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World's first AI-generated music album puts human composers on notice

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/08/23/worlds-first-ai-generated-music-album-puts-human-composers-on-notice/


A music album called I AM AI, is believed to be the first AI-generated music album. It is entirely composed and produced by an artificial intelligence.


I AM AI is the latest step in the direction of making manually composed songs outdated. It is an album produced through a collaboration between pop singer Taryn Southern and a series of machine learning apps, including the Amper App. Taryn is a popular musician in the entertainment industry, She is a singer and digital storyteller who has made more than 500 million views on YouTube, and she has over 450 thousand subscribers. The singer gave Amper guidelines, including the speed of the song, key signature and preferred instruments, and AI then produced a track to these specifications.

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12 Stunning picture & video tweets of the eclipse 2017

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/08/23/12-stunning-picture-video-tweets-of-the-eclipse-2017/

Continental America was able to catch a glimpse of a total/partial solar eclipse. It was the first such eclipse to go from the west to east coasts of the US in 99 years and Twitterverse was well in on the action.

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Crazy scooter driver pretends to be possessed by evil spirits when arrested (Video)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/26/crazy-scooter-driver-pretends-to-be-possessed-by-evil-spirits-video/

A 49-year-old man Lin, was pulled over on a zebra crossing, at the crossroads of South Longkun Road and Hongchenghu Road, at 8am on July 15, when traffic police suspected his vehicle was not up to road worthy standards.

But the electric bicycle rider, from Haikou, capital of south China’s Hainan Province, was far from happy at being stopped and started to behave irrationally. singing and dancing erratically on the zebra crossing as four traffic police tried to detain him, Lin lashed out, kicked and punched at the officers before abandoning his vehicle and made an escape from the busy traffic zone.

Lin pretended to be possessed by spirits in order to escape punishment after he was stopped by the police on his way to work . . .

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Twitter user burns animal rights body PETA and it goes viral (Photos)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/25/twitter-user-burns-animal-rights-body-peta-and-it-goes-viral-photos/

After recent investigations, PETA has come under fire for a lot more than just the scantily clad women they use for marketing. In a March 2017 press release, the Center for Consumer Freedom revealed that PETA euthanized more than 1400 cats and dogs at its Norfolk, Virginia shelter in 2016.

PETA defends their actions as ethically and economically necessary, but it’s becoming increasingly clear that their attention-grabbing media presence may be more important to them than the lives of animals. . .

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Crazy: Children climbing out of windows to play on 11th floor (video)

Source - http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/25/crazy-children-climbing-out-of-windows-to-play-on-11th-floor-video/

A YouTube video emerged during the week, showing two naughty children climbing out of windows and walking on the 11th-floor ledge of a residential building in Wuhu, Anhui Province of China.

In the footage, a girl came out from a window and scuttled to another window nearby. Then a taller boy also appeared from the same window before they squeezed past each other in the limited space on the ledge . . .

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SEE: Robotic eel designed for environmental services in water (Video)

Source - http://transenergize.com/2017/07/26/robotic-eel-designed-for-environmental-services-in-water-video/

Researchers at Switzerland's École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have produced some animal inspired robots over the years, such as the reptilian spy crocodiles. Recently, they announced the development of a robotic eel that can swim through contaminated water, to find the source of the pollution among other things.

The sensor equipped robot can be controlled remotely or swim on its own . . .
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APPLY - TED fellows program 2018 (fully funded)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/26/apply-ted-fellows-program-2018-fully-funded/

Instead of business people, professionals, policy wonks and government officials, the TED Fellows program focuses on doers, makers, inventors, advocates, filmmakers and photographers, musicians and artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, NGO heads, and human rights activists.

In addition to impressive accomplishment, fine character and a good heart are two very important traits we look for in a every potential TED Fellow. More than anything, this focus on character has defined the success of the TED Fellows program.

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24 hours staff-less mobile grocery shops open in Shanghai (Video)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/25/24-hours-staff-less-mobile-grocery-shops-open-in-shanghai-video/

A Chinese startup pushes the boundaries of A.I. interventions in retail as it launches a handful of mobile staff-less convenience stores where customers open the door and pay the bill with their phone.

Late last year, Amazon showed off its fully automated Amazon Go store concept. While we await the a full scale roll-out of the Amazon Go, a Chinese company has gone full steam to launch a number of staff-less, mobile grocery stores that wants to shake up your shopping routine.

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Apply - Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship 2017

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/20/apply-africa-awards-for-entrepreneurship-2017/

Applications for nominations to The Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship (AAE) are now open. The Africa Awards for Entrepreneurship aim to recognize some of the continent’s most innovative and impactful entrepreneurs. Over the past 8 years, AAE has attracted over 7000 applications from industries and sectors ranging from education. health, transport, energy among others. . . .

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Cyclist shares weird photos of his leg after cycling for hours (video)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/20/cyclist-shares-weird-photos-of-his-leg-after-cycling-for-hours-video/

Tour de France is one of the most grueling sporting competitions in the world.

