In the #MeToo era, a chatbot can help people report workplace harassment
The findings informed our development of a chatbot, which uses a computer-controlled robot to mimic a human interviewer, for recording and reporting workplace harassment anonymously. Spot is powered by natural language processing – a basic branch of artificial intelligence and computer science … Read More
Micromax invests in AI based startup One Labs
In addition, One Labs has created an AI enabled voice or chatbot solution called One Assistant which packages services provided on 'inOne' in a virtual assistant format, it added. In the past, Micromax has partnered with technology startups like Ixigo, Healthifyme, IndusOS, Gaana.Com and others. Read More
Snapchat UK ad revenues set to exceed £100m this year
New projections from eMarketer suggest that UK ad spending on Snapchat is set to rocket through the £100m mark this year as the company continues to add users outside its core market of the US. According to eMarketer's first ever ad revenue forecast for the company, Snap is expected to …
Snapchat ad revenue to pass £100m this year
In its first-ever ad revenue forecast for Snapchat, eMarketer expects the mobile social network to generate almost £105 million (€110m) in UK revenues this year—almost double the amount from the prior year. In 2015, Snapchat derived 95.9 per cent of its global ad revenues from the US. This year, that … …
Here’s How Much Evan Spiegel Lost After Snapchat Ran a Terrible Rihanna Ad
Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel just took an estimated $150 million hit to his net worth. The reason? He went up against Rihanna — and lost. The 27-year-old Spiegel saw shares of Snap, the company behind his massive social media app, tank last week, with shares falling by a total of …
Orbs, a Startup Offering Blockchain as a Service, Has Raised $106 Million, Executive Says
The startups' largest client is Kik, a Canada-based messaging app developer, which has about 15 million monthly active users, Mr. Attar said. … In January, Kik CEO Ted Livingston wrote a blog post addressing rumors that Kik could be migrating its Kin token onto a different blockchain network called … Read …
Yard sailing through Revenue Canada waters
Clair Peers sifts through some of the items he has collected in his collection at his antique shop in Great Village, about a 20-minute drive outside of Truro, N.S. Peers helps organize a giant yard sale each year that attracts buyers from across Nova Scotia and beyond. Selling items in …
The Latest: Police say ‘similarities’ among Austin bombings
Authorities say investigators see "similarities" between the latest bomb to detonate in Texas' capital city and three bombs that went off earlier this month. Police Chief Brian Manley said at a news conference Monday that although the bomb that injured two men Sunday night seems linked to the three … Read …
Iran’s Conservatives Again Push To Block Telegram
Once more, conservatives in Iran are ramping up pressure on President Hassan Rouhani's government to block the messaging app Telegram. In an Op-Ed published on the website KhabarOnline, Hassan Firouzabadi, head of Iran's High Council for Cyberspace, wrote that it was not in Iran's interest to … Read More
Rosmah’s Lawyer Lodges Report Over Malicious Slander In YouTube Video
KUALA LUMPUR: A lawyer representing the wife of the prime minister has lodged a report on Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor's behalf in connection with a YouTube video claiming she had meddled in a failed Felda project. Lawyer NoorHajran Mohd Noor said she was asked by her client to lodge the …