Tuesday Notes for February 27th, 2024
This is an edition of Uristocrat Notes, a newsletter that explores the most significant cultural stories of the day.
Culture
Universal Music Group acquires Nigerian music label Mavin
Universal Music Group acquires Nigerian music label Mavin | Semafor
Universal Music Group has acquired Nigeria’s Mavin Global, one of Africa’s largest and most successful independent record labels.
Martin K.N Siele
Technology
Google hopeful of fix for Gemini’s historical-image diversity issue within weeks
Google hopeful of fix for Gemini’s historical-image diversity issue within weeks | TechCrunch
Google is hopeful it will soon be able to “unpause” the ability of its multimodal generative AI tool, Gemini, to depict people, per DeepMind founder,
Natasha Lomas
Sports
What did NFL learn about S2 test after C.J. Stroud? ‘People in our league can’t help themselves’
What did NFL learn about S2 after CJ Stroud? ‘People in our league can’t help themselves’
Stroud’s leaked test result says a lot about the NFL’s draft process and the veracity of the information that trickles out along the way.
Zak Keefer
Grading Every NBA Team’s 2023-24 Season So Far
Grading Every NBA Team’s 2023-24 Season So Far
Which teams have surprised and disappointed the most this season? With two-thirds of the season in the books, we’re handing out report cards.
Seerat Sohi
Sneakers
New Balance Adds “Licorice” Hits to the 1906R
New Balance 1906R “Licorice” is accented with moonbeam and castlerock accents. Head to Nice Kicks for more info.
Mallory Chin
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