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Bankruptcy looms: With outburst, Elon Musk puts the survival of X in the balance

2Dec

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Bankruptcy looms: With outburst, Elon Musk puts the survival of X in the balance

[ad_1] Elon Musk's verbal assault on advertisers who have shunned X (formerly Twitter) threatens to sink the social network further, with the tycoon warning of the platform's demise, just one year after taking control."If somebody's gonna try to blackmail me with advertising, go fuck yourself," a visibly furious Musk told an interviewer in New York in front of an audience of the US business elite this week. Musk was lashing out at the advertisers who had abandoned his platform after Media Matters, a left-wing media watchdog group, warned big companies that their ads were running aside posts by neo-Nazis. Walmart on Friday was the latest to join the exodus, following the footsteps of IBM, Disney, Paramount, NBCUniversal, Lionsgate and others.The latest controversy broke earlier this mont...

SHOCKING! Elon Musk uses expletives, calls advertisers shunning X blackmailers

30Nov

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SHOCKING! Elon Musk uses expletives, calls advertisers shunning X blackmailers

[ad_1] Elon Musk, speaking at the New York Times' DealBook Summit, gave a shocking declaration to advertisers that have stopped showing ads on X (formerly Twitter) and are leaving the platform, telling them to stop advertising and that they were blackmailing the X owner “with their money”. Musk's defiance also came without any restraints as he used expletives multiple times in the conversation telling brands responsible for boycotting the platform such as IBM, Disney, Comcast, and others to go away and that people will be the judge if X shuts down due to advertisers' money.As per a video by CNBC Television's YouTube channel which posted the entire exchange, the billionaire entrepreneur was asked by the interviewer Andrew Ross Sorkin, financial columnist at the New York Times about the r...

Bumble and Match stop advertising on Instagram amid disturbing content placement row

28Nov

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Bumble and Match stop advertising on Instagram amid disturbing content placement row

[ad_1] Advertising on social media generates huge revenue for various brands. However, it can be risky for them if their ad is being shown next to inappropriate content as it diminishes the brand value and creates a negative association. It also runs the risk of targeting the wrong demographic, which can further damage the brand. Recently, in a shocking revelation, online dating platforms Bumble and Match have decided to suspend their advertising on Instagram after a report by The Wall Street Journal found their ads to be displayed next to content of explicit nature and child abuse content within the platform's Reels feeds. Check here to know all about the incident:Bumble and Match to stop advertising on Instagram?Dating apps including Bumble and Match have stopped advertising on Instag...

In massive setback for Elon Musk’s X, Apple pulls ads over antisemitism controversy

18Nov

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In massive setback for Elon Musk’s X, Apple pulls ads over antisemitism controversy

[ad_1] X (formerly Twitter) has once again found itself in troubled waters courtesy its billionaire owner, Elon Musk. Ever since the Israel-Hamas conflict began, the social media platform has been filled with hate posts, propaganda, and misinformation. But recently, brands have pulled the plug on advertising on the platform citing antisemitism as a big reason. Recently, IBM, Disney, Warner Bros., Discovery, and EU pulled ads, and now Apple has joined the list as well, as per a report. Incidentally, the big chunk of the advertisers exiting came after company owner Elon Musk replied in support of a post accusing Jewish people of hating white people.According to a report by Axios, Apple decided to stop showing ads on the platform after Musk's endorsement of “antisemitic conspiracy theories...

5 things about AI you may have missed today: Discord to shut down Clyde AI, Microsoft tweaks AI, more

17Nov

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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Discord to shut down Clyde AI, Microsoft tweaks AI, more

[ad_1] The weekend is almost here but before you zone out, here are the most noteworthy developments from the artificial intelligence world. In the first incident, Discord, the popular social media platform is getting rid of its in-house experimental AI chatbot Clyde. It will no longer be available from December 1, 2023. In other news, Microsoft has made changes to its AI image generator tool after it created very close resembling images of Disney posters, along with its logo. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Discord is shutting down its AI chatbotDiscord is discontinuing Clyde, its experimental AI chatbot, by deactivating it at the end of the month, as per a note by the company. Users will no longer be able to invoke Clyde in direct messages, group message...

