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The European Union (EU) understands the need for transparency in AI-generated content and has decided to enforce mandatory labeling of such content. However, this new ruling has not been without its own set of challenges. EU’s New AI Act The EU’s AI Act,…
IndiaMart, a leading online marketplace in India, intends to significantly boost its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The company has announced plans to double spending on AI tools every six months with an aim of mitigating false…
Vietnamese businesses exporting digital content are setting up offices abroad to avoid the 10% value-added tax, according to the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry. Although their exports are eligible for VAT waiver, many still have to pay the tax…
Recently, Meta, in collaboration with Microsoft, introduced the new Llama 2 – a next-generation large language AI model. This new technology enables companies to customize AI for their needs, like creating chatbots and image generators. It seems that…
Netflix announced today that it is adding a new feature to its popular mobile phone app. Called My Netflix, this is a one-stop shop for both iOS and Android users that features shortcuts to help you find something to stream on the platform. The new My Netflix…
During an interview at the Cannes Lion advertising festival, the CEO of Netflix Ted Sarandos gave the most direct indication that it will launch a cheaper, ad-supported subscription tier to the embattled streaming service. In essence, Mr. Sarandos said that…
If you use Reddit on your Android phone or your iPhone, you will probably notice a new Discover tab within the Reddit app, which strongly resembles an Instagram feed. Yes, it took two years, but finally, Reddit introduced a new significant change to its app.…
Twitter announced that it is testing a new option for changing the playback speed of a video, which is just like the playback option on YouTube, Netflix, and other video platforms. In the tweet from Twitter, we see that the new playback option may appear as a…
The content platform defended its ban on pornography, saying it had been prompted do to so because of difficulties getting financial services if it didn’t. OnlyFans banned pornographic content after being denied interbank wires by banks including New…
A new Instagram feature allows users to control how much sensitive content they see in the app, and more specifically, on its “Explore” tab. The ‘Explore’ section of Instagram is the place where users discover new content from people they don’t follow. Before…
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp and Facebook Inc in Australia have agreed on a content-supply deal, easing the tension between media companies and the social media giant involving a new world-first law that seeks payment from social media companies for content…
U.S. streaming service provider Netflix wants to produce content in Vietnam as it seeks to expand in Asia, its CEO has said. Speaking at a meeting with Mai Tien Dung, Chairman of the Government Office on Monday, Reed Hastings added that the company, which has…
Back when Google unveiled the YouTube Kids app for Android and iOS devices in 2015, its goal was pretty simple and so was the execution of the product itself. Roughly four and a half years later, the children-friendly, parentally controlled video platform…
We have heard it all before, eCommerce is the future of retail sales. In 2018 the worldwide online retail sales amounted to 2.84 trillion US dollars. By 2021, the market will evolve to 4.88 trillion US dollars in worldwide online retail sales. This is a…
Ericsson has announced an agreement with Limelight Networks to add content delivery capabilities to its new Ericsson Unified Delivery Network (UDN) platform. Ericsson aims to develop UDN as a webscale edge delivery network, and is using the agreement with…
ZALORA, Asia’s Online Fashion Destination, announces its partnership with SPH Magazines Women’s Network. The partnership will see both organisations share editorial content and syndication between SPH Magazine’s Women’s Network Magazines and ZALORA’s fashion…
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