A small town girl living in a robots world. But these robots only exist online and don't look like Gabriel Luna. I cover things relating to AI and cybersecurity, topics that are increasingly converging.
Reportedly Microsoft is exploring creating an ad program that would allow brands to advertise in free-to-play Xbox games. Sources familiar with the matter told Business Insider that one potential way these ads could display is as digital billboards in car racing games. Something that if true is sort of amazing.Continue Reading
“As part of our ongoing commitment to support creators, we’re beginning to test several new tools that will enable creators to experiment with different ways to monetize what they’re building in Horizon Worlds. While we’re launching this today as a test with a handful of creators to get their feedback,Continue Reading
Via The Intercept “The internal email, obtained by The Intercept, was sent by management at a firm that translates corporate texts and app interfaces for Google and other clients. The email passed along instructions from Google with the new wording. The instructions also noted that the word “war” should continueContinue Reading
Google has spent years making user signaling a factor in search ranking. Each update of the search engine’s algorithm, starting with using links (bibliometrics) as a signal in the first version of Google, has made human behavior a ranking factor. Now, speed and interaction with the search results are becomingContinue Reading
Once known by everyone as Facebook, Meta is no longer among the top ten most valuable global companies. At market close Thursday, the social media colossus was worth about $565 billion. Back in September 2021, Meta was a trillion-dollar company ranking as the sixth-most valuable globally. According to Bloomberg, Meta currently ranks 11th.Continue Reading
According to Cloudflare, TikTok is now visited more than Google. Behind Google, are Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, YouTube, and WhatsApp, according to the company. Here’s the full list of this year’s top 10 most popular domains: TikTok.com Google.com Facebook.com Microsoft.com Apple.com Amazon.com Netflix.com YouTube.com Twitter.com WhatsApp.com Back in September TikTok saidContinue Reading
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Israeli Ministry of Finance have announced a new partnership to combat ransomware. The joint task force announced on Sunday will include a “memorandum of understanding” for sharing information about the financial sector, as well as cybersecurity regulations and other threat intelligence. “HarnessingContinue Reading
Meta (formerly Facebook) is removing ad targeting options across its platforms, including Facebook and Instagram. It will no longer be possible to target ads to users based on race, political affiliation, or orientation. In a blog post Facebook’s VP of product marketing for ads says, “[…]we want to better match people’s evolvingContinue Reading
Last week, Netflix launched a lineup of mobile games globally for Android users. Now, the games are rolling out to iOS. If you’re a Netflix subscriber with an iOS device, you can download the first few Netflix Games. On iOS, just like on Android, these mobile games are ad free and haveContinue Reading
AT&T and Verizon agreed to delay the expansion of a new C-band spectrum of 5G for about a month so they can work with the Federal Aviation Administration to address concerns about potential interference with critical cockpit safety systems. The Federal Aviation Administration has expressed concerns about how this newContinue Reading