Elon Musk’s X Partners With Paris Hilton for Shopping, Video Push

2Oct

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Elon Musk’s X Partners With Paris Hilton for Shopping, Video Push

[ad_1] Social media platform X is partnering with Paris Hilton and her digital ad agency 11:11 Media as it seeks new revenue and to redefine the platform formerly known as Twitter. X will work with Hilton to create original video content on fashion, beauty, travel and other topics, the company announced Monday. Hilton, an American media personality and socialite, will also help promote the launch of X's new products and services.X has been pushing for new avenues of growth since Elon Musk's chaotic takeover in 2022 led advertising sales to decline by more than half. The company launched a Premium subscription earlier this year that offers additional features for a monthly fee. Musk has also been vocal about turning X into an ‘everything app' that includes audio, video, shopping, payment...

Hollywood Screenwriters Reach Deal to End Five-Month Strike

25Sep

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Hollywood Screenwriters Reach Deal to End Five-Month Strike

[ad_1] Striking Hollywood screenwriters reached a tentative new labor agreement with studios including Walt Disney Co. and Netflix Inc., settling one of two walkouts that have shut down film and TV production.The Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,500 Hollywood scribes, said Sunday it reached the deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers, the studios' bargaining group. The agreement, if approved by the guild members, will end a strike that began on May 2. The provisional three-year deal remains subject to the completion of contract language and recommendations from the union's council and board, which could come as soon as Tuesday. Members would vote after that, although the union leadership may give them permission to return to work before...

“Catatouille”: Video Of Cat Turning Chef To Help Human Impresses Internet

21Sep

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“Catatouille”: Video Of Cat Turning Chef To Help Human Impresses Internet

[ad_1] ‘A rat finding it hard to accept its life as a rodent. And love for good food made the rat hope that his “strange dream” of becoming a chef in Paris can come true, and therefore the adventure begins.' Does this sound similar to you? Oh yes, you guessed it right, we are talking about the classic 2007 film Ratatouille. Wondering why? This is because we may have found the cat version of Ratatouille, and the internet has named it “Catatouille”. ‘Paw'fect, did we hear? A video has set the Internet ablaze after it shows a cat helping its human friend in cooking. The clip has got its name from the fact that the cat sits atop the head of the man, just like in the animated film.The clip opens with the man and the cat in a kitchen, preparing to make a type of sandwich. While the cat is rest...

What to stream this week: Adam Sandler, ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka,’ Tim McGraw and ‘Honor Among Thieves’

21Aug

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What to stream this week: Adam Sandler, ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka,’ Tim McGraw and ‘Honor Among Thieves’

[ad_1] Tim McGraw roars back with “Standing Room Only” and the “Mandalorian” spin-off “Star Wars: Ahsoka” are among the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you.Among the offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press' entertainment journalists are “The Eight Mountains,” a soul-stirring Italian epic of male friendship, and the return of Adam Sandler in “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.” NEW MOVIES TO STREAMIt would have been easy to dismiss “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” as another tired Hollywood effort to parlay whatever unused IP it had lying around. Yet directors and co-writers Jonathan M. Goldstein and John Francis Daley, who helmed one of the better comedies in recent years ("Game Night"), turn “Honor Among Thieves” i...

Einstein and Musk Chatbots are driving millions to download Character.AI

9Jul

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Einstein and Musk Chatbots are driving millions to download Character.AI

[ad_1] Albert Einstein died in 1955, but the physicist is still a prolific conversationalist. As a chatbot on Character.AI, Einstein has responded to 1.6 million messages, expounding on everything from theories of relativity to pet recommendations: “A cat would be a great choice!”Silicon Valley is in the throes of a chatbot craze, with companies like OpenAI notching valuations in the billions for devising computer programs that can effectively imitate humans. But none are quite so strange as Character.AI. The artificial intelligence startup, valued at $1 billion, allows people to create their own customized chatbots, impersonating anyone and anything — living or dead or inanimate. The website, and accompanying app, is one of the most surprising hits of the artificial intelligence craze....