News Corporation has recorded a 75 per cent drop in full-year profit. The US-listed media posted $187 million (€170.5m) in net profit for the financial year, down from the previous year’s $760 million record. The numbers were hit by lower print and digital advertising in Australia and lower print advertising at in UK. For the […]
The Government must make tackling ‘tech abuse’ a priority, according to the UK House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, amid a warning that the use of smart technology and connected devices in facilitating domestic abuse is becoming a growing problem. The Committee’s report, Connect tech: smart or sinister?, also calls for more to […]
British innovators working to revolutionise 5G and broadband coverage for every corner of the UK could be in line to secure up to £160 million (€186m) from a scheme to deliver the next generation of high-tech satellites, Science and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan has announced. LEO satellites represent the next generation of space technology, offering […]
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 […]