Watch it and weep (or smile): Synthesia’s AI video avatars now feature emotions
Generative AI has captured the public imagination with a leap into creating elaborate, plausibly real text and imagery out of verbal prompts. But the catch — and there is often a catch — is that the results are often far from perfect when you look a little closer. People point
Read MoreDuxbury Launches HPE Aruba Network Policy Manager
Specialist distributor Duxbury Networking has announced the availability of the HPE Aruba ClearPass policy management platform, facilitating the connection of business and personal devices to organizational levels while ensuring compliance with corporate security policies. Business Unit Manager for Duxbury Networking, Warren Gordon says “This powerful network access control solution has
Read MoreClosed-form solutions to nonlinear PDEs
The traditional approach to teaching differential equations is to present a collection of techniques for finding closed-form solutions to ordinary differential equations (ODEs). These techniques seem completely unrelated [1] and have arcane names such as integrating factors, exact equations, variation of parameters, etc. Students may reasonably come away from an
Read MoreCan Payroll Fraud Be Stopped? Insights from a Specialist
In today’s corporate landscape, payroll fraud lurks as a silent predator, posing a significant threat to organizations’ financial integrity. Yet, the unsettling truth is that this menace often remains undetected until it’s too late. Yolande Schoültz Yolande Schoültz, a seasoned specialist in combating payroll fraud, sheds light on this alarming
Read MoreAfrica Tech Start-Up Forum Launched to Promote Growth
Catalyze has recently launched a program called the Africa Tech Start-up Forum, funded by the African Development Bank- ADB and Korea Africa Economic Cooperation- KOAFEC. This initiative aims to train and connect 160 African tech ventures from eight African countries, namely Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, Ghana, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya, and
Read MoreTikTok pulls feature from Lite app in EU over addiction concerns
TikTok suspended a gamification feature in the European Union following an intervention by the bloc. With attention on TikTok’s growing pile of US legal woes, the announcement went mostly unnoticed when it occurred late local time Wednesday. TikTok’s move came just two days after the EU opened an investigation into
Read MoreOutsized Top-Tier Executive Team for Global Growth Surge
Outsized, a talent on-demand platform, has appointed a series of senior leaders to drive its global growth strategy following a successful Series A funding round led by Knife Capital. The platform connects top independent professionals with large enterprise clients across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, with nearly half of
Read MorePlayruo lets you try game demos from your web browser
It’s still unclear whether cloud gaming will ever become the next big thing. The appeal is clear: The game you’re playing runs in a data center near you, and the video output is directly streamed to your local device. When you interact with the game, everything is relayed back to
Read MoreTech Enhancing Customer experience in Long-Term Insurance
Keneilwe Gwabeni Integrating technology serves as a crucial catalyst in reshaping customer experiences. As the insurance industry adapts to evolving consumer demands and digital transformations, leveraging technology trends has become essential for insurers aiming to stand out and build enduring relationships with their customers. This is according to CIO for
Read MoreIs Next-Gen Customer Service All About AI and Automation?
Customer service is in a state of flux. As budgets and staffing levels increase, so do customer expectations, keeping efficiency critical for delivering higher quality of service. Today’s customers demand fast, consistent, and personalized interactions, yet service teams are spread thin, with inefficient processes and manual taskwork monopolizing agents’ time
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