YouTube unveiled its latest weapon in its effort to combat terrorist propaganda on its site: redirection. Users who search for such content will now be directed to videos that show victims of terrorism and clerics refuting violent religious narratives. Social media giants such as Facebook, Twitter and Google have been rushing to respond to the wave of hate speech and terrorist propaganda flooding their platforms where it can be accessed by people with a penchant for violent behavior. “When people search for certain keywords on YouTube, we will display a playlist of videos debunking violent extremist recruiting narratives,” YouTube announced in a blog post last week explaining the…
Author: Loknath Das
Alphabet said it appointed chief executive of its Google unit, Sundar Pichai, to its board. The company’s board also includes founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. In a statement, Alphabet CEO Page said, “Sundar has been doing a great job as Google’s CEO, driving strong growth, partnerships, and tremendous product innovation. I really enjoy working with him and I’m excited that he is joining the Alphabet board.” The company reported a 21 percent jump in quarterly revenue on Monday, maintaining a growth rate that is rarely seen among companies its size and suggesting the big sales gains enjoyed recently by the other Internet firms are not done yet.…
A major Pokemon Go festival in Chicago Saturday to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the virtual game went badly awry when technical glitches prevented many fans from logging on. The problems forced Niantic Inc., the developer of the wildly popular augmented reality game, to issue a statement saying everyone who registered for the event would get a full refund for the $20 (roughly Rs. 1,290) tickets and $100 (roughly Rs. 6,450) in credits for use of the app. Niantic CEO John Hanke was booed when he took the stage at Chicago’s Grant Park to address the thousands of frustrated Pokemon enthusiasts. Some in attendance…
Google parent Alphabet on Monday saw shares slide as the market reacted to a massive fine by the European Commission and word that success in mobile, cloud and YouTube is coming with higher costs. Alphabet reported a quarterly profit of $3.5 billion (roughly Rs. 22,532 crores), in a sharp decline from a year ago, with a $2.74 billion antitrust fine in Europe biting into earnings. The technology giant reported that revenue grew to $26 billion (roughly Rs. 1,67,384 crores) in the recently ended quarter, and that profit would have tallied nearly $6.3 billion if it were not for the fine levied on search engine Google by the European Commission. Earnings…
Lucknow Outgoing president Pranab Mukherjee recently got lessons in sports from young researcher Kanishka Pandey. Sports: A way of life, written by Pandey, explains how sports plays a major role in holistic personality development of players. It was presented to Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhawan. “This research is the first-of-its-kind academic work on sports that lays emphasis on national character building through sports and seriously challenges the adage that sports spoil the human being,” Pandey, a former state-level badminton player from Lucknow’s St Francis College, said. During the 15 minute audience, Mukherjee asked him about the content of the work and how…
Even though most people use WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger for chatting, there is no dearth of alternatives available. There are privacy-focused options such as Telegram, and sticker-filled apps such as WeChat, so there is a messaging app for every purpose. One such app, Wire, takes a slightly different approach. Wire’s appeal lies in its simple, clutter-free design that is suitable for both professional and personal use. The app, which is backed by Skype co-founder Janis Friis, let’s you chat, share images, and make voice calls to other Wire users. Like WhatsApp, and some other apps, Wires uses your phone’s contact list to quickly connect you to other users you…
HIGHLIGHTS PES 2018 online beta is available on PS4 and Xbox One It offers two modes: Online Co-op and Quick Match The beta runs till July 31 9:30am IST PES 2018 doesn’t release for another month or so, but Konami is giving players a sneak peek into the new iteration thanks to an online beta that’s now available for free (without the need to pre-order) on the PS4 and Xbox One. The reason it’s being called a “beta” by Konami is because it’s meant to test the online component of PES 2018 – a traditional “demo” of the game will be available closer to…
Getting the right financial product for your small business is important. However, entrepreneurs should be careful about which small business financing options they choose. Some make more sense for your company than others. Small Business Trends talked with Hanna Kassis an expert at Segway Financial about how to differentiate between loans, cash advances and factoring. “The biggest difference is cash advances and factoring are not loans, although sometimes they’re disguised as loans,” Kassis says. The trick for small business owners is in understanding how to pick the financial product that works to make their situation better. Choosing the wrong path can lead to deeper financial…
“Every possible series of events is happening all at once,” Littlefinger tells Sansa Stark in the newly released trailer for the rest of Game of Thrones season seven, which HBO unveiled at a Friday-evening Comic-Con panel after it was leaked online earlier in the day. 8 winners and 5 losers from Game of Thrones’ season 7 premiere He could have just as well been talking about the trailer itself, a “weeks ahead preview” that races through the show’s various groups of characters to show us alliances and armies coming together throughout Westeros in the coming season, as Daenerys makes her play for…
UK marketers have revised their internet budgets up to the greatest extent since the third quarter of 2007, according to the latest IPA Bellwether Report, published today (19 July). However, while an increase in internet budgets in Q2 2017 has fuelled growth in overall marketing budgets, rising wider economic uncertainty has had a noticeable impact on companies’ financial prospects. 32% of the latest survey panel recorded an increase in internet marketing budgets, compared with a little over 9% of panellists that recorded a fall, providing a resulting net balance of +22.7% – up sharply since the previous quarter’s +16.9% and…