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Read moreX loses Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media partnership in latest brand pull-out
Following the advertiser exodus from X, formerly Twitter, over concerns about antisemitic content on the site, X has lost another high-profile brand campaign, as Paris Hilton’s 11:11 Media is also pulling out of its partnership with the platform. The campaign had been a high-profile win for X, as it would
Read moreSber Grants Access to AI model classifying ESG Risks
Sber has created an open-source NLP model recognizing and classifying texts in 47 environmental, social, and governance topics. The Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and the ESG Risk Office at Sberbank designed ESGify, a user-friendly NLP model to evaluate corporate ESG risks, First Deputy Chairman of the Sberbank Executive Board Alexander Vedyakhin
Read moreVivo Smartphone Partners with Patazon Enhancing Services for Kenyan Consumers
In an exciting development that underscores the commitment to innovation and accessibility, has officially partnered with Patazone, an e-commerce company based in Kenya. This strategic collaboration aims to enhance the digital shopping experience for Kenyan consumers, offering them the latest vivo smartphones. Vivo Brand and communications Manager, Mr. James Irungu,
Read moreCyber Security Today, Nov. 22, 2023 – Boeing division hacked through NetScaler vulnerability, and more
Boeing division hacked through NetScaler vulnerability, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Last week I told listeners that the LockBit ransomware gang had publicly released 45 gigabytes of data it
Read moreUber-for-parcels startups Relay raises $10M Seed round to scale in the UK
Incumbents in the parcel deliveries space usually have fixed daily routes from suburban depots. But since most parcels are fairly lightweight, this is a bit of a hammer to crack a nut. So it makes sense to “Uber-ise” local deliveries. Indeed, in Asia, the ‘asset free’ delivery model of using mini
Read moreExposed: The Most Data-Hungry Shopping Apps of 2023 – Is Your Privacy at Risk?
To prepare for the busiest online shopping season of the year, it is important to understand how your data is being used on popular apps. According to the research by the Atlas VPN team, eBay and Amazon Shopping collect the most user data out of the analyzed Android apps. eBay
Read moreOpenAI will benefit from unity of purpose with Sam Altman’s return
In case you missed it, Sam Altman is back as OpenAI CEO. His reinstatement comes after a whirlwind few days in which we saw unusual corporate governance lead to an attempt to oust Altman, despite support from both Microsoft and the vast majority of OpenAI’s workforce. While the whole process
Read moreOsium AI uses artificial intelligence to speed up materials innovation
While everybody is trying to figure out how artificial intelligence can be leveraged across various industries, French startup Osium AI has found an interesting use cases for AI — research and development in materials science. Founded by Sarah Najmark and Luisa Bouneder, the startup raised a $2.6 million seed round from
Read moreNETSCOUT unveils Anonymous Sudan’s impact on African cyberspace
Guardian of the connected world, NETSCOUT has made use of its extensive internet visibility to closely scrutinise the disruptive endeavours of Anonymous Sudan, a prolific threat actor engaged in recent widespread distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, in order to better understand its methodologies and impacts. Targeting Africa and beyond, this group aligns
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