Amazon just launched Alexa Custom Assistant: a service that lets automakers and device manufacturers build their own digital assistants using Amazon’s Alexa technology. Continue Reading →
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Is big tech too powerful? Should it be regulated? What about Section 230? Why can't AI flag or remove objectionable posts? We're going to get some answers today. Continue Reading →
Google Translate is one of the world's largest AI models — it supports 109 languages and translates over 100 billion words per day — but anyone who has used Google Translate knows that as amazing as it is, it has a long way to go. Continue Reading →
Google is testing a new mobile feature that will show Instagram and TikTok videos as search results. Continue Reading →
Have Google and Facebook thrown their weight around the media business? Yes. Are they monopolies? That's what these lawsuits will determine. Continue Reading →
The House Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on The Judiciary published Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets. It’s not a page-turner, but you should read it today. Continue Reading →
The governments of NY, NJ, Connecticut and Pennsylvania have combined resources to launch contact tracing (exposure notification) apps to help fight the spread of COVID-19. How do they work? Are they safe? Should you download them? Shelly Palmer talks with Kerry Drew and Bianca Peters about your digital privacy and the pandemic on Fox 5's Good Day New York. Original Airdate: October 6, 2020 Continue Reading →
CNBC is reporting that a growing number of TikTok users are turning to the app for personal finance advice. As of mid-June, the #investing tag on TikTok had racked up 278.1 million views. Stating the obvious, experts caution that accounts offering guidance may be skipping important lessons and hawking get-rich quick schemes. We’ve been here before. Continue Reading →
Earlier this week, Twitter held an all-hands meeting using Google Hangouts and Slack. According to my friends at Twitter, the experiment was a resounding success. This raises the question: what are your favorite tools for remote meetings, as well as remote work? Continue Reading →
Shelly Palmer talks with Kerry Drew and Bianca Peters about Google's "Loretta" Super Bowl commercial and why he believes that Google should have put a disclaimer on the spot warning potential users about how it would use the data gathered. Original Airdate: February 4, 2020 on Fox 5's Good Day New York Continue Reading →