The magnitude of the demonstrations (the vast majority of which were peaceful) could mean that this time, things could actually change.
An Enormously Powerful Text Generator Has Set a New Bar for AI’s Ability to Write Copy
Research group OpenAI set the artificial intelligence community abuzz when it released a new paper on the latest version of its cutting-edge language generation system, GPT-3. The model was trained on a dataset more than 100 times larger than the already record-breaking amount of text that informed the previous version, GPT-2. While OpenAI has yet…
Facebook’s Photo Transfer Tool Goes Global
Facebook’s photo transfer tool is now available globally, meaning that users anywhere in the world can transfer their photos and videos from the social network to Google Photos. Testing of the tool began in Ireland last December, before being expanded to countries in Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region in February. More European Union countries…
American Airlines Increases Domestic Flights With Slowly Rising Demand in Summer Travel
The coronavirus pandemic is ongoing, but some people are finding the urge to hop on a plane–despite the risks–to be irresistible. American’s numbers in April had tanked amid the coronavirus outbreak, subsequent lockdowns and restrictive policies–the airline only served an average 32,000 daily customers on a domestic flight schedule reduced by 65%. But in May,…
Amazon Donates $10 Million to Groups Fighting for Justice and Equity
Amazon is donating $10 million to 11 organizations advocating for social justice and improving the lives of Black Americans. In a blog post today, Amazon said it stands in solidarity with the Black community in the fight against systemic racism and injustice. As a result, Amazon worked with its Black Employee Network (BEN) to identify…
Covid Double Standards
How Brands Can Join The Fight For Racial Equality Without Being Tone-Deaf
Advertisers responded to COVID-19 with cookie-cutter platitudes, such as “In these uncertain times” and “We’re in this together.” Now, the same brands are grappling with how to respond to protests across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police department officials. The challenge goes beyond whether an advertisement is on… Continue reading »
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The Big Story: The Nation’s Rage Machine
The real big story this week goes well beyond digital advertising. The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers ignited nationwide protests. But that murder was just the spark that ignited the firestorm. Against the backdrop of the coronavirus lockdowns, tension had been building since the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud… Continue reading »
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The 5 Best New Channels Streaming on Roku Live TV
Earlier this week, Roku announced it was adding 30 new live channels to The Roku Channel, bringing its total offerings to more than 100 free, ad-supported live streaming channels on the platform. The new channels, available through the Live TV channel on Roku devices and TVs, include a wide range of news, kid-focused content, game…