It is projected that chatbots will save banks billions of dollars in the coming decade. According to a report released by Juniper, chatbots will be responsible for over $8 billion annual cost savings by 2022. According to Gartner, by 2020 chatbots will be handling no less than 85% of all …

Thankfully, the ad was quickly outed by users and removed by Snapchat. The company issuing a statement via a spokesperson that said: “The ad was reviewed and approved in error, as it violates our advertising guidelines. We immediately removed the ad last weekend, once we became aware. We are … Read …

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Champaign Police and Edison administrators were made aware that a student shared a message on SnapChat with peers, which included a threat to the school during the national student walkout tomorrow morning. Champaign Police determined there was no immediate … Read More

The man known as the Human Hacker says popular apps such as Snapchat, Kik and Twitter are being used to “groom“ or lure kids and teens away from their homes, many ending up on child pornography sites on the darknet. “There's just so much teen and child pornography links on …

In his first mock draft, the Star-Telegram's Drew Davison had the Cowboys trading up to acquire the first-team All-American. As Davison points out, moving up nine spots to nab a near-consensus player would likely cost an additional second-round pick (maybe more). And yes, Smith is a tad undersized. Read More

WORCESTER – It was not, as W.C. Fields might say, a fit day out for man or beast. But in the teeth of the nor'easter Tuesday afternoon, Vincent's offered refuge from the storm. “THIS IS IT,” the neon sign beckoned from the window of the bar at 49 Suffolk St. …

SOUTHBRIDGE – The recent purchase of a $27,500 forklift truck has led to an argument among officials about the handling of budget transfers, and an allegation of an Open Meeting Law violation. Town Council member Marc E. DiPietro, chairman of the council's public works subcommittee, said it was … Read More

YouTube said on Tuesday that it would begin displaying information from Wikipedia and other websites on some videos on the platform as part of an effort to push back against hoaxes and conspiracies that appear on the site. “People can still watch the videos but then they actually have access …

YouTube's presence at SXSW 2018 extended beyond its Story HQ, a space where it turned ads into videos that feel more like art. The company's CEO, Susan Wojcicki, was part of a panel at the event titled "Navigating the Video Revolution in the Digital Age." There, she talked about a …

Today in Austin, Texas at the annual South by Southwest festival, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced that Google is planning several moves over the next year to tackle misinformation on the platform. The first of this round of initiatives is called “information cues,” and basically adds links to … Read More