DoubleVerify, a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, has entered into an agreement to acquire Scibids Technology, a specialist in AI-powered digital campaign optimisation. The acquisition of Scibids is a cash and stock transaction valued at $125 million (€113.8m), with additional potential consideration based on certain performance metrics. The transaction is anticipated […]
Network services and consumer experience specialist Plume has confirmed the release of Application Prioritization and Application Performance capabilities, the latest enhancements to its adaptive WiFi service, managed from within the Haystack Support Suite. These new features fall under an offering called ‘Full Stack Optimization,’ and will enable Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to optimise wireless customer […]
New survey insights from LoopMe, a technology company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve brand advertising performance, reveals nearly half (44 per cent) of UK consumers plan to, or might, watch the FIFA Women’s World Cup this year. This is more than those planning to watch in Singapore (42 per cent), and far higher […]
SK Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, e& and Singtel have formed the Global Telco AI Alliance designed to create a new customer experience and make a difference in the lives of global citizens using AI technology. The four members of the Global Telco AI Alliance agreed to make joint efforts to accelerate AI transformation of the existing […]
Video technology specialist MediaKind has unveiled MK/IO, describing it as a complete streaming solution built on Microsoft Azure that blends video quality and high reliability with the quality of experience enjoyed by tens of millions of viewers each week. MK/IO offers a video streaming canvas for app developers, video platforms, and anyone desiring to improve […]
As Hollywood shuts down over the Writer’s Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) strikes, Americans are taking the side of the actors and writers, learning more about how AI might affect their own jobs, and are thus far unfazed that their favourite shows and new movies will be delayed. According to a […]
Intel believes it has a solution to deepfakes. Central to the system is a technique called Photoplethysmography (PPG), which detects changes in blood flow detected via the face -faces created by deepfakes don’t give out these signals, Intel told the BBC. The system also analyses eye movement to check for authenticity. By examining both these […]
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to examine the current challenges faced by the British film and high-end television industry. The new inquiry will investigate what needs to be done to maintain and enhance the UK as a global destination for production and how the independent film production […]
This week BBC News is taking a closer look at Artificial Intelligence (AI) – exploring how AI is already affecting our lives, and looking at the ways it could impact all our futures. Every day this week BBC News will launch new thought-provoking and informative journalism to help audiences understand what AI is, what it […]
To explore the real-world implications of artificial intelligence (AI), Sky News has created and tested its first-ever AI news reporter to experiment whether generative AI (GenAI) could replace the role of a journalist. The AI reporter was created in partnership with Norwegian YouTuber and coder, Kris Fagerlie, using ChatGPT and other publicly available AI software. […]