advertisement advertisement advertisement A maker of “digital humans” for customer service and chat applications has developed a digital version of Albert Einstein that you can talk to, either by speaking or typing. advertisement advertisement The company, New Zealand- and Austin-based UneeQ, worked with Hebrew University to get the Nobel Prize-winning physicist’s look, voice, and mannerisms right, Daryl Reva, its senior VP of marketing, told me. Wolfram Research, the creator of the WolframAlpha “computational intelligence” tool, contributed the natural language engine and knowledge base that acts as the digital human’s brain, Reva says. If you’d like to ask Albert some questions, click here . Since the Einstein character wasn’t designed for open-ended chats (UneeQ has another digital human called Sophie for that), he won’t answer just any question, but seems to respond best to questions on a finite set of subjects. You … [Read more...] about You can talk to this new digital re-creation of Albert Einstein
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Lucy Liu joins DC’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods as villainous Kalypso
We always knew that Lucy Liu is a god. The Charlie's Angels icon is reported to officially join Shazam! Fury of the Gods as one of the film's main villains (via Variety). Fresh off Elementary and Why Women Kill, Liu will be playing Kalypso, the sister of Helen Mirren's Hespera in the DC Comics adaptation film. Like Mirren's Hespera, Liu's Kalypso does not have a counterpart in DC Comics and is instead lifted from Greek mythology. Both Hespera and Kalypso are daughters of the Greek god Atlas, who is one of the sources of Shazam's powers. Shazam! Fury of the Gods is the third instalment to the Shazam series. The second movie, Black Adam, starring Dwayne Johnson was recently announced to release on July 29, 2022. The movie is expected to introduce viewers to the Justice Society of America with Pierce Brosnan as Dr Fate, Quintessa Swindell as Cyclone and Aldis Hodge as Hawkman. Shazam! Fury of the Gods is scheduled to open on June 2, 2023. This article was first published in … [Read more...] about Lucy Liu joins DC’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods as villainous Kalypso
Nolte: Rural Trump Voters Already Live in the Safe, Tolerant Utopia Leftists Claim to Want
If I had to boil down the political wisdom I’ve learned over four decades of observing, studying, writing, and debating, it would be this… Life in Rural America (which is where Republican Trump voters live and govern), is clean, safe and racially tolerant. Most places in America where life is dirty, polluted, dangerous, violent, and plagued with racial hate and race riots, are cities that are almost exclusively populated by and governed by Democrats. Outside of these Democrat-run cities, America is peaceful, safe, clean, and racially tolerant. What’s more, if you remove these Democrat-run cities from our national statistics, you will find an America that is overwhelmingly peaceful, safe, clean, and racially tolerant. Nevertheless, Democrats and their fake-media allies still blame Republicans for all of their problems. According to them, it is Republicans who are responsible for racism, pollution, and gun violence — even though, out here where we all live, our air, water, … [Read more...] about Nolte: Rural Trump Voters Already Live in the Safe, Tolerant Utopia Leftists Claim to Want
John Stamos To Produce & Narrate True Crime Podcast About Kidnapping Of Frank Sinatra Jr. For Wondery
EXCLUSIVE : John Stamos is to explore the kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr. in a new true crime podcast for Wondery . The Fuller House star and exec producer will produce and narrate The Grand Scheme: Snatching Sinatra , a series that looks at the circumstances of the 1963 kidnapping of Frank Sinatra’s son from Harrah’s Lake Tahoe. The series, which will launch on July 27, will uncover the event from the perspective of kidnapper Barry Keenan. Mastermind Keenan, was broke, unemployed, hooked on booze and pills, and his family was falling apart. One day, the voice of God came over the radio in his Chevy Super Sport and told him there was a simple solution to his problems: All he had to do was kidnap Frank Sinatra, Jr. Related Story The Sound & The Flurry: How Podcasts Are Becoming A Hollywood Gold Mine The kidnapping was riddled with profound incompetence and confusion, perpetrated by amateurs whose previous criminal experience had been along the … [Read more...] about John Stamos To Produce & Narrate True Crime Podcast About Kidnapping Of Frank Sinatra Jr. For Wondery
Medvedev pulls out of Monte Carlo Masters after positive coronavirus test
The Russian, who was given a bye for the first round, went into isolation after returning a positive test on Monday (April 12). "It's a big disappointment not to play in Monte Carlo," he said in a statement. "My focus is now on recovery and I look forward to getting back out on Tour as soon and as safely as possible." Medvedev, who lost the Australian Open final to Novak Djokovic in January, had been practising with 11-time Monte Carlo champion Rafael Nadal on Monday (April 12). The 25-year-old last played at the Miami Open at the end of March, where he lost in the quarter-finals to Roberto Bautista Agut. More DANIIL MEDVEDEV News Medvedev sent packing in Miami upset, 'not human' Sinner sails into semis Medvedev leads the way as Tsitsipas and Rublev progress at Miami Open Miami Open: Medvedev survives cramps and serious scare in Miami, Auger-Aliassime falls Mexican Open winner Zverev knocked out after stunning turnaround, … [Read more...] about Medvedev pulls out of Monte Carlo Masters after positive coronavirus test
Little Guru: India launches first-ever app that teaches Sanskrit language
New Delhi : In a bid to promote Sanskrit, the Centre has recently launched an app called 'Little Guru' for people who want to learn the language. The app has been developed by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and aims to make learning Sanskrit easy and entertaining by gamifying it. The app has been produced by Bengaluru-based Gamapp Sportswizz and is available on the Google Play Store. Dinesh K Patnaik, DG, ICCR said, "Little Guru is a beautiful symbol of what we proposed to do in teaching to people across the world. This app will help students, teachers and monks to be able to get an app that will help them learn easier at their own pace, whatever time they want. It helps you do better." He explained, "We realized something, we need something more modern, more up to date which works with technology to bring this ancient language to the people. We decided to use modern-day tools like machine learning, AI, and gaming techniques. Gaming techniques help in … [Read more...] about Little Guru: India launches first-ever app that teaches Sanskrit language