The third week of the 2024 BIG3 basketball season will head to CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore. The defending champion Enemies (2-0) are currently in first place based on point differential after a 50-36 victory over the Ghost Ballers last weekend. Bivouac (2-0) is the only other undefeated team remaining after a hard-fought 50-47 win over […]
PFF skeptical the Rams can replace Aaron Donald this season
In the wake of Aaron Donald’s retirement, the Los Angeles Rams spend their top two picks in this year’s draft (and one next year) on the defensive line, looking to replace Donald’s production in the aggregate. Some people aren’t sold on the Rams’ ability to do so. Pro Football Focus ranked the top defensive lines […]
This Week in AI: The fate of generative AI is in the courts’ hands
Hiya, folks, and welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week in AI, music labels accused two startups developing AI-powered song generators, Udio and Suno, of copyright infringement. The RIAA, the trade organization representing the music recording industry in the U.S., announced lawsuits against the companies on Monday, brought by Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music […]
NewJeans’ Brand Reputation Ranking Has Been Steadily Dropping This Year
For years now, the Korea Brand Reputation Research Institute has been releasing monthly brand reputation rankings for Korean celebrities in different categories, most notably boy/girl groups and group members. The lists are supposed to be a reflection of which K-Pop groups and idols are the most popular at the given time based on data collected […]
This smiling robot face made of living skin is absolute nightmare fuel
Giving robots a human-like exterior has been the standard for years — centuries even. But giving them actual, living skin that can be manipulated horrifying, slimy expressions? That’s new. The new work, published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science, is very much just an experiment. This will not be the face of your next […]