YouTube and Google confirmed they use technology to identify and eliminate videos containing messages or displays of extremist behavior. In the online environment, most companies rely on their users to flag inappropriate content. However, big companies like Facebook and YouTube have introduced an automatic process to remove extremist material. The method used the same … [Read more...]
Wand Labs Joins Microsoft
Microsoft continues the series of high-tech acquisitions with buying over Wand Labs, a company that creates messaging apps. Wand Labs purchase is a step forward in the Microsoft’s strategy of entering the area of artificial intelligence and natural language. In the future, Microsoft plans to build a platform which includes chat bots and intelligent agents. The new team will … [Read more...]
PayPal Not Interested in Windows, Blackberry
PayPal just announced that the new version of its app will not be released for Windows Phones or Blackberries or Amazon. The new version will be made available on the 30th of June and will aim at creating a new experience for users. However, PayPal users could still use the service on their phones by accessing the page from the web browser. The add-in features to Outlook, and … [Read more...]
Microsoft Brings Minecraft to China
After a long period spent on legal affairs, Microsoft finally managed to introduce to the Chinese market the Minecraft game. The company used its Mojang game studio from Sweden and asked for the help of a powerful Internet company to set the deal. Microsoft signed a five-year contract to license the game in China, having a version of the game designed especially to fit the … [Read more...]
Microsoft Launches Cortana on Android
Last month Microsoft came to us with a little surprise in store. A couple of users were enrolled in order to test out the new beta version of Cortana made specifically for Android devices. This month it’s official: Microsoft launches Cortana on Android and the stakes are quite high. Microsoft has a lot on his hands since it decided to launch the virtual assistant on Android … [Read more...]
