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First glimpse of Amazon’s new robotaxi: Zoox autonomous vehicle spotted during video shoot

GeekWire

Isn’t it always the urban video shoot that spoils the big car reveal? 14, as you can see in the video above. The car was photographed outside the Fairmont San Francisco hotel this weekend as crews captured footage. But it turns out it’s tough to keep a secret in public, even on streets emptied by the pandemic.

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The Problem With Facial Recognition Systems

The Accidental Successful CIO

The Challenges Of Facial Recognition Systems Facial-recognition systems have been long touted as a quick and dependable way to identify everyone from employees to hotel guests. That included people wearing special masks, using deepfakes which are lifelike images generated by AI or holding up images or videos of other people.

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Disney inks a huge Sony deal to bring Spider-Man and other films to Disney Plus and Hulu

The Verge

Disney and Sony Pictures have signed a multi-year “content licensing agreement” that will bring new Sony theatrical releases, starting with its 2022 films, to Disney-owned platforms. Starting in 2022, that window, which follows a film’s theatrical and home video runs, will be owned by Netflix, thanks to a deal announced earlier this month.

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The ad industry is going all-in on AI

Vox

Olivier Anrigo/Getty Images for TikTok The Carlton Hotel where TikTok had its press preview on June 19, 2023, in Cannes, France. Think about how TikTok predicts what funny videos you want to see next or how Google ranks your search results; all of it uses AI. AI is not new. You need to make sure you don’t create a monster.”

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Data mining for B2B churn and loyalty management in India and South Asia

TM Forum

To avoid churn of customers who are at risk of not renewing their license techniques such as email intimation of license renewal are typically mass mailed, but we wish to target only loyal customers. Did they watch the video? According to this insight from Coredna, YouTube video ads are a relatively untapped goldmine.

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Inside Climate Pledge Arena: New venue is a ‘very Seattle’ mix of high-tech and deluxe experiences

GeekWire

” Watch the video above and keep scrolling for highlights and photos from the tour. Climate Pledge features four stores that license Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” cashierless technology, first introduced in the tech giant’s Go convenience stores in Seattle and elsewhere in the country.

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The Internet of First Responder Things (IoFRT)

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

So when your teenager’s shower has gone over five minutes in length, you could abruptly get a notification and then shut off the water (or turn on the cold water full blast) from your hotel room in Hong Kong. Seattle Police Body Worn Video. Most such cameras today record their video and hold it in the device.