While we're accustomed to seeing the champions don the yellow jersey at the end of the race, we're not so familiar with the punishing physical effects that the Tour can have on a cyclist's . . .

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Apply - Africa Climate Change Fund 2017 (US$ 250,000 – 1 million)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/17/apply-africa-climate-change-fund-2017-us-250000-1-million/

The Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF), housed in the Climate Change and Green Growth Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB), is launching a call for proposals. The funding envelope available for this call is US $5 million in the form of grants. The Fund is seeking concept notes for projects and programmers in the range of US $250,000 – US $ 1 million.

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GOOGLE GLASSES ARE BACK & ITS INCREASING EFFICIENCY ACROSS INDUSTRIES

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/20/google-glasses-are-back-its-increasing-efficiency-across-industries/

Google glasses have been re-introduced to the market with a special focus on enterprise clientele. The current Google Enterprise Edition has found successful applications in aviation, manufacturing, medicare, etc.

Google glasses were initially promoted as a consumer electronic device and this didn't work out so well. It raised privacy concerns giving the device a some stigma it could not overcome. In 2015, the device went off sale and the official word promised future versions of Glass would reappear . . .

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Woman having sex while breastfeeding divides Youtube (Video)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/19/woman-having-sex-while-breastfeeding-divides-youtube-video/

Tasha Maile, a mother-of-three from San Diego, says there’s ‘nothing bad about making love at all’, even if you’re breastfeeding at the same time . . .


She remember the baby sleeping on me, breastfeeding, and my ex-husband and I would have sex from behind. There’s nothing bad about making love, at all, ever. So enjoy it. Enjoy yourself. Enjoy your fantasies.

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Taiwan surprises passengers with decorated subway cars (Photos)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/19/taiwan-surprises-passengers-with-decorated-subway-cars-photos/

Taipei City, the capital of Taiwan, is gearing up to host the 2017 Summer Underside.

To disperse the hype, they handed the subway cars of their Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system a makeover — by turning them to shockingly realistic simulations of game places . . .

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ENTER - BBC WORLD SERVICE LANGUAGES FUTURE VOICES TRAINEE SCHEME (2017)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/18/enter-bbc-world-service-languages-future-voices-trainee-scheme-2017/

This is an opportunity to experience life at the BBC as a journalist, including what it is like working in two languages - English and one other of the World Service languages listed below.

An interested candidate does not need any journalism skills before they start but must be interested and able to demonstrate that. BBC offers training in radio, TV and digital journalism. Candidates will spend time in the relevant language service within World Service, and in other parts of BBC News.

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End OF VIDEO EVIDENCE - A.I. NOW CREATES SCARILY CONVINCING FAKE VIDEOS

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/19/end-video-evidence-now-creates-scarily-convincing-fake-videos-2/

A new algorithm that can create realistic looking videos of speech from audio files has been announced in a paper published by the University of Washington. Researchers at the University announced a new video-editing tool which they used to superimpose audio onto a video of former U.S. president Barack Obama, making it appear as though he's saying whatever they want him to (with astonishingly realistic lip movement) . . .

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Aww - See wonderful reaction of Nigerian mother as her army son returns (Video)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/18/aww-see-wonderful-reaction-of-nigerian-mother-as-her-army-son-returns-video/

A Nigerian-American Soldier who has been in US for a year , serving the US Military, surprised his mum by coming home without prior notice . . .

. In the video posted on social media, the soldier can be seen prostrating to greet his mum. An elated mum who couldn’t contain her joy later pulled him up and started to pray for him . . .

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Shocking: doctor removes live maggots from a boy's ear (Video)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/13/shocking-doctor-removes-live-maggots-from-a-boys-ear/

A young boy, from Kazakhstan, had gone to see a doctor complaining of ear-ache. He couldn't believe his what was going on when the doctor began removing live maggots from his ears . . .

The maggots, each about one centimeter long, are believed to be the larvae of a bluebottle or blow fly. It's likely that after laying their larvae in his ear, they hatched into hundreds of maggots which fed off his flesh.

If left untreated, they could have burrowed into his brain and killed him, medical literature states. Watch the shocking video below...

World Summit Award (WSA) for Young Social Entrepreneurs 2017

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/14/world-summit-award-wsa-for-young-social-entrepreneurs-2017/

WSA Young Innovators is a special recognition for young social entrepreneurs under 30 years of age, using ICTs to take action on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Together with the WSA winners of each year, they are honored as outstanding digital innovation with social impact . . .

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Free open international grants, funds & competitions (wk23 roundup)

Here is a weekly roundup of open international grants, funds, special scholarships, competitions, fellowships and conferences open in different parts of the world. These opportunities open doors for participants as they enjoy completely empowering new experiences and grow a valuable international network. The list is organised in three sections - Grants, Business Funding and Other Open Invitations . . .

