Snap partners with Microsoft on ads in its ‘My AI’ chatbot feature
Snapchat has a new advertising partner in Microsoft for the ads it’s inserting into its AI product, My AI, an AI chatbot introduced earlier this year to the wider Snapchat user base. The company in May said it would begin testing Sponsored Links in My AI — link suggestions that
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Read MoreElicit is building a tool to automate scientific literature review
For researchers, reading scientific papers can be immensely time-consuming. According to one survey, scientists spend seven hours each week searching for information. Another survey suggests that systematic reviews of literature — scholarly syntheses of the evidence on a particular topic — take an average of 41 weeks for a five-person
Read MoreAmazon is placing free Alexa Guard security features behind a paywall
You’ll soon need to pay $6 a month to regain Guard features through the new Emergency Assist service (pictured). | Image: Amazon Amazon has announced that it’s shutting down Alexa Guard — a DIY security feature for Echo devices that listens for intruders or household alarms when you’re away from
Read MoreDigital Transformation Leadership: 5 Essential Competency Areas for Success
Digital transformation is hard work, from developing a strategy to leading a culture change. CIOs, CMOs, and CDOs quickly realize that executing digital transformations requires prioritizing strategic initiatives, assigning team leaders, and establishing the right balance between self-organization and developing standards. Having the “right
Read MoreNotetaking app Goodnotes invests $1.9M in digital stationary company WeBudding
Weeks after launching a digital stationary store within the app, notetaking company Goodnotes said today it has invested $1.9 million into South Korea-based digital stationary company WeBudding. WeBudding was founded by Donghwan Shin, Donggyun Ko, and Chaeyoung Lee in 2018. The trio started by selling physical paper notebooks catered towards
Read MoreCyber Security Today, Sept. 25, 2023 – Hackers from India say they are targeting Canadian web sites
Hackers from India say they are targeting Canadian websites. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Monday, September 25th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Hackers from India may be going after vulnerable Canadian websites. It’s in retaliation for Canada alleging
Read MoreGoogle expands its subsea cable infrastructure with Nuvem, connecting the U.S., Bermuda, and Portugal
Google has announced another subsea cable system, as the internet giant strives to bolster its internet infrastructure and get more people using its array of cloud-based services. Dubbed “Nuvem,” the new cable represents one of more than a dozen cables that Google has invested in through the years, starting with
Read MoreHow can businesses learn to live with ransomware?
Last year, 85% of organizations experienced at least one ransomware attack, as per the Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2023. With almost every organization falling victim to these attacks, the issue has become pervasive and nearly unavoidable. While this may seem daunting, acknowledging this reality allows us to effectively manage
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