IEEE

SS-BRPE: Self-Supervised Blind Room Parameter Estimation Using Attention Mechanisms

Abstract: In recent years, dynamic parameterization of acoustic environments has garnered attention in audio processing. This focus includes room volume and reverberation time (RT 60), which defines ...
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Using a suitcase as an escape method for her husband

A woman attempts to sneak her husband out of a situation, leading to an amusing and unexpected turn of events. This video captures the moment as she tries to carry out her plan and highlights the ...
CBS News

ICE agents can't make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there's a risk of escape, judge rules

Federal immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there's a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Mustafa Kasubhai issued a ...
CNN

ICE agents can’t make warrantless arrests in Oregon unless there’s a risk of escape, US judge rules

Portland, Oregon (AP) — US immigration agents in Oregon must stop arresting people without warrants unless there’s a likelihood of escape, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. US District Judge Mustafa ...
CNN

Travelers have had enough. It’s time to make hotel room bathrooms private again

Let’s set the scene. You’ve been dating someone for a few months, things are going well. It’s time to take the next step — a weekend away together. You find a great hotel that ticks all the right ...
People

Man Hears 'Boom' After Turning on Heat for First Time in 35 Years, Then He and His Wife Rush to Escape from Fire

Homeowner Hansy Auguste walked outside and saw that his roof was on fire A Florida man said his house caught on fire after he turned on his heat for the first time in 35 years "I went outside, I ...
NPR

Here's why people say they're using 'Are You Dead?' and apps like it

Each day, after feeding his cat and tidying up his home, Johnny Miller has one more task left on his to-do list: confirm on his phone that he is indeed still alive. He does this through a Chinese app ...
WIVB-TV

The Evening Dish: Lock and Key Escape Room

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Buffalo is now home to a new way to play a murder mystery game that is popular overseas. It’s called “Jubensha” — and Lock and Key Escape Room in the Elmwood Village has become ...
IEEE

Generating Room Impulse Responses Using Neural Networks Trained with Weighted Combinations of Acoustic Parameter Loss Functions

Abstract: This paper investigates loss functions based on room acoustic parameters for training conditional generative adversarial networks (CGANs) used for generating room impulse responses (RIRs) at ...
NPR

'ChatGPT saved my life.' How patients, and doctors, are using AI to make a diagnosis

Start reading recent internet conversations about AI, and you'll find an anecdote that surfaces with increasing frequency: ChatGPT delivered lifesaving medical advice. "Three weeks ago I woke up from ...
YourTango

People Who Make Their Beds Every Single Morning Usually All Have These 11 Rare Personality Traits

Despite being such a simple, menial task, making your bed every single morning has a catalog of benefits that seep into every part of your life. According to clinical psychologist Michael J. Breus, ...
The New York Times

Students Are Skipping the Hardest Part of Growing Up

Mr. Shirky, a vice provost at New York University, has been helping faculty members and students adapt to digital tools since 2015. Back in 2023, when ChatGPT was still new, a professor friend had a ...