Minimum wage debate not about fairness

In California, where the minimum wage is approaching $17 per hour, large fast-food employers must pay $20 per hour. Beginning ...
IEEE

Optimizing Query-by-Example Spoken Term Detection with Audio-to-Token Sequence Clustering and Query-Guided Retrieval

Abstract: Query-by-Example Spoken Term Detection (QbE-STD) retrieves relevant audio files corresponding to a spoken query, without relying on explicit word-level textual transcriptions. In ...

‘Voicemails For Isabelle’ Writer-Director Leah McKendrick Breaks Down Big Script Changes, Hidden Rom-Com References And Pitches To Taylor Swift & Robyn

Leah McKendrick’s romantic comedy, Voicemails for Isabelle, follows a formula as most romantic comedies do, but many key ...
CNET

Peppa Pig Contract Backlash Is the Latest Over the Use of AI in Entertainment

The relationship between the entertainment industry and AI is again being tested. Hollywood industry news site Deadline ...

Nearly 1,000 Actors, Agents and More Sign Open Letter Against ‘Major Studio’ Demanding Child Actors Allow Their Voices to Be Used for AI

Nearly 1,000 actors, talent agents, parents and others have signed an open letter organized by the Agents for Young ...