Report shows over 100k women virtually disrobed through AI deepfake
TechSpot
OCTOBER 21, 2020
A recent report has uncovered over 100,000 faked nude photos of women based on social media images, which were then shared online.
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TechSpot
OCTOBER 21, 2020
A recent report has uncovered over 100,000 faked nude photos of women based on social media images, which were then shared online.
The Verge
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Facebook, a company known for ripping its ideas from competitors , has reportedly set its sights on social audio. The New York Times reports today that the company is working on a copycat of Clubhouse, the buzzy invite-only social audio startup. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
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GeekWire
JULY 16, 2020
Scener , the RealNetworks spinoff that lets people connect and interact virtually while watching their favorite streaming content, is expanding its platform as it experiences substantial growth during the coronavirus pandemic. Scener is capitalizing on lockdowns during the ongoing health crisis and the desire for social gatherings.
The Verge
APRIL 6, 2022
Meta may have given up on its Diem cryptocurrency , but the company is still exploring finance products, according to a new Financial Times report. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram reportedly has a few irons in the fire, including virtual currency employees have apparently taken to calling “Zuck Bucks.”.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Almost two years after officially attaining “unicorn” status , Seattle startup Rec Room continues to expand the audience for its eponymous flagship app Rec Room , with new physical gift cards, a virtual haunted house, a brand crossover with Mattel’s Masters of the Universe , and perhaps most importantly, the possibility of feet.
CTOvision
MAY 17, 2016
When we think of virtual reality, it usually relates to video games and general entertainment, but technology is doing more than just giving the masses a chance to live roleplay as a superhero -- it’s helping us with our health. Here are a few ways virtual reality is revolutionizing healthcare. Social Training. Rick Delgado.
GeekWire
JULY 2, 2021
Also unique: record breaking investment and M&A activity across the country and in Seattle, as companies take advantage of pandemic-driven trends such as virtual experiences, at-home healthcare, remote education and more. Hootsuite , the widely used social media management platform and a star of the Vancouver, B.C. Snapbar (No.
CIO Business Intelligence
JUNE 12, 2023
Virtual Agent, or VA, is the next natural step for significantly better customer and business outcomes. For example, you might present a customer with a choice of channels for engagement such as chat, phone, and social media. Respondents also reported a 9% increase in revenue directly attributed to their use of VAs.
SecureWorld News
JUNE 15, 2023
Verizon has released its 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the 16th annual publication providing an analysis of real-world data breaches and security incidents. The report often includes recommendations and best practices to mitigate the risks identified in the data. So what did they find?
Vox
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.
GeekWire
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Scener , the platform that allows streaming media viewers to watch and chat together in a virtual movie theater setting, has raised $2.1 Scener co-founder Joe Braidwood told GeekWire that it’s “incredible” to see the industry finally embrace social TV. Scener image). It’s more than just missing movie theaters.
GeekWire
MAY 27, 2020
million investment round for its AI-powered virtual healthcare service. GeekWire previously reported on the initial Series C funding in March. Virtual healthcare services such as Bright.md is one of several telemedicine companies attracting investor attention amid the global pandemic and social distancing orders.
The Verge
APRIL 11, 2022
Meta is testing new features to let creators make money within Horizon Worlds, the company’s social metaverse platform for Quest VR headsets that is soon coming to mobile phones and possibly game consoles. Roblox has built a huge business from this model, while Rec Room is growing quickly and prioritizing creator monetization as well.
Gizmodo
JULY 9, 2020
The Indian army has upped the app purge and requested that personnel delete their accounts on virtually all major social platforms, Indian media is reporting. The list of 89 apps include, unsurprisingly, China-affiliated TikTok and all Tencent gaming apps, but also Facebook, Tinder, Instagram, Tinder, Snapchat,… Read more.
