Futurist Ray Kurzweil was early to forecast AI would turbocharge human potential. At 77, he shares lessons from 60 years of working on AI, and what to expect in the coming decade.

This paper discusses the design requirements for integrated PLLs used as chirp synthesizers for FMCW radar and focuses on an analysis of the radar performance based on the PLL configuration. The ...

AI-synthesized speech, also known as deepfake speech, has recently raised significant concerns due to the rapid advancement of speech synthesis and speech conversion techniques. Previous works often ...

Pitched as a ‘no-nonsense’ FM synthesizer, Pivot strips back the complexity usually associated with FM synths resulting in an instrument that aims to be approachable and user-friendly, whilst still ...

Progressive metal outfit Mastodon may be in flux as they try to find a permanent replacement guitarist while working on new material and touring at the same time, but that doesn’t mean any side ...

Ray Kurzweil predicts humans and AI will merge by 2045, boosting intelligence a millionfold with nanobots, bringing both hope and challenges for the future.

Police are searching for a motorist who struck and killed a pedestrian overnight in Hollywood. The incident was reported around 9 p.m. on West Sunset Boulevard near North Sierra Bonita Avenue. The … ...

Presaged by Kurzweil in 2005 (The Singularity Is Near), credibly—the singularity is here. Throughout history as well, humanity has faced challenges to our narcissism and sense of uniqueness.