An introduction to neural network model uncertainty
The past decade has seen a rise in the application of machine learning to all walks of life – from low impact applications like music recommendation systems to high-stakes uses,
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MFCCs: Engineering features from sound
There are many exciting problems that can be solved by training machine learning models on large, audio datasets – distinguishing speakers, identifying instruments in music, and translating speech from one
Life at Pex
Auto-scaling an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set from an external metric source
Recently, the Infrastructure Team at Pex had the pleasure and challenge of shifting all of our deployments from Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to Microsoft Azure.Our services rely heavily on Apache
Pex culture: Focusing on what really matters
Oh, it’s dog-friendly too?! 80s arcade games. Kombucha taps. Fully stocked kitchen. These are the typical bells and whistles we’ve come to expect of tech startups that present as fun,
Interviewing at Pex? Here’s what you can expect during our hiring process
The Pex hiring process So, you applied for a role at Pex (or you are thinking about it), but you want to know what you’re getting into. Don’t worry, you’re
MFCCs: Engineering features from sound
There are many exciting problems that can be solved by training machine learning models on large, audio datasets – distinguishing speakers, identifying instruments in music, and translating speech from one
News & Data
Pex announces $57M in new funding
Imagine a world in which creators can freely mix and remix content, a world in which rights are respected and rightsholders are correctly identified and properly compensated, and a world
2019 Instagram data report: 58% of videos contain music
Instagram may have started as a photo-sharing app, but with the addition of video in 2013, stories in 2016, IGTV in 2018, and most recently its new reels functionality, the
Video first: Facebook video uploads increased 28% in 2019, and nearly half of all videos contain music
In 2016, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company’s strategy was “to become video first“. Zuckerberg predicted then that in five years time, most of what people would consume online
Music became even more valuable on YouTube in 2019
Pex reported on the state of Youtube in 2018, analyzing its uploads, views, and growth. In 2019, some things have changed. Read the updated report.
Podcast growth doubles every year, over 7 million hours uploaded in 2019
Although we've mainly reported data on social media and UGC sites, the technology we've built at Pex is applied to many content platforms. Recently, we began analyzing podcasts to see how the medium is progressing and what opportunities it holds for rightsholders, creators and platforms.