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LG shares vision for AI webOS ecosystem

LG Electronics (LG) last week held webOS Summit 2024 in Incheon, South Korea, sharing its strategic vision and future initiatives for expanding the AI webOS ecosystem and growing its platform business. Themed Empowering webOS with AI, the second webOS Summit played host to around 300 attendees representing 140 partner companies – including content developers, producers […]

September 30, 2024

Meta unveils Orion AR glasses

Meta, owner of Facebook and Instagram, has unveiled Orion, its new AR glasses, which it says “bridges the physical and virtual worlds, putting people at the centere so they can be more present, connected and empowered in the world”. Showcased by Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg during the company’s annual Connect conference, the Orion glasses enable […]

September 26, 2024

James Cameron joins AI board

Hollywood film director James Cameron has joined the board of StabilityAI, 40 years after making The Terminator. His role will centre around how the technology can be used in special effects. “I’ve spent my career seeking out emerging technologies that push the very boundaries of what’s possible, all in the service of telling incredible stories,” […]

September 25, 2024

AI, AI, AI what’s all this then?

AI: Artificial Intelligence, it may as well have been the sub head of the recent IBC. Was there an exhibitor or a product that didn’t have an AI tale to spin? We have been here before, the years when AR, VR or 3D were the letter pairs de jour. But AI is different, it isn’t […]

September 25, 2024

OpenAI has to open training data

OpenAI will provide access to its training data for review of whether copyrighted works were used to power its technology. In a court filing authors in a class action suing the firm indicated that they came to terms on protocols for inspection of the information. They’ll seek details related to the incorporation of their works […]

September 25, 2024

Liber8, Mantis launch digital marketplace for women’s sport

Mantis, a provider of brand safety and contextual advertising solutions, has announced a  partnership with Liber8, a specialist digital women’s sports content and media company, to help power Liber8 Curate, a UK digital women’s sports content marketplace. Leveraging Mantis’ AI-driven contextual targeting technology, this collaboration aims to transform how brands engage with women’s sports audiences, offering […]

September 25, 2024

Survey: AI, social media degrading global information

A survey by The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) reveals a concerning outlook for the global information environment, with an increasing majority of experts predicting further degradation due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). The report entitled Expert Survey on the Global Information Environment 2024 – Searching for Solutions flags social media owners, […]

September 24, 2024

WBD taps Google Cloud’s AI to enhance captions

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) and Google Cloud has announced the deployment of a new, AI-powered captioning solution (referred to internally as ‘caption AI’) in the US that utilises Google Cloud’s Vertex AI platform. Initially being applied to unscripted programming, this captioning solution’s innovative technology is transforming the way WBD can create and deliver captions, reducing […]

September 24, 2024

How advanced technology is enhancing security and player engagement at casinos 

While casinos have always been associated with risk-taking, in the digital age, there are more dangerous things than just random games of chance. That’s the security and player engagement, which are paramount, we are talking about. In this context, advanced technology plays a key role in ensuring both. Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, facial […]

September 24, 2024

Bolt+ partners with TheSoul Publishing

Bolt+, the immersive streaming platform from BoltOS, has announced a partnership with the content creation ecosystem TheSoul Publishing. This global collaboration brings twelve channels from brands such as 5-Minute Crafts, 123 Go!, Bright Side, TeenVee, La La Life, Imagine PlayWorld, and Slick Slime Sam, to the streaming experience of Bolt+. As part of the partnership, […]

September 24, 2024