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For the third time, stop tapping! my primary school teacher screams at me from across the room. I must not have heard her the first two times. Id been drumming on the desk again, using my fingers for sticks and the floor beneath for a kick drum. While my body was in maths class, my mind was elsewhere.It was 1970. I was John Bonham, drummer of legendary rock band Led Zeppelin, on stage at the Royal Albert Hall, performing Moby Dick one of the most iconic drum solos of all time. The lights are low, the atmosphere electric, and Im thundering along, each beat pulling the crowd deeper into my rhythmic spell.These kinds of daydreams happened a lot. More than my teacher, and my parents, would have liked. But that didnt stop me. Drumming was my creative outlet, an escape from the whirlwind of adolescence and maths, of course.Back then, the ultimate form of musical immersion was playing drums to my favourite tunes. For that, you had to get your hands on drumless tracks. This way you wouldnt just play with your favourite drummer you could become your favourite drummer.The of EU techThe latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol' founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It's free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!But in the early 2000s, removing drums from a song was almost impossible. The only option was to get your hands on an original recording of the band playing the song without drums. There were a few of these tracks scattered across the web or recorded on CDs, but only for the most popular songs. This technological impasse forced me, and millions of others, into the role of backup drummer. If only there were a simple way to remove the drums from any song, I musedFast forward to the present day and my musical dreams have become reality. There are now several apps that use AI to separate and remove stems like bass, drums or vocals from any song. One of them is Moises, founded by Brazilian web developer Geraldo Ramos.Like me, Ramos is a drummer. Unlike me, hes also a tech whizz.Ive been involved with computers since very young, but I also play the drums, Ramos tells TNW. I always had these two tracks in my life: music as a hobby, and then tech as a career. With Moises, I bought the two together.Ramos first launched Moises using Spleeter, an open-source AI model created by the research team at French music streaming company Deezer. Spleeter was revolutionary for the time, but it was built for researchers, not musicians. Ramos took the model and used it to create an alpha version of the Moises app. Over 50,000 people signed up within the first week.I realised that this was just the tip of the iceberg this new generation of tools will be able to change everything, how people create, consume, produce music, says Ramos.Geraldo Ramos, the founder and CEO at MoisesMoises says it now has 50 million registered users on its platform. The app is used by amateurs looking to practise their craft. Its also endorsed by an ensemble of rising stars.YouTube drummer Jorge Garrido, aka El Estepario Siberiano, says the tool is a total game changer.Now not only can I play any drum part over the songs that I cover but also I can learn any song by extracting the drums out of the original mix, he tells TNW.El Estepario, from Valencia, Spain, rose to fame through viral Instagram videos. The drummer, who has over 4.5 million subscribers on YouTube, is one of a cohort of young musicians using technology to perfect their art and reach wider audiences. Increasingly, that includes using artificial intelligence.Tools like AI are just making things easier, he says. You no longer require a PhD in mastering to be able to master nor do you need a PhD in audio engineering to separate the instruments on a song. Technology is the new democracy for artists.You judge the results in this clip of El Estepario in action:How does AI separate drums from a song?Moises developers train their machine learning algorithms on thousands of stems so that the AI can learn to recognise the unique frequencies and rhythms of each instrument. Over time, it gets better at identifying and separating these sounds from mixed audio, even when they overlap.Once the AI isolates and removes an instrument, it fills in the space by reconstructing the remaining audio, smoothing over any gaps to make it sound seamless.While Moises got its break with song separation, it has since developed a whole suite of AI tools aimed at helping musicians practise. One of these tools picks up the beat of any song and then adds a metronome to it. Another for guitarists can automatically detect the chords of any track.Moises is also working on a generative AI toolset to launch later this year that can create an entirely original stem for you.While Moises designed the first version of its app using Deezers Spleeter, it now has a team of data scientists building AI models in-house.According to the company, all the algorithms are trained on licensed music from studio houses and compositions created by producers in Moises studios.Ramos says the company is committed to ethical AI.Ninety percent of our team are musicians, he says. Were not trying to replace real music but enhance it.The good and bad of AI for musicIn recent years, AI has faced significant scrutiny in creative industries over concerns ranging from copyright infringement to job losses.Last year, a band of US record labels sued Suno and Udio, two of the most prominent AI music generators, alleging copyright infringement on a massive scale.Udios and Sunos tools allow users to produce entire songs by typing in written descriptions. The companies claim their use of copyrighted material falls under fair use, a common defence