The Verge
JANUARY 21, 2021
Bluesky, Twitter’s decentralized social networking effort, has announced its first major update since 2019. The report covers how these systems handle key social network elements like discoverability, moderation, and privacy, as well as how services based on them can scale up, interoperate, and make money.
The Verge
APRIL 4, 2022
A source familiar with the situation told The Intercept that Amazon executives met in November 2021 to discuss the creation of a social media platform specifically for employees. During the meeting, executives reportedly discussed “the dark side of social media” and agreed to monitor employees’ posts (should Amazon ever launch the platform).
The Verge
DECEMBER 9, 2021
More than two years and a company rebrand later, Meta is finally opening up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds. Originally just called Horizon, it requires a Facebook account and lets you hang out with up to 20 people at a time in a virtual space. Now we can open up and say we have interesting things that people can do”.
GeekWire
MAY 10, 2020
The rolling, UV-emitting robot is something Amazon is “working on for the future,” according to the 60 Minutes report. Amazon says it uses its vast camera system for contact tracing and to try to enforce social distancing. We’ve contacted Amazon for more details, and for comment on the 60 Minutes report.
GeekWire
JUNE 11, 2020
Founded in 2014, Conversa sells various platforms that allow care teams to communicate with patients virtually. Conversa this year released a suite of COVID-19 virtual care programs being used by health systems across the U.S. The company is also working with employers who need help checking on the health of employees.
GeekWire
JUNE 4, 2020
And she’s one of 8,000 interns that Amazon has taken on this summer around the world, hosting all of them virtually for the first time. Citing data from the jobs site Glassdoor , CNBC reported at the end of April that internship opportunities had been cut in half in the U.S. Photos courtesty of Yaminee Patel). Albert Kim.
The Verge
JUNE 14, 2020
Microsoft has restored custom Xbox Live gamerpics, Windows Central reported. Microsoft’s other cloud services, including Windows Virtual Desktop, Teams, Mixer, and Xbox Game Pass, also saw huge increased demand in March, as many people were on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.
GeekWire
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Eight years after they left Zulily to concentrate full time on their social platform for gamers, husband and wife co-founders Yaprak and David DeCarmine are growing Seattle-based Game Jolt and raising new funding. Games Beat previously reported the news. Game Jolt co-founders Yaprak and David DeCarmine. Game Jolt Photo).
GeekWire
AUGUST 21, 2020
This is the spectator view for fans watching NBA games “courtside” in Microsoft Teams: the live stream on one side, and your virtual cheering section on the other. My big takeaway: Microsoft and the NBA are on to something with their new tech-fueled virtual fan experience. Look out for me in the virtual stands!!!
GeekWire
JANUARY 12, 2023
American football fans who use the Rec Room social gaming app can now grab their favorite team’s gear for their in-app avatars, just in time for the NFL playoffs. RELATED: Why avatar-based social gaming app Rec Room doesn’t consider itself a ‘metaverse’ company. (Rec Room Image).
The Verge
JANUARY 13, 2021
The company said it was aware of reports “regarding armed militias and known hate groups” attempting to travel to the region to disrupt the inauguration. and to instead participate virtually,” DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a joint statement on Monday.
GeekWire
MARCH 15, 2021
StreamElements/Rainmaker report). That’s according to data from the monthly State of the Stream report for February 2021, produced by Israeli firm StreamElements, a provider of tools and services for VOD production, in conjunction with its analytics partner Rainmaker.gg. Source: StreamElements/Rainmaker).
Gizmodo
AUGUST 24, 2021
The study found that a large majority of women who received medication abortions in California last year via telehealth service required no follow-up medical care, and no major adverse events were reported. The findings… Read more.
GeekWire
OCTOBER 8, 2020
It was the city’s first-ever virtual bill signing conducted over video conferencing. This was the city’s first time signing a bill virtually, given the ongoing pandemic and social distancing mandates. GeekWire screenshot). The legislation is modeled after a minimum wage standard New York City passed in 2018.
