When vocalist Baek Jiyoung, the beloved K-Drama soundtrack queen herself, released the music video teaser for her upcoming mini-album Ordinary Grace, fans found themselves feeling quite flustered… Vocalist Baek Jiyoung | @baekzyoung/Instagram …as idol-turned-actress Nana and rising model Chae Jong Seok had their lips locked the whole time. Idol-turned-actress Nana (left) and rising model Chae Jong […]
Distributional raises $19M to automate AI model and app testing
Distributional, an AI testing platform founded by Intel’s former GM of AI software, Scott Clark, has closed a $ 19 million Series A funding round led by Two Sigma Ventures. Clark says that Distributional was inspired by the AI testing problems he ran into while applying AI at Intel, and — before that — his work […]
Meta’s Movie Gen model puts out realistic video with sound, so we can finally have infinite Moo Deng
No one really knows what generative video models are useful for just yet, but that hasn’t stopped companies like Runway, OpenAI, and Meta from pouring millions into developing them. Meta’s latest is called Movie Gen, and true to its name turns text prompts into relatively realistic video with sound… but thankfully no voice just yet. […]
81-Year-Old Model Makes History As The Oldest Miss Universe Korea Contestant
Choi Soon Hwa, an 81-year-old Korean fashion model, has made history as the oldest contestant to ever compete in the Miss Universe Korea pageant. Choi Soon Hwa | Lee Jin Man/AP News The pageant, held on September 30, KST, at a hotel in Seoul, saw Choi strut across the stage in a white embellished gown, […]
Rabbit’s web-based ‘large action model’ agent arrives on r1 as early as this week
The Rabbit r1 was the must-have gadget of early 2024, but the blush fell off it pretty quick when the company’s expansive promises failed to materialize. CEO Jesse Lyu admits that “on day one, we set our expectations too high” — but that an update coming to its devices this month will finally set their […]