from AI companies.Aside from allegations that AI companies are ripping off original works, some worry that using algorithms to generate music risks replacing the vital human element that makes every piece of art unique.Im fascinated and horrified in equal measure, British new wave artist Gary Numan told Blitzed Magazine in an interview last month. I fully expect Al to write great songs. There will be Al pop stars and actors who will become as popular, if not more so, than any human. We will go to shows where the stars are Al but appear on stage just the same. Everything is about to change.But Numan does believe that human creativity will endure. I think for quite some time the world will be amazed and entertained by all the wonders Al will create in the arts. But, ultimately, if we survive long enough, I hope and suspect that people will slowly return to human-created art, he said.Others are less doomsday-ish.The phonograph, synthesizer, cassette tape, computer, and internet didnt manage to kill the music industry as many feared, so there is no reason to start clutching our pearls now, Austin Milne, a lecturer at the London College of Contemporary Music (LCCM), tells TNW.LCCM is one of many music schools that have integrated AI into their teaching approach. However, Milne stresses that AI in music isnt a monolith.There are some types which take the authorship and human touch out of the equation, and there are others that merely speed up processes musicians already undertake manually, he says.Its an important distinction like any powerful tool, its how AI is wielded that makes all the difference.Whether AI popstars will usurp their human counterparts or not, Im more excited about the potential of the technology to up my drumming game. So for now, thank you, machines, for allowing me to relive my musical fantasies. Story by Sin Geschwindt Sin is a climate and energy reporter at TNW. From nuclear fusion to escooters, he covers the length and breadth of Europe's clean tech ecos (show all) Sin is a climate and energy reporter at TNW. From nuclear fusion to escooters, he covers the length and breadth of Europe's clean tech ecosystem. He's happiest sourcing a scoop, investigating the impact of emerging technologies, and even putting them to the test. Sin has five years journalism experience and holds a dual degree in media and environmental science from the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Get the TNW newsletterGet the most important tech news in your inbox each week.Also tagged with

Legally speaking: they may have f*cked up.Few settings would seem worse suited for submitting AI-generated text than a court of law, where everything you say, write, and do, is subjected to maximum scrutiny. And yet lawyers keep getting caught relying on crappy, hallucination-prone AI models anyway, usually to the judge's and the client's chagrin. After all the public shaming, you'd think they'd know better by now.The latest high-profile instance, , comes from a 2023 lawsuit filed against Walmart and Jetson Electric Bikes, in which the plaintiff alleged that a hoverboard sold by the two companies was responsible for a fire that burned down their home.These are serious claims. But the legal minds involved apparently took the easy route, to disastrous effect.On Thursday, a federal judge in Wyoming asked the plaintiff's lawyers to give him a good reason not to impose sanctions on them for citing nine totally-made-up legal cases in the suit. And you guessed it: they were conjured up by a shoddy AI model.The lawyers, from the firms Morgan & Morgan and Goody Law Group, withdrew the filing that contained the botched case law, and ate humble pie in a follow-up one."Our internal artificial intelligence platform 'hallucinated' the cases in question while assisting our attorney in drafting the motion in limine," they wrote, per The Register. "This matter comes with great embarrassment and has prompted discussion and action regarding the training, implementation, and future use of artificial intelligence within our firm."This is classic AI bullshittery. If a large language model can't come up with a confident answer, it'll make up one instead usually convincingly, if you're not paying close enough attention, and without dropping the authoritative tone.In this case, the defendants found that when they tried to look up some of the lawsuits, most couldn't be found by the names provided. At least one of them was a case fabricated by ChatGPT, and which could only be found on the chatbot. And as it turned out, the provided case number for the fabrication actually belonged to a real lawsuit. Score one, and them some, for the corporate lawyers.One of the plaintiff's attorneys explained that an "internal AI tool" was responsible for the errors. In a nutshell, he uploaded a draft of the motion he intended to file to the AI tool and asked it to pull relevant federal case law. And that it did out of thin air.Honest mistake or not, the consequences could be serious. Pointing to other instances where lawyers were sanctioned for reckless AI usage, the judge asked why he shouldn't descend on them with his full wrath, too. That could mean fines, a suspension, or even disbarment.The guilt-stricken attorney pleaded for mercy. "This was the first time in my career that I ever used AI for queries of this nature," the attorney said in the latest filing, per The Register. "With a repentant heart, I sincerely apologize to this court, to my firm, and colleagues representing defendants for this mistake and any embarrassment I may have caused."Share This Article

