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Classical music talent search unearths raw talent
Ten finalists have been selected for the classical music talent search competition, which is organised by professional muso Reggie Kopi through his music promotions company, Treble Clef Promotions in conjunction with Botswana/European Union.
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Geeks on a Plane Search for Startups
Dave McClure's traveling venture capital show scours the world for promising startups
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Google Asked to Yank a Million Search Results a Month
Copyright owners want allegedly infringing links removed from search results in increasing volume, Google says.
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Machine Learning for Massive Music Search Engine
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego have created a game-powered machine learning system to correctly label the music on the Internet. That is all of the music on the Internet, not just the popular stuff. The current method for identifying what genre a piece of music involves having paid professionals listen to the music. With new media constantly being uploaded, there are not ...
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Baidu: We Do Semantic Search Better Than Google
Google unveiled its Knowledge Graph recently, which it called the “first step in the next generation of search.” Chinese search giant Baidu isn’t impressed, saying Google’s semantic search isn’t new, and Baidu has been doing it better since 2009
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Crowdsource for truly unique musical experiences
Our technological prowess is increasing every day, but the machines we use are still limited by the knowledge that the designers put into them. Researchers have started experimenting with a branch of computer science called “machine learning,” where computers can learn and adapt. The name evokes sinister Terminator imagery, but researchers at UC San Diego [...]
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A Worldwide Search for the #1 Fan of AKB48 on Google+
On May 23, the Grand Prix Search for the #1 Fan of AKB48, the biggest and most popular Japanese pop music idol group, began on Google+ to commem
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Texaco Showdown coming to Heritage Days
The 31st Annual Texaco Country Showdown is coming to Macomb’s Heritage Days celebration June 23. WLMD Hot Country 104.7 will host America’s largest country music talent search and radio promotion. Approximately $200,000 in cash and prizes will be awarded nationwide, including the grand prize of $100,000 cash to the national winner, presented at the National Final televised special.
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Microsoft's piracy problem: Lock, stock and two Googley barrels
If you thought TV, movie and music studios were the most likely candidates to have asked Google to remove pirated and copyright-infringing content, think again.
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Googlers in the Moog for music
Google's search engine is designed to be a gateway to whatever destination website you choose.
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