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NVIDIA Photo Generator

NVIDIA have released a have showcased a demo of its GauGAN image generation tool. The software allows the user to draw rudimentary scenes using a interface similiar to MS Paint, which are then converted into photo-realistic scenes using generative adversarial networks. Check out Peter McKinnon's reaction to the software in this video.

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New Music From Ireland - St. Patrick's Day Concert

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On St.Patrick's Day I attended The New Music From Ireland concert in Chaprter Arts Centre in Cardiff which featured Emma Coulthard, Jenn Kirby and Benjamin Dwyer. You can check out the photos from the concert here.

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NAWR #33 - Of Line & Structure:LIVE - Angharad Jenkins, Jenn Kirby, Rhodri Davies

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Last week NAWR visited the Elysium Gallery in Swansea for a concert by Angharad Jenkins, Rhodri Davies & Jenn Kirby. The three performed responses to the current Hazel Cardew art exhibition on display in the gallery. You can check out more photos from the concert here.

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£1.2m Artistic Debt Abolishment

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Artist Hilary Powell and filmmaker Dan Edelstyn setup their own bank called Hoe Street Central Bank in Walthamstow when the local Co-op bank shut down. They obtained a licence from the Financial Conduct Authority and printed their own money with local heroes on the notes like the founders of the local foodbank, homeless kitchen and the headmistress of the local school.

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Workout & Healthy Habits Consistency Research

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Precision Nutrition studied 1000 clients over 12 months and found that being at least 50% consistent with workouts and healthy eating habits results in measurable differences.

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AI in Retail

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Vogue Business has an interesting article about how traditional retailers are using AI to increase sales. Some are using AI to recommend custom store displays based on the profile and buying habits of their regular customers. Others are using AI to select first time customers to invite to special offer events in order to convert them to repeat customers.

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Generative Art

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Slopes is a generative art tool by Tinkersynth that allows the user to generate art and purchase it.

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Generative Music

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Generative.fm is an ambient music player created by Alex Bainter that generates endless music systematically, handy to play in the background while working.

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Ireland V Wales in Swansea in 1949

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RTÉ archives highlighted some footage this week from 1949 showing the Irish rugby team beat Wales and win the Triple Crown in St. Helen's in Swansea in 1949. The footage, shot by Norman Hodgson, starts with the Aer Lingus flight from Collinstown Airport in Dublin to LLandow airport and captures supporters arriving into Swansea by train and the crowds around St. Helens before the match.

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Original iPhone Prototype Board

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The Verge got an exclusive look at the original iPhone prototype development board, codenamed M68. The board from 2006/2007 contains all the hardware components, and some testing interfaces, of the iPhone spread out on a development board.

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