HDFC ERGO introduces AI chatbot service on Amazon Alexa
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company has announced the launch of its AI enabled Chatbot 'DIA' on Amazon's cloud-based voice service, Alexa. The presence of 'DIA' on Alexa, aims to offer a 24/7 customer assistance with instant solutions to customer queries, thereby creating an enhanced … Read More
Chatbots and voice assistants are gaining traction in the workplace
AI-powered chatbots and voice assistants are still nascent technologies, but they're starting to gain traction in the workplace, according to a report from Spiceworks. The report, which included responses from 500 IT pros in organizations across North America and Europe, found that on average over 29% … Read More
Carnival Cruise Gives Teen Free Vacation For His Snapchat Handle
Carnival Cruise Gives Teen Free Vacation For His Snapchat Handle … Darian Lipscomb, 15, of Prospect, Va., loves Carnival Cruise so much that his Snapchat handle is @carnivalcruise. The company wanted the handle for itself. It of the teen and his family a free trip. Facebook; Twitter; Flipboard; Email … Read …
Snapchat declares itself a ‘A New Kind of Camera Company’ in first TV ad
Snapchat's first ever TV ad will air on TBS during the Final Four tonight (2 April), with the app seeking to raise awareness by explaining in the broadest terms what the upstart believes itself to be — a camera company. The spot, titled 'A New Kind of Camera Company' shows …
Breakfast Briefing: Laura Ingraham’s convenient vacation; Snapchat jabs Facebook
Many technology giants have chosen not to pour salt in Facebook's wounds (New York Times), but not Snapchat. The Venice, California-based company dragged the social network on April Fools' Day with a faux filter complete with Russian text and jabs at Facebook's older user base (The Verge). Read More
Kremlin insists billionaire’s arrest is to fight corruption
The Kremlin has rejected suggestions that authorities have arrested a billionaire to wrestle his business from him. Ziyavudin Magomedov, who is worth $1.4 billion according to the Russian Forbes magazine, was arrested Saturday along with his brother. Magomedov owns lucrative energy and … Read More
Telegram says Roskomnadzor will never have encryption keys for technical reasons
Telegram replied to the media censor Roskomnadzor's warning of blocking the messenger within 15 days unless it hands over the encryption keys to the FSB. Pavel Chikov, the chairman of the Agora international human rights group posted the answer on his Telegram Channel. The messenger says the … Read More
Telegram Raises $1.7 Billion So Far With ICO
Telegram, the Dubai-based messaging app company, has added $850 million to the amount it has raised via an initial coin offering, bringing the total from the ICO to a record-setting $1.7 billion. According to a report in Cheddar, it is shaping up to be the largest ICO ever. Citing Securities …
YouTube star held in Abu Dhabi over drone filming
Celebrity YouTube vlogger Roman Atwood claims he was held in Abu Dhabi customs for over 20 hours due to drone filming, causing him to miss his flight. The internet star expressed frustration with the time consuming process in an Instagram post featuring his wife and three children. The caption said … …
Missing ‘The Office’? Angela Kinsey and her IRL husband’s YouTube channel will help.
2016, Baking with Josh & Ange has become one of the most wholesome and charming channels on YouTube. It delivers great laughs, teaches you how to make simple baked goods, and is weirdly the perfect show to watch while praying the The Office will be revived. (Don't worry, Angela's praying …