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Its tiring keeping up with all Behringers announcements, but the company certainly knows how to hold our attention. Its latest revelation is that the free DAW that it promised in 2020 will come with a selection of free VST plugins, and it looks like some of these will be based on Behringers hardware synth clones.

Its worth noting that not all of the plugins will be free - Behringer will charge a small amount for some of them - but the screenshots posted today indicate that the company is working on software versions of its Pro-16, UB-Xa and Wave synths (based on the Prophet-5, OB-Xa and PPG Wave respectively).

Were assured that these will seamlessly integrate with the hardware versions, indicating that patch sharing and MIDI control should be possible.

The plugins are being developed by some of the worlds best VST developers, who are working with the Danish TC Electronic team (like Behringer, TC now falls under the Music Tribe ownership umbrella). Other developers are being invited to join the project, too.

Of course, it remains to be seen when youll actually be able to get your hands on any of this software; its been more than two years since Behringer first announced it was working on a free DAW, after all, and we've yet to see anything of it.

On the plus side, at least it cant blame the chip shortage for the delay this time

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YouTubeis adding thousands of episodes of TV shows available stream free with advertising, as it continues to court you to spend more time glued to YouTube on connected televisions.

The shows are licensed "catalog" programming that are usually available to stream free with advertising on a bunch of other services too, the kinds of series most people would associate with traditional networks. A sample of titles includes Hell's Kitchen, Scream Queens and Unsolved Mysteries.

YouTube has streamed licensed movies free with ads since 2018, but adding TV episodes too solidifies its attempt to leverage licensed catalogs of traditional programming to get you to spend more time watching YouTube on a connected TV device, like a Roku, Amazon Fire TV or Apple TV. YouTube routinely pitches its growth in connected TVs to advertisers, hoping to swipe ad dollars that might normally go to regular networks as more people turn to streaming as they main way to watch video.

You can find the free shows on YouTube on pretty much any kind of device by going to its Movies & Shows section. But regardless of the ubiquitous availability, this kind of lean-back, longer-length programming is primarily aimed encouraging people to watch on streaming TVs.

YouTube said Wednesday that it has added 4,000 episodes. It began adding the shows over the past few weeks, and it plans to add as many as 100 new titles each week. They'll join its collection of 1,500 movies from Disney, Warner Bros., Paramount, Lionsgate, FilmRise and other studios.

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LONGMONT, Colo., March 22, 2022 /CNW/ -- Let's get to the punchline: We're not interested in selling you our software. We're only interested in delivering results.

In a day when most vendors focus on booked sales, leaving their customers to manage the incredible costs and risks associated with achieving a successful technology adoption project, there has to be a better way. When is the last time you worked side-by-side with a vendor where they took on the risk of meeting your expectations? One that didn't involve a mountain of professional services invoices and change orders? That's no way to partner.

Parascript believes the time has come to leverage powerful machine learning where it really counts: delivering actual results without the traditional complexity-driven costs and risks. And we're ready to prove it.

"With our new Accelerator program, clients get a minimum of 50% cost reduction and there is no need to buy anything", said Dawn Wood, VP of Sales at Parascript. "No upfront capital expenditures or ongoing subscriptions. No professional services for configuration and deployment. No ongoing babysitting of the system. No rip-and-replace of your current technology investment."

What Makes the Program Possible?

Parascript can offer a no-risk program focused on delivered results because of the significant investment in modernizing its capabilities targeted at simultaneously reducing the cost and complexity associated with IDP deployments while also ensuring high-levels of performance.

Called "Smart Learning" the system uses a variety of machine learning techniques, each tailored to optimize a specific task. Smart learning can learn in several different modes including unattended operating only on tagged data. Once in production, performance is monitored in the background with no disruption to workflow and automatically optimizes and adapts to new requirements and data.

"Unlike other enterprise software, there has always been a barrier to adoption with document automation, largely because ROI is based upon high levels of precise data delivery", said Greg Council, VP of Marketing & Product Management at Parascript. "Achieving high performance requires a lot of effort not only to learn the software, but also to spend time and effort acquiring data sets, configuring the system, and then optimizing it to ensure high data quality. Smart Learning effectively turns all these manual, risky, complex efforts into reliable, low-cost compute time."

"We carefully evaluate different machine learning techniques for each type of task, focused on marrying optimal performance with simplicity", added Igor Kil, Senior VP of R&D at Parascript. "This approach results in a system without the inherent weaknesses of other machine learning solutions solely based upon one or a few types of machine learning."

