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☆ AI-detection technology is needed to catch 'deepfakes' in election, says Pinscreen CEO Hao Li
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAI-detection technology is needed to catch 'deepfakes' in election, says Pinscreen CEO Hao LiFormer Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and Hao Li, Pinscreen founder and CEO, join CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss the risk of deepfakes in the upcoming presidential election, how to determine AI-generated imagery, and more.

Persons: Hao Li, Sen, Heidi Heitkamp, CNBC's

☆ What makes TikTok a threat to the U.S.?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhat makes TikTok a threat to the U.S.? North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp and Pinscreen CEO Hao Li join 'The Exchange' to discuss the recent push to ban TikTok in the U.S., the risks TikTok might pose for Americans, and more.

Persons: Heidi Heitkamp, Hao Li Locations: U.S, . North Dakota

☆ AI models can analyze thousands of words at a time. A Google researcher has found a way to increase that by millions.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A recent research paper revealed a new way to help AI models ingest way more data. Soon, you'll be able to put millions of words into context windows of AI models, researchers say. Bigger AI models can handle more, but only up to about 75,000. Massive context windowsThis Ring Attention method means that we should be able to put millions of words into the context windows of AI models, not just tens of thousands. AdvertisementAdvertisementThis chart shows some of the results of tests from the "Ring Attention" AI research paper.

Persons: you'll, —, Matei Zaharia, Pieter Abbeel, Claude, That's, OpenAI's, Hao Liu, Liu Organizations: Service, Google, UC Berkeley, Databricks, Nvidia Locations: GPT

☆ We Shop for a Living—Here’s What We’re Buying on Amazon Prime Big Deal Days
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Buy Side Staff | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +11 min

By Buy Side StaffAmazon Prime Big Deal Days are here, which means it’s time to save on products across the mega-retailer’s offerings. For that I recommend this Bose SoundLink Revolve+ ii portable speaker on sale with 40% off for $199. That will soon change, since I’m buying a sparkling water maker from Sodastream while it’s more than 30% off. Now I’m excited to add this standing lamp that’s currently on sale to introduce some fun colors to my home. And while it’s already a good deal at $25, it’s an even better one now that it’s on sale for under $20 during Prime Big Deal Days.” —Madeline Diamond, staff editor

Persons: audiophiles, Nick Guy, ” — Ian Salisbury, Astrid Stawiarz, it’s, ” — Alix Milne, Watt, — Leslie Yazel, I’ve, Emily Schwartzberg, Samantha Sharf, I’m, Madeline Diamond, ”, Jenny Jackson —, Williams College —, ” — Bellamy Richardson, — Chao Li, KitchenAid, she’s, Jessica Woodbury, Handy Organizations: Staff, Side’s, Amazon Big, Amazon, Williams College, Prime, Deal, Philips, Apple, Samsung, Meta Locations: Sodastream, Korean, I’m, Tessan

SAG-AFTRA actors and Writers Guild of America (WGA) writers walk the picket line during their ongoing strike outside Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California, U.S., July 31, 2023. As evidence of its interest, Disney has 11 current job openings seeking candidates with expertise in artificial intelligence or machine learning. AI has become a powder keg in Hollywood, where writers and actors view it as an existential threat to jobs. In Switzerland, Disney Research has been exploring AI, machine learning and visual computing, according to its website. This technology is used to augment digital effects, not replace human actors, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Imagineering, Indiana Jones, Disney Imagineer, Groot, Imagineer, Harrison Ford, STEAMBOAT WILLIE, Willie, Bob Iger, Marvel, Hao Li, Li, Scott Trowbridge, Dawn Chmielewski, Krystal Hu, Kenneth Li, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Writers Guild of America, Walt Disney Studios, REUTERS, Hollywood, Reuters, Disney, Guardians, Screen Actors Guild, STEAMBOAT, U.S . Patent, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Carnegie Mellon University, Disney Research, Star, Galactic, Thomson Locations: Burbank , California, U.S, Hollywood, Zurich, Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Disney's, Switzerland, Los Angeles, New York

☆ The Art of Telling Forbidden Stories in China
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Han Zhang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Browsing one of the literature bulletin boards, he came across a serialized novel titled “My Beijing,” published under the pseudonym Drunken Fish. Hao’s depiction of Chengdu’s seedy underbelly became a sensation on forums like Tianya, one of the period’s largest blogging platforms. Once, a colleague recommended the novel to Hao without knowing that he was Murong Xuecun. “From the get-go, he has been completely obsessed with how people are corrupted by the environment in which they live,” says Megan Walsh, author of “The Subplot,” a book about contemporary Chinese literature. Later, at a propaganda meeting, the deputy party secretary of Chengdu criticized Hao’s fiction for damaging the city’s image.

