venture, which it has valued at $8.5 billion. Disney will own 36.84% stake in the merged entity whereas
Read moreBlack Tech Nation Ventures’ diversity thesis undeterred by growing DEI backlash
Black Tech Nation Ventures launched in 2021 to address the funding gap for Black founders amid a wave of venture diversity initiatives after the murder of George Floyd in 2020. Three years later, amongst growing backlash against DEI and diversity-focused investments, the firm’s mission may be more important now than
Read moreApply to pitch at TechCrunch Early Stage 2024 in Boston
Pitches are critical in the quest for funding and first customers. It’s rare, however, for innovators to get truly candid insight on their pitches before stepping in front of VCs. Here’s your chance for something different: We’re excited bring back “So You Think You Can Pitch” at TechCrunch Early Stage
Read moreLightricks announces AI-powered filmmaking studio to help creators visualize stories
Lightricks, the company that makes popular apps like Facetune and Videoleap, announced a new AI-powered filmmaking tool called LTX Studio today. The studio helps creators from the ideation phase to generate an AI-powered short clip to understand how a storyline would play out. LTX Studio, which is currently inviting users
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