How it Works

Each engagement starts with an emphasis on key aspects required to achieve a client's automation and cost reduction needs. From there, Parascript handles training data collection, curation, and analysis culminating in Smart Learning developing optimized models. We then test the system with blind test data to verify the level of performance against client expectations. Once accepted, we deliver the system and integrate it into your existing workflow taking care to minimize any disruption to existing processes and workflows that need to be preserved. Once in production, the system maintains performance automatically with the client achieving immediate operational savings. Parascript only gets its revenue from the cost savings verified by the client.

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Parascript sells not just software, we sell actual, verifiable results that save companies over $1B annually. Customers choose Parascript when they want to use applied AI to achieve an optimized data capture solution with the highest levels of reliable automation. Parascript has over three decades of experience applying AI to solve complex problems, automating document-oriented processes that involve over 100 billion documents each year. We have automated the postal industry, commercial mailrooms, government elections, payments, and hundreds of other processes. Visit Parascript.

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Jim Farley embraces change and technology at Ford Motor Co.

Jim Farley, of Ford Motor Co., reflects on his time at the company and how his love of cars has helped his career and embrace change in the industry.

Kimberly P. Mitchell, Detroit Free Press

In its ongoing effort to add muscle to the Fordleadership team, the Dearborn automakerannounced Mondaytwo key hires including another high-profile executivefrom Apple.

This is all part of the evolution of Ford Blue, Ford Model e and Ford Pro, divisions that focus on the gasoline-powered vehicles, electrification and technology and business clients,respectively,that Ford CEO Jim Farley unveiled earlier this month.

The latest:

Waldo, who will report directly to Farley, movesinto the top human resources role currently held by Kiersten Robinson. ShewilloverseetheFord Blue Family Vehicles divisionof SUVs, and assumethe "critical global operating role within Ford Blue as president of Mexico and Canada," Farley said in a news release.

Robinsonis"a transformational leader who hasbeen instrumental in supporting Fords business and global team for nearly three decades," Farley said.

Shewill report to Kumar Galhotra, president of Ford Blue.

The transition is to occur sometime during second quarter, spokesperson Ian Thibodeau told the Free Press. Waldo still had her Apple affiliation listed on her LinkedIn professional profile Monday afternoon.

Ford notedthatWaldo, who has worked in Michigan and Ohio prior to landing in Silicon Valley, has extensive experience leadingorganizational change.

Jen has incredible experience and a track record of helping companies across different industries build talent and culture to support innovation and growth, Farley said. She will be an invaluable addition as we build a diverse, high-performance team to deliver the Ford+ plan.

Before working at Apple, Waldo spent nearly two decadesworking for GE business units, including GE Digital, which providessoftware andInternet of Things services to industrial companies, the news release said.

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She led the hiring and building of software talentacross GEs industrial businesses.Earlier, Waldo was with GE Aviation, starting in manufacturing plants and later being promoted to global responsibilities. She isexperienced withinclusion and diversity, recruiting and executive development, the Ford release said.

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Waldo has a bachelor's degree in political theory and a master's degree in human resources and labor relations from Michigan State University.

ChristopherSmith takes a role that is exceptionally valuable during times of regulatory change in the U.S. and globally. Issues relating to privacy, security and environmental impact fall within his purview.

He succeeds retired chief government affairs officer Mitch Bainwol.

Smithwill report toSteven Croley, Ford general counsel.

Chris has devoted his career to shaping progressive energy policy and driving toward a more sustainable future, said Steven Croley, Ford general counselsaid in the news release.He brings tremendous passion and expertise to Ford as we shape the future of transportation.

Smithoversaw policy, international engagement, and research and developmentduring his eight years and two positions at the U.S. Energy Department, according to the news release. Prior to that, heheldanalytical positions at Chevron for 11 years in Bogota, Colombia, and in Houston, Texas, as well as Citibank in New Yorkand JPMorgan in London, according to hisLinkedIn professional profile.

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Smith, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point where he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering management, served as a task force engineer in the U.S. Army and a platoon leader, according to his LinkedIn professional page.

He earned a bachelor'sdegreein mathematics from American Public University in Charles Town, West Virginia, and an MBAfrom the University of Cambridge in England.

In February, Ford announced hiringAlan Clarke, atop engineer atTesla for the past 12 years. He isa key playerin the advanced electric vehicle development department and reporting to Doug Field, a former Tesla engineer whojoined Ford in Septemberand nowruns itsadvanced technology and embedded systems.

Ford has a new policy where ages of new hires are not released, Thibodeau told the Free Press.