The Verge
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Facebook is building a smartwatch as part of its ongoing hardware efforts, according to a new report from The Information. The device is said to be an Android-based smartwatch, though the report does not say whether Facebook intends for the device to run Google’s Wear OS. The social networking giant’s hardware ambitions are no secret.
Computerworld Vertical IT
MAY 31, 2023
The metaverse has been described as the next phase of the internet: interconnected and persistent 3D spaces where we will work, play, and, so it seems, purchase virtual real estate. Sales of VR and AR headsets have fallen short of expectations. To read this article in full, please click here
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
The study, led by University of Washington associate professor Alexis Hiniker , shows that children express themselves differently to robots and humans and have nuanced views of social interactions. “The kids showed really sophisticated social awareness in their transfer behaviors,” Hiniker said in a UW press release.
The Verge
AUGUST 28, 2020
The company has been working on its multiplayer virtual reality social space, Horizon, for a while now, which is comparable in concept if not scope to the fantastical VR world of Ready Player One. social network? Horizon is interesting in and of itself as a big experiment into the future of online socialization.
GeekWire
APRIL 14, 2023
The company shifted to virtual meetings with the onset of the pandemic. Some environmental and social groups appear to have been emboldened by those close calls. Amazon’s meeting will be held virtually again this year, at 9 a.m. Shareholders voted down all 15 resolutions last year. Pacific on Wednesday, May 24.
Trends in the Living Networks
AUGUST 31, 2010
Melcrum recently released a report on How to use social media to solve critical communication issues , with as usual some great case studies and many practical insights. Go to the report website for a full overview and executive summary. The Future of Social Media and Internal Communications. Below is my article in full.
The Verge
DECEMBER 10, 2020
Germany’s competition watchdog is investigating Facebook for tying its social app to its Oculus virtual reality headsets. Today, the Bundeskartellamt or Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced a probe of the increasingly close link between Facebook and Oculus, arguing that it could hurt competition in both VR and social networking.
SecureWorld News
MARCH 22, 2021
The FBI just released its annual Internet Crime Report, and it is truly a sign of the times. The IC3 "provides the public with a trustworthy source for information on cyber criminal activity," and also is a useful tool for victims to report a cybercrime. And this year's report highlights five "hot topics.". RAT success stories.
SecureWorld News
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
According to breach notification letters , the exposed customer data includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account details. To learn more and connect with cybersecurity leaders across the financial sector, attend the SecureWorld Financial Services virtual conference on February 28, 2024.
CTOvision
MARCH 17, 2014
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Trends in the Living Networks
AUGUST 8, 2011
For the last decade I have examined and applied social network analysis in and across organizations, for example in large professional firms , technology purchase decision-making , high-performance personal networks , and other applications. Source : IBM Creative Leadership Report.
Kitaboo
DECEMBER 22, 2023
Top Upcoming Trends CPOs in Education Technology Must Know Personalized Learning through Adaptive Learning Platforms Competency-Based Education (CBE) The Surge in Online and Blended Learning Artificial Intelligence and Gamification in Education Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in Education II.
CTOvision
DECEMBER 30, 2015
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GeekWire
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Rec Room is a free app described as a “universally accessible online community,” where users create a cartoony virtual avatar to participate in a variety of activities, many of which were designed by the application’s community. 16, the PlayStation 5. Its total player count is now over 37 million.
CTOvision
MAY 22, 2014
Within the game, players engage in a virtual world – mining for valuables, building homes and communities, and interacting with one another. The motivations behind the virtual country were constructive and educational – enabling new forms of teaching and encouraging creative minds to engage with new designs and ideas. Related articles.
GeekWire
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Seattle-based FFA just wrapped up a virtual version of its eight-week Ready Set Raise program, which requires each company to have a female or non-binary CEO. Venture funding for female founders hit its lowest quarterly total in three years, PitchBook reported in October.
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