It’s almost that time of year: Spotify is gearing up to release its annual Wrapped, personalised recaps of users’ listening habits and year in audio. Spotify has been giving its listeners breakdowns of their data since 2016. And each year, it’s become a bigger production – and internet sensation. Spotify said its 2023 Wrapped was the “biggest ever created”, in terms of audience reach and the kind of data it provided. So, what will 2024 have in store? Here’s a look at what to know ahead of this year’s Spotify Wrapped. WHAT EXACTLY IS SPOTIFY WRAPPED? It’s the streaming service’s…
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Amid a wave of historic election upsets in Southern Africa, Namibians will go to the polls this week to vote in presidential and parliamentary elections set to be the most competitive and tightly contested yet. The vote on Wednesday comes after independence-era liberation parties that long held onto power were kicked out in Botswana and crippled in South Africa earlier this year. In Mozambique, the governing Frelimo party’s recent win has led to ongoing deadly protests amid allegations of electoral manipulation. A newcomer party is set to further loosen the grip of the governing SWAPO (South West Africa People’s Organisation)…
The No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks were able to take care of business on Tuesday even without their best player down the stretch. Hunter Dickinson was ejected late in the second half against No. 11 Duke after he was assessed a flagrant two foul for appearing to kick Maliq Brown. Dickinson had to leave the court area after the officials confirmed the foul via replay.He finished his night prematurely with just 11 points, six rebounds and three assists. Dickinson was averaging 17.8 points entering the contest.Kansas survived a second half surge by Duke and escaped its match at the Terry’s Chocolate…
According to the data from the National Retail Federation and consumer research firm Prosper Insights & Analytics, 183.4 million people in the U.S. will shop (in-store and online) from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday. Meanwhile, Black Friday alone is expected to see 131.7 million shoppers.But where, how, and why are consumers spending their cash? Shopify’s 2024 holiday retail survey examined trends for the holiday season by looking at responses from 2,000 consumers in the U.S. and another 16,000 in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, and the U.K.Here are some key details about consumer behavior this holiday season:Related: 5 Black…
The output of AIs is controlled by the interactions of huge networks of nodes or weightsshulz/Getty Images An artificial intelligence model can be made to spout gibberish if a single one of the many billions of numbers that compose it is altered. Large language models (LLMs) like the one behind OpenAI’s ChatGPT contain billions of parameters or weights, which are the numerical values used to represent each “neuron” of their neural network. These are what get tuned and tweaked during training so the AI can learn abilities such as generating text. Input is passed through these weights, which determine the…
After a lengthy delay, President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team has signed a memorandum of understanding with the White House, allowing the next administration to coordinate with federal agencies.Trump’s incoming White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles said in a statement the memo’s signing allows for “critical preparations” to begin.“After completing the selection process of his incoming Cabinet, President-elect Trump is entering the next phase of his administration’s transition by executing a Memorandum of Understanding with President Joe Biden’s White House,” Wiles said in a statement.The agreement allows an incoming administration to begin presidential transitions, allowing it to access resources provided…
Increasingly, vehicles with advanced driver assistance systems are looking not only at the road but also at the driver. And for good reason. These systems can, paradoxically, make driving less safe as drivers engage in more risky behaviors behind the wheel under the mistaken belief that electronic equipment will compensate for lack of caution.Attempting to ward off such misuse, automakers have for years used camera-based systems to monitor the driver’s eye movement, posture, breathing, and hand placement for signs of inattention. Those metrics are compared with baseline data gathered during trips with drivers who were fully alert and focused on…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 338.14 points or -0.87% to 38,442.00 • Shanghai decreased 4.00 points or -0.12% to 3,259.76 • Hang Seng increased 8.21 points or 0.04% to 19,159.20 • ASX 200 decreased 58.20 points or -0.69% to 8,359.40 • SENSEX decreased 103.97 points or -0.13% to 80,005.88 • Nifty50 decreased 27.40 points or -0.11% to 24,194.50 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00419 or -0.64% to 0.64621 • NZDUSD increased 0.00080 or 0.14% to 0.58290 • USDJPY decreased 1.117 or -0.72%…
An illegal immigrant is free after he purportedly killed a well-known Detroit-based Christian pastor. That pastor, 72-year-old Stephen Singleton, was hit by a car while out for a stroll on the morning of Nov. 3. Singleton later died form injuries sustained in the accident. The driver was an illegal immigrant from Columbia, law enforcement officials said according to local Fox affiliate WJBK. Singleton did everything right that morning; According to investigators, the pastor was wearing a reflective vest and walking on a crosswalk, ABC News affiliate WXYZ-TV reported. Despite this, and despite the driver’s illegal status, the Columbian was released from…
First, she called out her fellow MomTok moms for not commenting on her social media posts sharing her experience as a presenter at the CMAs. Then, her 2022 “soft-swinging” scandal made an appearance online when one of the wives involved shared her side of the story in a multi-part TikTok video series.It seems Paul can’t catch a break when it comes to the hot tea spilling all over the place, and she took to her Instagram Story on Monday to share some vulnerability. The IG Story was captured by The Blast before she decided to take it down.Article continues below…