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The Kendrick-Drake feud shows how technology is changing rap battles
It seems we’re all in agreement: Kendrick Lamar defeated Drake in one of the most engrossing rap battles of the decade. To add insult to injury, Drake also threw himself into legal hot water when he deepfaked the late rapper Tupac. The tension between Lamar and Drake goes back decades, but this latest flare-up began last fall when J. Cole dropped a song calling Drake, Lamar and himself the “Big Three” in rap.
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Former UNC guard Deja Kelly commits to Oregon for final year of eligibility
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The first bit of news out of the Automate conference this year arrives by way of Alphabet X spinout Intrinsic. The firm announced at the Chicago event on Monday that it is incorporating a number of Nvidia offerings into its Flowstate robotic app platform. The offering launched at GTC back in March, with some of the biggest names in industrial automation already on board.
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Quora CEO Adam D’Angelo talks about AI, chatbot platform Poe and why OpenAI is not a competitor
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