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The best subscription gifts to send to your loved ones this Christmas: Disney bundle, MasterClass, Field Notes and more

Engadget

From Headspace to Apple One, these gift ideas will come in handy if you've procrastinated with your shopping. There are way too many online services and subscriptions to keep track of these days, but the flip side is there's a tool for just about everything. Time is just about up to get a physical gift shipped in time for the holidays, so below we've pulled together some of our favorite digital gifts and subscriptions, including time-tested video, music and gaming services as well as tools to clear your mental space and learn new skills. There are also a few subscriptions that provide ongoing, IRL deliveries, if you think your giftee will appreciate the nostalgic charm of a physical object. The big streaming video platforms just keep getting more expensive. As such, Disney's latest content bundle feels like a breath of fresh air.


Video game music has arrived on the festival circuit – and it's only going to get bigger

The Guardian

Did you know that soundtrack concerts are among the most popular for touring orchestras? A full third of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's first-time audience members are coming to the concert hall via their favourite series and movies – and video games. It is a huge cultural growth area, and one that may have gone unrecognised by the general public. "It is impossible to ignore video game music now," says Tommy Pearson, founder and artistic director of the inaugural London Soundtrack festival. "The sheer creativity and artistry in games is incredible, and it's been fascinating to see so many composers blossom in the genre."


Squid Game: Unleashed review – a masterclass in missing the point

The Guardian

Squid Game is not a subtle show. It is impossible to misinterpret its very obvious message that the games are bad, and people should NOT be driven to such desperation by a merciless capitalist system that they will murder each other for rich people's entertainment. I would not be the first to point out that there is some conflict in the fact that we, the viewers, are watching all these competitors get killed for our entertainment, but still: despite the violence, despite the shock value, there is no ambiguity around the narrative intention. In this spin-off video game from Netflix, by contrast, the games are not bad. They are supposed to be fun.


The Morning After: Apple's customizable Genmoji are here to derail your texts

Engadget

After a particularly lean week for tech news, yesterday exploded. We've got Google's next-generation AI model, Gemini 2.0, a barrage of games to intrigue us in 2025, MasterClass is going AI and, finally, Apple's most headline-grabbing AI tricks and features broke cover, built into the latest iOS update. That's what I want to kick off with. A lot of features in iOS 18.2 are only for the iPhone 15 Pro, 16 and 16 Pro, which pack the necessary chip smarts to run Apple Intelligence. Image Playground, available as a standalone app and through Messages, can generate image suggestions based on your text prompts or contents of your conversations.


MasterClass On Call gives you on-demand access to AI facsimiles of its experts

Engadget

MasterClass is expanding beyond pre-recorded video lessons to offer on-demand mentorship from some of its most popular celebrity instructors. And if you're wondering how the company has gotten some of the busiest people on the planet to field your questions, guess what? The answer is generative AI. On Wednesday, MasterClass debuted On Call, a new web and iOS app that allows people to talk with AI versions of its instructors. As of today, On Call is limited to two personas representing the expertise of former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss and University of Berkeley neuroscientist Dr. Matt Walker.


Optical Character Recognition (OCR) MasterClass in Python

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My name is Raj Chhabria and I am a Computer Science Engineer with specialization in Data Science. I am an accomplished coder and programmer, and I enjoy using my skills to contribute to student community by my Udemy Courses. Here on Udemy I intend to share my knowledge in most condensed form through my courses.


Performance Tuning Deep Learning In Python - A Masterclass

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This is a step-by-step course in getting the most out of deep learning models on your own predictive modeling projects. Deep learning neural networks have become easy to create. However, tuning these models for maximum performance remains something of a challenge for most modelers. This course will teach you how to get results as a machine learning practitioner. The course starts with an introduction to the problem of overfitting and a tour of regularization techniques.



Professional Certificate in Data Mining & Machine Learning

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Machine Learning and artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere; if you are curious to learn how companies like Google, Amazon, Youtube and even Udemy extract meaning and insights from massive data sets, this data mining & machine learning course will provide you the knowledge you require. In this comprehensive masterclass, you'll learn everything you've been too afraid to ask about machine learning. There's no prior coding required. Academy of Computing & Artificial Intelligence proudly presents you the course "Professional Certificate in Data Mining & Machine Learning". It all started when the expert team of The Academy of Computing & Artificial Intelligence [ACAI] (PhD, PhD Candidates, Senior Lecturers, Consultants, Researchers) and Industry Experts .


Intelligent automation: when RPA meets AI

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One of those masterclasses, covers the topic of "intelligent automation" or as we refer to as "cognitive RPA". Last Tuesday, the first masterclass took place at our own offices in Leuven with over 30 enthusiastic participants. During these masterclasses, we demonstrate the possibilities of combining artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic process automation (RPA). Almost any potential business process for robotic process automation requires some form of human intelligence. Combining the expertise of our venture Brainjar with the people from Roborana, we we're able to deliver an in-depth workshop filled with use cases.