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The Sweet Sixteen best teams in men's college basketball have been cut in half, and this weekend fans will find out which schools make it to the Final Four in New Orleans. Only two double-digit seeds made the Elite Eight: No. 10 Miami and the No. 15(!) Saint Peter's Peacocks, who remain the story of the 2022 tournament. With a stunning upset of No. 3 Purdue on Friday in the Sweet 16, the Peacocks from Jersey City became the first No. 15 seed in NCAA tournament history to make it to the Elite Eight. Both Miami and Saint Peter's play Sunday.

Saturday's pair of games, both airing on TBS, start with the Houston Cougars against the Villanova Wildcats. Houston is one of the hottest teams in the tournament after upsetting No. 1 Arizona, while Villanova, the 2018 national champion, will rely on stifling defense as it seeks its third Final Four bid in six years. In the second game No. 4 Arkansas, hot off toppling No. 1 Gonzaga, takes on No. 2 Duke, which is seeking to extend the final tournament run of legendary Coach K, Mike Krzyzewski.

Here's all you need to know to watch the Elite Eight and beyond, with or without cable.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, Coach "K," is retiring after the 2022 season. If his team beats Arkansas it would be his 13th career Final Four appearance.

Where can I see the March Madness bracket?

You can check out all of the regions, results and remaining matchups of theNCAA tournament bracket here.

What's the schedule for the Elite Eight?

Here's the tip-off times and networks for the Elite Eight games this weekend (all times ET):

You can check out thefull March Madness schedule here.

Where and when is the Final Four taking place and what channel is it on?

The Final Four and national championship game will take place in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome and will air on TBS.

The Final Four is scheduled for Saturday, April 2 and the championship game is Monday, April 4.

Which channels will air March Madness games?

The Elite Eight games will air on CBS and TBS. Three of the streaming services -- YouTube TV, Hulu Plus Live TV and DirecTV Stream -- offer both channels needed to watch the remainder of March Madness.

You can also stream the games live withNCAA March Madness Live. There's a free 3-hour preview, but then you'll need to log in with a TV provider to prove you're a pay TV subscriber. The games broadcast on CBS are available with Paramount Plus... but that's less than ideal because the Final Four games and national championship game will be shown on TBS this year, not CBS.

Can I watch for free?

Yes, you can. There are two ways, but neither will get you through the rest of the tournament by itself.

The March Madness Live app and website offer a free 3-hour preview, after which point you'll need to prove you are a pay TV subscriber.

The other way is to sign up for a live TV streaming service. Each of the major five services offers a free trial. YouTube TV, Hulu With Live TV and FuboTV offer seven-day trials, while DirecTV Stream gives you five days. Sling TV doesn't have a free trial, but does offer a $10 discount on the first month of service.

YouTube TV costs $65 a month and includes CBS and TBS to watch the rest of March Madness. Plug in your ZIP code on itswelcome pageto see what live, local networks are available where you live.Read our YouTube TV review.

Hulu With Live TV costs $70 a month and includes CBS and TBS. Click the "View all channels in your area" link on itswelcome pageto see which local channels are offered in your ZIP code.Read our Hulu With Live TV review.

DirecTV Stream's basic, $70-a-month package includes CBS and TBS. You can use itschannel lookuptool to see if you get a live feed of CBS and the other local networks in your ZIP code.Read our DirecTV Stream review.

Sling TV is a poor choice for watching March Madness because it does not include CBS. Its $35-a-month Blue plan includes TBS for half the games of the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight as well as both games of the Final Four and then the national championship game.Read our Sling TV review.

FuboTV costs $65 a month and includes CBS but not TBS. With the Final Four games and national championship game on TBS, FuboTV is not a good pick for college basketball fans.Click hereto see which local channels you get.Read our FuboTV review.

You can stream every game of March Madness on the NCAA's March Madness Live site or app. You can watch for 3 hours for free, but then you'll need to log in to prove you have a pay TV subscription that includes the channels that televise the tournament. It should be noted that in addition to cable and satellite providers, you can use a YouTube TV, Hulu With TV, DirecTV Stream or Sling TV subscription to access March Madness Live. (FuboTV is the lone exception among the live TV streaming services, because it doesn't offer any of the Turner-owned stations.)

Latency is an issue with any streaming service and particularly with live sports, where you might also be following along on Twitter and could see a final score before the game actually ends. The NCAA says this year's streams will offer a 20% latency improvement compared with last year's. While that is welcome, March Madness Live streams will likely still be behind cable and satellite TV and could also trail streams from YouTube TV and the other live TV services.

All of the live TV streaming services above offer free trials, allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out ourlive-TV streaming services guide.

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