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Free open international grants, funds & competitions (wk23 roundup)

Here is a weekly roundup of open international grants, funds, special scholarships, competitions, fellowships and conferences open in different parts of the world. These opportunities open doors for participants as they enjoy completely empowering new experiences and grow a valuable international network. The list is organised in three sections - Grants, Business Funding and Other Open Invitations . . .

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See: Stunning house made from 100,000 banned books (Photos)

Source - http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/15/see-house-made-from-100000-banned-books-photos/

Marta Minujin, an Argentine artist 74, has erected the monumental replica to symbolize the resistance to political repression. of the Greek Parthenon from 100,000 copies of banned books . . .

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Rare: 26-year-old model challenges how we think about beauty (Video)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/16/rare-26-year-old-model-challenges-think-beauty-video/

When most of us think of beauty, we think of our own ideas of beauty. The things we define as beautiful.

These ideas of beauty are often defined by a number of things, the people we love and like, the media and press, but also our own personal tastes . . . But not for this model called Sara Geurts . . .

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Australian man gets his thumb replaced by a toe (Photos)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/14/australian-man-gets-his-thumb-replaced-by-a-toe-photos/

Zac Mitchell, 20, was injured in April while working on a remote farming property in Western Australia. There he had an accident where a bull kicked his hand into the fence. . .

He underwent two unsuccessful operations to reattach his thumb before doctors opted to relocate his big toe in surgery lasting eight hours.

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'Truly unique' mother lioness nurses leopard cub in Tanzania (Photos)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/14/truly-unique-mother-lioness-nurses-leopard-cub-tanzania-photos/

A baby leopard can't change his spots, but this lioness doesn't seem to mind.

These beautiful pictures are the first ever taken of a wild lioness nursing a cub from a different species - an extremely rare event.


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Write with gestures - Smart glove translates sign language into text (Video)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/13/write-gestures-smart-glove-translates-sign-language-text-video/

A device called 'The Language of Glove' has been developed by engineers at the University of California, San Diego. It is a smart glove that can translate the American Sign Language alphabet into text and control a virtual hand to mimic sign language gestures.

Most people find it difficult to understand sign language and this is can be very frustrating for the people who depend on it to communicate. This is the pain a smart glove like 'the language of glove' is designed to alleviate.

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Apply for DOathon by BMW & The DOSchool (2017)

Soucre: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/13/apply-for-doathon-by-bmw-the-doschool-2017/

The DOathon is an intense three-day, standalone program for people who act as champions of innovation: for entrepreneurs as well as intrapreneurs. This short program format aims to equip participants with the skills they need to harness diversity within teams and to use co-creation as an effective ideation tool.

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Apply - African Union Youth Volunteer Program 2018

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/12/apply-african-union-youth-volunteer-program-2018/

The African Union Youth Volunteer Corps (AU-YVC), established in 2010, is a continental development program that promotes youth volunteerism in Africa. The program aims to deepen the status of young people as key actors in Africa’s development targets and goals, enhancing their participation in policy development as well as design and implementation of relevant interventions towards the Africa Union’s Agenda 2063.

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The Identity Ring - it remembers your passwords, credit cards, and more (Video)

Source: http://transenergize.com/2017/07/10/the-identity-ring-it-remembers-your-passwords-credit-cards-and-more/

There are many kinds of smart rings in the market. Some help with fitness tracking, smart payments, and so many other functions. However none yet has the ability to function as your personal identification. This is where Token hits the market.

Token has developed a biometric ring that can be used to authenticate your identity. This means it can be used to make credit card transactions, open doors and start cars. It stores personal information, like credit cards and digital passwords. To make this possible, they have integrated their platform with an impressive list of powerful incumbents including MasterCard, Microsoft, Apple, Visa and HID . . .

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Unbelievable 'Monster' catfish reeled by fisherman (Video)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/13/unbelievable-monster-catfish-reeled-fisherman-video/

Sean Moffett drove out to Clear Lake to spend his morning bass fishing. He didn’t have much luck at first, so he decided to make a change to a new bait . . . and alas! he is reeling in a catfish worthy of a world record.

The catfish, measuring 89 centimeters from its nose to the long end of its tail, weighed almost 30 pounds with a girth of 24.5 inches.

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Canadian father struck by lightning at daughter's wedding (Video)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/13/canadian-father-struck-by-lightning-at-daughters-wedding/

A father-of-the-bride's speech was a little too electrifying at his daughter's ceremony last weekend. JP Nadeau was reportedly struck by lightning mid-sentence in his apple orchard in New Brunswick, Canada.

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Madrid bans 'man-spreading' in public mass-transit (Photos)

Source: http://viralgreens.com/2017/07/12/madrid-bans-man-spreading-in-public-mass-transit-photos/

The Oxford English dictionary added the noun 'man-spreading' two years ago and defines it as "the practice whereby a man, especially one traveling on public transport, adopts a sitting position with his legs wide apart, in such a way as to encroach on an adjacent seat". . .

The bus operator EMT and the Madrid's Metro rail system are planning on adding signs demonstrating man-spreading with a big red cross indicating that the practice is frowned upon.

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