Monday, January 31, 2022

Week Ending Jan 30, 2022

New Scorpions Song: The first single that I heard from hard rockers Scorpions was Still loving You followed by the smashing Sails of Sharon. Meanwhile, the new single Rock Believer turned out to be disappointing.

Setback to AI Hype: IBM's decision to sell off parts of its Watson Health business has come as a setback to AI nerds. In a tweet, Gary Marcus termed the decision as a "staggering collapse of its ambitious artificial intelligence effort".

Another War: The Ukraine-Russian tangle dominated the week's headlines indicating the probable beginning of another cold war.

Indian Cricket in Trouble: India lost the ODI cricket series against South Africa after a promising first test win in one of the final frontiers. The loss triggered the speculation that all is not well in the team. The series saw some poor batting, especially the middle order, and some pointless bowling.

Neil Young Rocks Spotify : Alleging that Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines, rocker Neil Young asks the streaming service to remove his songs. Supporting him, in an open letter., Joni Mitchell also asked Spotify to remove her songs from the streaming site. 

Republic Day: India celebrated the 73rd Republic Day with the beating ceremony not featuring Mahatma Gandhi's favourite song, Abide With Me. The withdrawal sparked public outrage. 

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