NAB launches super virtual assistant
Early this year, CBA launched Ceba, a chatbot that recognises about 60,000 consumer banking questions. Ceba's point of difference, according to CBA executive general manager digital Pete Steel, is that it can actually carry out tasks for customers, rather than providing instructions on how they can be … Read More
Rihanna Condemns Snapchat’s Offensive Advertisement: ‘Shame on You’
Snapchat had already released a public apology and removed the ad before Rihanna's comments. "I'd love to call it ignorance, but I know you ain't that dumb! You spent money to animate something that would intentionally bring shame to DV victims and made a joke of it!!!" she wrote. "This …
Rihanna Blasts Snapchat for Approving an Ad Mocking Domestic Violence
Days after social media users called out Snapchat for running an ad making light of a 2009 domestic abuse case involving Rihanna and then-boyfriend Chris Brown, Rihanna took to Instagram Stories to criticize its rival. The ad, a promotion for the mobile video game “Would You Rather,” posted … Read More
Snapchat Stock Tumbles After Rihanna Rips Ad Trivializing Domestic Violence
Rihanna took to Instagram this morning to criticize Snapchat for an offensive mobile game ad that trivialized domestic violence, causing shares in Snap Inc. … Snapchat apologized for the ad, saying in a statement, “The advert was reviewed and approved in error, as it violates our advertising guidelines. Read More
Another one leaves, no one coming in: FB Keith Smith leaves Cowboys for Raiders
Star-Telegram Cowboys beat writer Clarence Hill talks one on one with rookie Cowboys fullback Keith Smith before the big preseason game, 90,000 fans expected, against the Rams at the L.A. Coliseum. (Star-Telegram/Max Faulkner) mfaulkner@star-telegram.com … Read More
Holy Cross to dump knight mascot, keep Crusaders name
The Crusader mascot on the field during a Holy Cross football game against Colgate in October. [T&G File Photo]. By Scott O'Connell Telegram & Gazette Staff. Thursday. Posted at 11:54 AM Updated Mar 15, 2018 at 5:08 PM. Share. WORCESTER – A month after college leadership decided to keep the … …
Another chapter in our long history of living with possums
On Wednesday afternoon, we followed our dog Jasper out behind the garage, where we discovered a dead possum. The evening before, we'd noticed blood on Jasper's snout. We wiped it off and applied some first-aid ointment and forgot about it. But now that we had this dead possum behind the … …
YouTube’s Lyor Cohen teases music subscription service, combines w/ the ‘best of Google Play …
We've known for quite some time that YouTube has been planning a new premium music subscription service, but the details have been a bit unclear at times. Now, at SXSW, YouTube's Global Head of Music, Lyor Cohen, has given a bit of extra insight. Read More
YouTube labels on public broadcasters draw ire in US, Russia
With claims to more than one billion users consuming content in 76 languages, Google's YouTube has become a core part of most media outlets' dissemination strategy. And although there are 88 localized versions of the service, YouTube.com remains the largest and most influential platform for … Read More
YouTube has a dark mode. Here’s how to turn it on
Google is rolling out a dark mode to its YouTube mobile apps. Last year, it added the previously hidden ability to change YouTube's background from white to black to YouTube on desktops and laptops. Dark mode is available now for iOS and is coming soon to Android. Here's how to …