August 9, 2024
European Art

AI can map the outline and area of giant icebergs

Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence or AI system to accurately map in one-hundredth of a second the surface area and outline of giant icebergs captured on satellite images. It is a major advance on existing automated systems which struggle to distinguish icebergs from other features in the image. Human or manual interpretation of the satellite imagery is the other option

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Meta Taps Hugging Face For Startup Accelerator To Spur Adoption of Open Source AI Models

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Facebook parent Meta is teaming up with Hugging Face and European cloud infrastructure company Scaleway to launch a new AI-focused startup program at the Station F startup megacampus in Paris. The underlying goal of the program is to promote a more “open and collaborative” approach to AI

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Mélusine, by Cécile McLorin Salvant | Perspectives

Mélusine, by Cécile McLorin Salvant Cécile McLorin Salvant, voiceDušan Balarin, theorbo In July 2023 MetLiveArts welcomed three-time GRAMMY®-winning jazz vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant for a digital-exclusive in the Unicorn Tapestries Room at The Met Cloisters. For Salvant, also a skilled textile artist, the tapestries have been a source of inspiration. Much of her music

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Lineage Expands its European Footprint with New State-Of-The-Art Facility in France | Business & Finance

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Lineage Expands its European Footprint with New State-Of-The-Art Facility in France

New state-of-the-art facility in Harnes to serve customer needs in logistics hub at the crossroads of major European transportation links. Enhanced with cutting-edge automation and energy-efficient solutions for the safe and streamlined storage and transfer of food. Seamlessly connected with the existing warehouse on-site, Harnes I, utilizing automated guided vehicles (AGV) for efficient operations. HARNES,

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Franco Fido, 88 – Harvard Gazette

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Franco Fido was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty. Born in Venice, Franco Fido spent his early youth under the Fascist regime before beginning advanced studies upon conclusion

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Barcelona declaration calls for cities’ involvement in EU policies and democracy

8 November 2023 Ahead of next year’s European elections, leaders of large cities across Europe have signed a major new declaration in Barcelona to demonstrate the importance of cities in building a just, green and prosperous future for the European project. The Declaration of European Cities for European Policy-Making and Democracy, which is addressed to

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Union House Arts Is The Grand Winner Of The 2023 Lacey Prize

Union House Arts, a Newfoundland and Labrador-based community art space is the grand winner of the 2023 Lacey Prize, announced today the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) and the Lacey Family. The centre wins a $50,000 prize in cash money and will receive an in-person site visit from an NGC contemporary art curator, who will

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Russian artist who staged anti-war supermarket protest faces eight years in jail

[1/3]Alexandra (Sasha) Skochilenko, a 33-year-old artist and musician charged with spreading false information about Russia’s armed forces after replacing supermarket price tags with slogans protesting against the country’s military operation in Ukraine, is escorted during a court hearing in Saint… Acquire Licensing Rights Read more Artist replaced price tags with anti-war messages Has said she’s

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Google Turns To Regulators To Make Apple Open Up iMessage

iMessage serves as “an important gateway between business users and their customers” and should be regulated as a “core” service under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), said Google and a group of major European telcos in a letter sent to the European Commission. From a report: Being designated as a “core platform service”

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