Persons: Hao, ”, Fish, Murong Xuecun, Wei Da, Wei, Megan Walsh, Li Boqing, Li, Ran Yunfei, ” Ran Organizations: Authorities, Writers ’ Association, International New York Times Locations: Beijing, H.R, Shenzhen, Chengdu, China, North Africa, Weibo

☆ Here’s What Buy Side Staffers Are Buying on Sale for Prime Day
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +13 min

Here are products on sale that our team members are buying themselves—or already own and can highly recommend—during this year’s two-day Prime event. I’ve set goals to cook more than I eat out or order in to save money and for my health goals, so I’ll be purchasing this All-Clad cookware set this Prime Day for all my cooking needs. The 8-inch version is on sale for Prime Day, coming in at less than $300. Reviewers note that they’re ideal for larger hands.” —Leslie Yazel, editor, head of contentSalon-level styling tool“I bought the Revlon One Step Volumizer styling brush last Prime Day, and it has been a favorite all year. My partner always steals them when we travel, so this Prime Day, I’ll be buying him his own pair while they’re $100 off ahead of our fall wedding-season travels.” —Chao Li, head of product

Persons: what’s, juicer “ I’ve, ”, Nick Guy, I’ve, ” — Ian Salisbury, AirTag, Brittany Nguyen, Madeline Diamond, Emily Schwartzberg, It’s, ” — Emily Welsh, it’s, ” — Alix Milne, Rina Stone, I’ll, — Caroline Wernecke, Hydrating, — Irma Sahinovic, Astrid Stawiarz, ” — Leslie Yazel, Jessica Woodbury, I’d, Caroline Wernecke, ” — Bellamy Richardson, Bissell, ” — Chao Li Organizations: Side, Timex Men’s Expedition, Revlon, Altos, Colgate, Sony WH, 1000XM4, Sony Locations: France

☆ China has U-turned on almost all major policies it put in place in the last 3 years — and it's not surprising, given the state of its economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-16 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

But the country reversed some major policies in response to the abysmal GDP growth. China's GDP grew by 3% in 2022 — the worst since the chaotic Cultural Revolution ended. Most recently, after three years of pandemic lockdowns and isolation, China abruptly reversed course and abolished its zero-COVID policy — leaving the world guessing why. China's GDP grew only 3.0% in 2022 — the worst in nearly half a century since the chaotic Cultural Revolution ended. China's GDP growth is vital because it is the world's second-largest economy after the US, so it's a driving force for global investment and trade.

☆ A Classic Mercedes Helped Him Shift Gears in Work and Life
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( A.J. Baime | Photographs Martin Albert For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

William Li , 53, co-host of the television culinary series “Lucky Chow” and co-founder of the wellness brand the Hao Life, who lives in Columbia County, N.Y., on his 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL, as told to A.J. To me, cars played an outsize role in the movies and TV shows of that era, and one model in particular. I remember seeing Richard Gere in “American Gigolo”—he drove a Mercedes 450 SL. The character Jennifer Hart in “Hart to Hart” was always in her Mercedes 450 SL. As a teenager, I thought that car typified success.

☆ China, HK stocks rebound sharply on unverified social media posts over COVID easing
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

SHANGHAI, Nov 1 (Reuters) - Hong Kong and China stocks jumped on Tuesday after rumours based on an unverified note circulating on social media that China was planning a reopening from strict COVID curbs in March triggered a sharp rebound following last month's savage selling. The Hang Seng Index (.HSI) jumped more than 5%, while the Hang Seng Tech Index (.HSTECH) gained nearly 8%. I truly don't know anything about this," foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said when asked about such a committee. "The market has fallen so much, and has a willingness to rebound," said Yip. Reporting by the Shanghai Newsroom Editing by Tony Munroe and Sam HolmesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 10 Best Home Office Upgrades We Love for Remote Working
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-09 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +7 min

Instead of pressing cmd/ctrl + ~ I have a custom key that’s red and on the thumb part of the keyboard. It makes things so much easier, especially if you are a designer or someone who works with software with lots of shortcuts. As a creative director, I use a handblown glass timer for 15-minute tasks during a full day of design work. It’s a small thing, but it feels like you’re being kind to yourself by simplifying your work setup. It’s made with botanicals and smells clean and refreshing, as if you just stepped out of the shower.

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