Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp users can’t opt out of new AI tool

John Montgallo
AI Tool - No Opt-Out

Meta has added artificial intelligence to its platforms regardless of whether users want it Meta recently released a statement about the rollout of its AI tool across its platforms including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp, saying that it is meant to be used “to get things done, learn, create and connect with the things that matter to you.” That said, it didn’t ask whether users want it there The AI tool has been incorporated into these platforms in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Pakistan, Jamaica, South Africa, Singapore, Malawi, Uganda, Zambia,…

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Artificial intelligence teams at Google to consolidate, says CEO

Sam Lambert
Artificial intelligence - Google Teams - Consolidate

Sundar Pichai has announced that the AI model development teams will be added to the DeepMind unit Google has announced that it will be consolidating internal artificial intelligence teams and bringing them into the DeepMind unit. The announcement was made by CEO Sundar Pichai in a blog post The post was made on the company’s official website by the Alphabet and Google chief executive officer. There, he explained the company’s decision for consolidating the artificial intelligence model building teams into DeepMind, including the Research division teams. DeepMind was first formed…

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Apple ordered to remove WhatsApp from the App Store in China

Stephanie Beck
App store - No more WhatsApp China

The iPhone maker has removed the popular messaging application from the shop in the country Apple has announced that it has been required to remove the WhatsApp messaging application by Meta from the App Store in China in order to comply with regulations issued by Beijing. The Threads application was also required to be removed Both WhatsApp and Threads were taken down from the App Store when Apple received an order from Chinese authorities to do so.  Officials from the country cited national security concerns without any additional details regarding…

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Mobile wallets are becoming popular among boomers for this reason

Jennifer Goula
Mobile wallets - Baby Boomers using mobile phones

This generation isn’t using phones as a payment method as much as others, but another use is growing When it comes to demographics using mobile wallets the most, the majority of people wouldn’t think that Baby Boomers would be in a top category. That said, when it comes to one specific behavior, they’re participating quite a bit. It’s true that this isn’t the top generation for using mobile payments Still, there are far more features available through mobile wallets than making payments by tapping a smartphone at a checkout counter.…

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Shoppers spend more when they use digital wallets for payments

Jesse Collins
Digital wallets - Increase in use

Consumers using online transactions spent 31 percent more than non-users in a recent US survey. US shoppers who use digital wallets spend significantly more across several major categories than their non-user counterparts. This was the finding of a PYMNT and AWS survey of 2,501 people The survey found that people using digital payments spent 31 percent more than non-users across a spectrum of categories. Restaurant sales saw the biggest difference, as people paying digitally spent an average of 33 percent more, since they spent an average of $44 per bill,…

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