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Virtual assistants hear everything, so watch what you say. I’m not kidding

Network World

The law of unintended consequences is once again rearing it’s ugly head: Google, Apple, Amazon and others now make virtual assitants that respond to commands, and recordings can trigger them. It produced an ad designed to trigger Google Home to advertise the Whopper. The ad featured a Burger King employee saying, “OK, Google.

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Is VMware really becoming the new mainframe?

CIO Business Intelligence

But because the popular virtualization platform can be too expensive and pervasive to replace even if they may want to, they may find themselves with a mainframe-type of dilemma. Everybody says VMware works as advertised, but they have a problem with how Broadcom has changed the way you purchase and use VMware.

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Why Sizmek’s Ad Server Shouldn’t End Up With Amazon

Forrester IT

Ad servers are the pipes of digital advertising – they (virtually) move content or ad creatives into empty slots on publisher’s pages, and then keep track of how many times they did it. Ad serving… sounds boring right? And on its face, it is. So, it’s no wonder the ad serving market is seen by […].

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Taking stock of human capital in the age of AI

CIO Business Intelligence

Despite that since April 1, there are no longer simplified remote working measures in Italy requiring employers to accommodate this, the number of remote employees this year remained virtually unchanged, at 3.5 million compared to about 3.6 million in 2023, and is expected to grow by 5% in 2025, equal to 3.75

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Consumers Aren’t Ready For The Metaverse, Yet

Forrester IT

In its current state, the metaverse is prime (virtual) real-estate for brands looking to make press headlines, test and learn, and reach a subset of the Gen Z audience. Brands that expect a revenue-based ROI from their metaverse custom media buys will be sorely disappointed.

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How to Conduct Effective Virtual Recruitment Events for Global Teams

Hacker Earth

That is why virtual recruitment events are the perfect solution for reaching out to various sources of talents, marketing and selling the brands and employers, and conducting the recruitment process online. What Are Virtual Recruitment Events? Such events have become helpful to organizations in addressing the above challenges.

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Frameplay raises $8M for in-game advertising

Venture Beat

Frameplay has raised $8 million in funding for its immersive in-game advertising experiences. Hiro Capital led the round. Read More.