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See at ESPN Watch La Liga soccer in the US from $11 a month ESPN Plus See at ESPN See more details See at ExpressVPN Best VPN for streaming ExpressVPN See at ExpressVPN See more details See at Premiersports Watch La Liga in the UK from 8 Premier Sports See at Premiersports See more details See at TSN Carries La Liga matches live TSN Plus See at TSN See more details See at BeIn Sports Watch La Liga games from AU$15 per month BeIn Sports See at BeIn Sports See more details Table of Contents Real Madrid could go four points clear at the top of La Liga with a win today at ninth-placed Osasuna.Real come into this match in the afterglow of their crucial comeback win over Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League knockout round playoff on Wednesday night, but have only picked up one point from their last two domestic league games.They face an Osasuna side in contention of European qualification who showed plenty of fight to claim a 1-1 draw with Real Mallorca thanks to a dramatic injury-time equalizer from Enzo Boyomo.Osasuna takes on Real Madrid at the Estadio El Sadar on Saturday, Feb. 15. Kickoff is set for4:15p.m. CET local time, making it a 10:15 a.m. ET and 7:15 a.m. PT start in the US, an 3:15p.m. GMT start in the UK and a 2:15 a.m. AEDTkickoff in Australia on Sunday morning.Below, we'll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch the game as it happens, wherever you are in the world. Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid celebrates after the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Knockout Play-off first leg match between Manchester City and Real Madrid C.F. at Manchester City Stadium on February 11, 2025 in Manchester, England. Molly Darlington/Copa/Getty Images How to watch Osasuna vs. Real Madrid in the US without cableThis match is available to stream in the US via ESPN Plus, which has live English and Spanish-language broadcast rights for La Liga in the US. ESPN Plus ESPN's standalone streaming service costs $11 a month or $110 for an annual subscription.Read our ESPN Plus review. See at ESPN How to watch La Liga from anywhere with a VPNIf you find yourself unable to view La Liga matches locally, you may need a different way to watch the games -- that's where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it's also a great idea if you're traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins. With a VPN, you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. Most VPNs, like our Editors' Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this. Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you're streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions. James Martin/CNET 2024 Price $13 per month, $100 for the first 15 months (then $117 per year) or $140 for the first 28 months (then $150 per year)Latest Tests DNS leaks detected, 35% speed loss in 2025 testsNetwork 3,000 plus servers in 105 countriesJurisdiction British Virgin Islands ExpressVPN isour current best VPN pickfor people who want a reliable and safe VPN, and it works on a variety of devices. It's normally $13 a month, but if you sign up for an annual subscription for $100 you'll get three months free and save 49%. That's the equivalent of $6.67 a month.Note that ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee. See at ExpressVPN Livestream Osasuna vs. Real Madrid in the UKPremier Sports is showing a minimum of five live matches per week from Spain's top league on its Premier Sports 1 and 2 channels, as well as its dedicated La Liga platform. This game will be shown exclusively live on La Liga TV. Premier Sports A subscription to just Premier Sports' dedicated La Liga channel costs 8 a month.You can also get the channel via a full subscription to Premier Sports, giving you access to all of the networks' channels, which have the UK broadcast rights to Scottish Premiership matches, BKT United Rugby Championship and Investec Champions Cup rugby, plus NHL and NASCAR.A full Premier Sports subscription costs 10 per month for Sky and Virgin TV customers. You can also get Premier Sports through Amazon Prime Video as an add-on for 15 a month. See at Premiersports Livestream Osasuna vs. Real Madrid in CanadaTSN is the rights holder for live coverage of La Liga matches in the region, with select fixtures being shown on its linear channels and a wider selection of games being shown on its TSN Plus streaming platform. This match is set to be shown on TSN 3 and TSN Plus. TSN TSN Plus is a direct-streaming service that costs CA$8 a month and also offers coverage of PGA Tour Live golf, NFL games, F1, NASCAR and the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. See at TSN Livestream Osasuna vs. Real Madrid in AustraliaFooty fans down under can watch La Liga matches live on BeIn Sports, which holds the live broadcast rights in Australia for Spanish top-flight matches. This match is set to be shown on BeIn Sports 2. BeIn Sports BeIn Sports is available in Australia for AU$15 a month or a yearly commitment of AU$130. See at BeIn Sports Quick tips for streaming La Liga using a VPNWith four variables at play -- your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN -- your experience and success when streaming La Liga matches may vary.If you don't see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the "search for city or country" option.If you're having trouble getting the game after you've turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs -- like Roku -- don't have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you'll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you're using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network's sports app, you'll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.Remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you're using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommendBrave.

