September 01, 2024 How ‘scab’ became an insult used by unions in the labor movement Its use actually dates to medieval Europe. BY The Conversation Over its long history, the American labor movement has displayed a remarkably rich vocabulary for shaming those deemed traitors to its cause. Some insults, such as blackleg, are largely forgotten today. … Continue reading How ‘scab’ became an insult used by unions in the labor movement
August 23, 2024 How to catch a package thief: This California woman used an Apple AirTag Apple’s $29 AirTags have become popular items since their 2021 release, helping users keep tabs on the location of anything from their lost keys and wallets to luggage. BY Associated Press A Southern California woman fed up with her packages … Continue reading How to catch a package thief: This California woman used an Apple AirTag
July 05, 2024 Try this ordinary tool Dali and Man Ray used to jump-start their creativity The element of chance was the foundation of surrealist art. BY The Conversation A century ago, French writer and poet André Breton penned his “Manifesto of Surrealism,” which launched an art movement known for creating bizarre hybrids of words and … Continue reading Try this ordinary tool Dali and Man Ray used to jump-start their creativity
Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI used her likeness without permission for its ‘Sky’ voice assistant The ‘Her’ actor said that OpenAI only stopped using the voice after she hired legal counsel. pranav dixit Updated Tue, May 21, 2024 Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP Actor Scarlett Johansson has accused OpenAI of copying her voice for one of the … Continue reading Scarlett Johansson says OpenAI used her likeness without permission for its ‘Sky’ voice assistant
By Joe Berkowitz January 20, 2024 Social media is broken. It feels impossible now to keep up with friends and news in the same place—to be informed, entertained, and part of a community all at once. As Ryan Broderick has written, there’s no longer anywhere to figure out what everyone’s talking about, and the … Continue reading I used LinkedIn as my only social media for 3 weeks. Here’s what happened
By Associated Press January 09, 2024 TikTok has restricted one tool researchers use to analyze popular videos, a move that follows a barrage of criticism directed at the social media platform about content related to the Israel-Hamas war and a study that questioned whether the company was suppressing topics that don’t align with the … Continue reading TikTok is restricting a key tool used by researchers to assess content on its platform
By David Salazar November 05, 2023 Call it the Beatles’ third law: For every song that’s become an indelible part of the Western pop canon, there’s an equal and opposite “What if?” What if they’d mended the band’s fractured foundation in the ’60s? What if more of them had made it to old age? … Continue reading How Beatles producer Giles Martin used AI to reunite the band for ‘Now and Then’
Programmatic is typically used for top-of-the-funnel, brand awareness. Icelandair and its partners figured out how to get it to increase sales. Constantine von Hoffman on October 4 Icelandair had two problems. First, “After the pandemic, they had to change a lot of flight routes because of border rules,” said Anjlee Majmudar, VP of programmatic, for … Continue reading How Icelandair used programmatic to increase bookings
45% Of U.S., U.K. Advertisers Have Used Same Ad Approach For Past 5 Years by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 31, 2023 Accenture earlier this year released research in partnership with Pinterest that analyzed the state of the advertising market, its upcoming challenges and how prepared advertisers are to face them. The research found that that … Continue reading 45% Of U.S., U.K. Advertisers Have Used Same Ad Approach For Past 5 Years
The US government is trying to force ByteDance to sell TikTok TikTok could be banned in the United States if ByteDance refuses. Karissa Bell @karissabe The Biden Administration is significantly increasing pressure on ByteDance just days before TikTok’s CEO is set to testify in front of Congress. The United States government is … Continue reading Former ByteDance exec claims company used bots to inflate TikTok engagement
