“Even if you learn to play bass from YouTube videos, you’re still not self-taught. Autodidactic learning is awesome, but everyone needs a teacher”: How Esperanza Spalding created the most complex music of her career under the guidance of an alter eg

(Image credit: Getty Images) It’s been said there are as many ways to write a song as there are songwriters. Some follow a strict regimen to invite the muse, while others depend on the harsh reality of deadlines and bills to inspire their creative process. Still others swear by longContinue Reading

Would CBS News Have Run This Story a Week Ago?

In an early taste of CBS News’s editorial direction under its newly anointed editor in chief, the anti-woke pundit Bari Weiss, the storied outlet elevated a hit piece on Zohran Mamdani, the progressive New York City Democratic mayoral nominee. CBS News on Friday published a segment featuring Olivia Reingold—a reporterContinue Reading

In Marc Maron’s last ‘WTF’ podcast episode, Obama offers advice on closing chapters

Marc Maron attends the Los Angeles Premiere of Apple TV+ New Series “Stick” at AMC Century City 15 in Los Angeles, Calif. on May 29. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic hide caption toggle caption Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The bi-weekly podcast by actor and comedian Marc Maron ended with presidential flair — capping a more than 15-yearContinue Reading

Microsoft debuts its first in-house AI image generator

Microsoft is continuing to roll out in-house AI models, further decreasing its reliance on long-standing partnership with OpenAI. Today, the company introduced MAI-Image-1, its first internally-developed image-generating AI model. According to the blog post, MAI-Image-1 is particularly good for creating photorealistic results, and can generate natural lighting and landscapes. ForContinue Reading