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Advanced Blender Tutorial: Colorful Abstract Motion Graphics with Geometry Nodes By TripTilt on February 15, 2025 Videotutorials In this advanced Blender 3d tutorial TripTilt builds a very groovy colorful abstract motion graphics animation in Blender Geometry Nodes. It is up to you to decide if the tutorial is for advanced users or if you are an advanced geonodes user after this tutorial :)The tutorial teaches a procedural workflow and showcases some of the many nodes out of Geometry Nodes and talks about how to practically use them. In the end we have a complex geometry construct and can control important properties dynamically with a few values and sliders.We also create a procedural texture for the generated geometry (without images or texture maps) and we make geometry nodes and shader nodes work together. All this is garnished with elaborate explanations and background information and gives interesting insights about thinking procedurally.Get the complete Blender project file for the mograph animation from the Intro and support me on Patreon (paid and appreciated!)

Join Fox News for access to this content You have reached your maximum number of articles. Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading. By entering your email and pushing continue, you are agreeing to Fox News' Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, which includes our Notice of Financial Incentive. Please enter a valid email address. Automaker Zeekr and autonomous driving technology company Waymo have joined forces to create a groundbreaking autonomous vehicle designed specifically for ride-hailing services.The result of this collaboration is the Zeekr RT, the world's first mass-produced, purpose-built autonomous vehicle, which is now ready for delivery to Waymo for robotaxi testing.This partnership combines Zeekr's expertise in electric vehicle manufacturing with Waymo's advanced self-driving technology.STAY PROTECTED & INFORMED! GET SECURITY ALERTS & EXPERT TECH TIPS SIGN UP FOR KURTS THE CYBERGUY REPORT NOW Exterior of the Zeekr RT. (Zeekr)The tech behind the Zeekr RTThe Zeekr RT is equipped with an impressive array of 13 cameras, four lidar units, six radar sensors and external audio receivers, ensuring a 360-degree view of its surroundings. To maintain optimal performance in various weather conditions, the Zeekr RT features a specially designed system to keep its sensors clean. This custom-designed sensor-cleaning system includes tiny wipers and spray nozzles for windshield wiper fluid, specifically created by Waymo, to ensure clear visibility for the cameras and lidar sensors.The robotaxi's advanced sensor suite provides overlapping fields of view all around the vehicle, functioning effectively both day and night.At the heart of the Zeekr RT's autonomous capabilities is Nvidia's Drive AGX Thor system-on-a-chip, making Zeekr the first automaker in the world to integrate this cutting-edge autonomous driving chipset. This powerful AI platform is capable of up to 2,500 teraflops of performance, unifying various intelligent functions such as automated driving, parking, occupant monitoring and infotainment into a single architecture. Exterior of the Zeekr RT. (Zeekr)Comfort meets innovationInside, passengers will find a spacious cabin with a fully configurable interior, which can be tailored to meet the specific requirements of Waymo's ride-hailing service. The Zeekr RT is built on Zeekr's Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) platform and features an 800V ultra-fast charging e-powertrain, showcasing the latest advancements in electric vehicle technology.WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)? Interior of the Zeekr RT. (Zeekr)From drawing board to realityThe journey from concept to production has been swift and impressive. The Zeekr RT was designed and developed at Zeekr's R&D facility, CEVT (China Europe Vehicle Technology Centre) in Gothenburg, Sweden. Waymo has been testing prototype versions of the Zeekr RT on public roads in San Francisco and Phoenix, with human safety drivers at the helm. Mass production of the Zeekr RT is set to begin later this year, with initial deliveries to Waymo for further testing and validation.GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE Exterior of the Zeekr RT. (Zeekr)The road aheadAs Waymo prepares to integrate the Zeekr RT into its commercial fleet, the future of autonomous ride-hailing services looks promising. Waymo plans to deploy these vehicles in its Waymo One service, which currently operates in select cities like Phoenix and San Francisco. After thorough testing, Waymo aims to operate these vehicles in fully driverless mode, marking a significant milestone in autonomous transportation. The introduction of a cost-effective and passenger-friendly vehicle could give Waymo a competitive edge in the growing robotaxi market.Kurt's key takeawaysThe Zeekr RT is a pretty big deal in the world of self-driving cars. It's cool to see car companies and tech firms teaming up like this. As these robotaxis hit the streets for testing, we're getting a sneak peek at what city travel might look like in the near future. Sure, there are still some bumps in the road ahead, but the Zeekr RT is definitely pushing us closer to a world where calling a self-driving cab is as normal as ordering a pizza.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPWould you feel comfortable taking a ride in a driverless robotaxi?Let us know by writing us atCyberguy.com/ContactFor more of my tech tips and security alerts, subscribe to my free CyberGuy Report Newsletter by heading toCyberguy.com/NewsletterFollow Kurt on his social channels:Answers to the most-asked CyberGuy questions:New from Kurt:Copyright 2025 CyberGuy.com.All rights reserved.

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