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The Importance of an AI Strategy (Avanade Insights)
When building an AI strategy, it needs to be grounded in these areas and focused on how an enterprise can use AI to solve earlier unsolvable problems. AI is all about taking advant... More
Senate Bill Would Ban Paid Loot Boxes in Games Aimed at Kids (Engadget)
Efforts to crack down on loot boxes in the US might be underway in earnest. Senator Josh Hawley has introduced a bill, the Protecting Children from Abusive Games Act, that would ba... More
Google Bringing AI Assistant Duplex to the Web (TechCrunch)
Last year at Google I/O, the tech giant’s annual developer conference in Mountain View, Calif., the company showed off a splashy demo of an artificial intelligence assistant, Dup... More
Featured Jobs: BTI Studios; Deluxe; DXC Technology
Client Manager, Subtitling/Dubbing Services — London — BTI Studios Lead, Media Coordinator — San Francisco — Deluxe Digital Solutions Architect — New Orleans — DXC T... More
Studio Canal Deploys NAGRA’s NexGuard Watermarking Technology to Protect International Content Distribution (MESA)
NAGRA announced that Studio Canal, a subsidiary of CANAL+ Group and one of Europe's leading companies in the co-production, acquisition, distribution and sales of international fea... More
MPAA’s New Film Ratings Chief Brings Fresh Eyes to a 50-Year-Old System (Los Angeles Times)
Motion Picture Assn. of America’s new film-rating chief Kelly McMahon can relate to parents who have to figure out what’s appropriate for their kids to watch. She has an 8-year... More
Adobe After Effects Now Has Content-Aware Fill to Auto-Erase Unwanted Items in Videos (My Modern Met)
If you’re interested in motion graphics and digital visual effects, there’s great news from Adobe. Two years after teasing the feature at Adobe MAX, content-aware fill is now a... More
In the Netflix Era, Hollywood Wants to Know: What’s a Movie, Anyway? (Vanity Fair)
As the streaming revolution continues to roil Hollywood, more and more filmmakers—including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg—are wrapping their heads around a surprisingly ... More
Digital Ad Revenue in the U.S. Surpassed $100B for the First Time in 2018 (CNBC)
Digital ad revenue just keeps on growing. A new report says internet advertising revenues in the U.S. totaled $107.5 billion for full-year 2018 — the first time that figure has t... More
Home Audio Shipments Grow Globally by 20% (TWICE)
Home audio equipment shipments continue to climb, growing globally by nearly 20 percent year-on-year in Q4 2018, according to a new report. Futuresource said home audio shipments r... More
Google Search Adds AR, Big Lens Upgrades (Engadget)
Google is going to start displaying search results in augmented reality, the company announced today at its I/O 2019 developers conference.... More
Here’s How AR Technology Will Change Businesses Inside and Out (Tech Wire Asia)
Augmented Reality (AR), a lesser known technology, is an interesting solution for businesses looking to take the creative path to accelerate their journey to digital maturity. Like... More
Featured Jobs: Adobe; Google; SAP
Cloud Automation Engineer — San Jose, CA — Adobe Data Scientist, Engineering — Mountain View, CA — Google Senior Manager, Digital Core Cloud — NYC — SAP Click here t... More
Apple to Reveal New Home-Grown Apps, Software Features at WWDC (Bloomberg)
Apple is planning to unleash a slew of new apps, features and development tools at its annual software conference next month. To improve its devices and strengthen its connection t... More
How Disruptive Technologies are Transforming Design (Adobe Blog)
Artificial intelligence, augmented reality, virtual reality, and touchless interfaces are reinventing the customer experience. In this changing landscape, designers must now be tra... More
RIAA: Major Label Interest in Hi-Res Music Surging (Billboard)
For the first time ever, the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) has revealed how many high-resolution music titles are available in the United States for downloads and streaming.... More
SAP, Accenture Partner to Launch Project Elevate to Develop the SAP C/4HANA Platform (MTA)
Accenture and SAP announced they are co-developing and co-innovating to accelerate the development of the SAP C/4HANA platform and build industry-specific solutions that elevate di... More
Salesforce Debuts Pardot Business Units to Help Brands Segment Customers (VentureBeat)
It’s been nearly seven years since Salesforce acquired Pardot, an automation tool that enables sales teams to stay abreast of leads and create, deploy, manage, and audit campaign... More
Game of Thrones Doesn’t Mark the End of Appointment TV (CNBC)
The shift away from traditional TV has some people lamenting that GoT will be the last “shared experience” show, where Americans tune in at a certain time to watch weekly episo... More
Europe is Reining in Tech Giants – But Some Say It’s Going Too Far (NY Times)
The debate in Europe illustrates the difficulties that governments face as they try to regulate the most corrosive material on the internet without choking off individual expressio... More