Data Breach At Chatbot Service Potentially Affects 100000 Sears Consumers
[24]7.ai, an AI-powered chatbot platform that provides online support services to Sears and Kmart, notified Sears of the breach in mid-March 2017, the retailer revealed in a blog post. Sears immediately notified the credit card companies to prevent potential fraud, and launched an investigation with … Read More
Microsoft teaches its AI assistant to politely interrupt conversations in effort to make chatbots sound …
The company also clarified that its social chatbots are designed to be more conversational and less productivity-focused. The statement said: '[The social chatbots] have a sense of humor, can chitchat, play games, remember personal details and engage in interesting banter with people, much like you … Read More
Snapchat finally releases iPhone X exclusive AR lenses
Compared to the standard lenses within Snapchat, the iPhone X ones use the significantly more advanced front camera and use multiple data points to map the filter precisely to your face that moves even more realistically with your expressions. The filters also react to the light around you and you …
New face filters launched on Snapchat for iPhone X
Snapchat has just launched a series of completely exclusive filters that only work on the iPhone X. The three face filters take advantage of the TrueDepth camera and incorporate ambient lighting and slightly blur the background, similar to Portrait Mode's style. If you have an iPhone X you can choose … …
Snapchat’s iPhone X Exclusive AR Lenses Are Finally Here
When Apple launched its latest iPhone X flagship smartphone last year, it also announced new Snapchat AR Lenses which will be exclusive to the device. It has been almost seven months since the announcement and today, we have finally received the highly anticipated update. However, if you do not … Read …
Telegram Sued by Russia’s new KGB Service to gain Access to user Messages. Could Apple be …
According to a new report today, "Russia's state communications watchdog said on Friday it had filed a lawsuit to limit access to the Telegram messaging app after the company refused to give Russian state security services access to its users' secret messages." If the lawsuit is successful in setting a … …
Russia moves to block Telegram after encryption key denial
Russia's media and internet regulator has asked a court to block the encrypted messaging app Telegram after the company refused to give its encryption keys to state authorities. The regulator, known as Roskomnadzor, filed the suit Friday in a Moscow district court. The lawsuit, which has yet to be … Read …
Russia moves to block encrypted messaging app Telegram
Russia's media regulator has filed a lawsuit to block the encrypted messaging app Telegram in the country. The watchdog Roskomnadzor is seeking to limit access to the app, a rival to WhatsApp, after the firm failed to give Russian FSB security service access to encrypted messages before a 4 April … …
What is YouTube Red? What you get, how it works, and how much it costs
With so many different apps, services, and streaming platforms out there, it can be overwhelming trying to figure out which services and features are right for you; and navigating YouTube's latest suite of products is no exception. The Google-run video hosting website, launched in 2005, is massively … Read More
YouTube TV eyes new linear channels from digital publishers
YouTube's livestreaming TV service is looking to add channels from multiple digital media publishers, including Cheddar, Tastemade and The Young Turks Network. These channels would join E.W. Scripps-owned Newsy as some of the first channels from digital-first media companies to be available on … Read More