A City's AI Upskilling Program Empowers Staff to Build Tools
The city of San Jose, Calif.’s training course has enabled employees — including those with little to no experience using AI technologies — to develop their own AI-powered tools.
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Glendale Community College president Tiffany Hernandez apologized for the mistakes and eventually offered many students a do-over. | Screenshot: YouTube The use of AI-powered tools to announce students as they walk on stage during graduation and commencement ceremonies has grown in popularity over the past few years, but it's not always succeeding at the one job it's there for. Many schools have switched to these systems as a way to ensure names are being pronounced correctly, but during a recent livestream of a Glendale Community College commencement ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona, the AI announcer mispronounced some names and skipped others entirely as a result of timing issues as graduates walked across the stage. The ceremony was paused at least twice in an attempt to fix the issues, whi … Read the full story at The Verge.
Read full articleThe city of San Jose, Calif.’s training course has enabled employees — including those with little to no experience using AI technologies — to develop their own AI-powered tools.
Google is introducing a new feature designed to help users identify when an advertisement has been created or edited using AI technology. The tool will appear within Google’s “My Ad Center” panel, accessible through the three-dot menu or info icon on ads shown across Google Search, YouTube and Google Discover. The panel, which already allows […]
The post Google launches shopping solutions in the Philippines appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Homepage > News > Business > Google launches new shopping solutions to boost video commerce and brand-creator partnerships in the Philippines Turn shopping intent into direct checkout with Commerce Media Suite Boost trusted creator voices through Creator Partnerships Hub Affiliate Partnerships Boost: A global first on YouTube piloting in Southeast Asia to enable marketplaces and retailers to boost affiliate content Today at Google Marketing Live Southeast Asia in Singapore, one of the biggest gatherings of brands and advertisers in the region, Google put a spotlight on how the fast adoption of its AI-powered Search and YouTube’s trusted creator ecosystem is unlocking a massive opportunity for businesses to connect with shoppers and grow in Southeast Asia, including the Philippines. With AI Overviews and/or AI Mode users in Southeast Asia saying they are able to make decisions faster (82%
You can see if ads on Google Search, Google Discover, and YouTube were made or edited using AI from a new section in Google's "My Ad Center," as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The update, announced on Thursday, adds a "created or edited with AI" label under the "how this ad was made" tab. Users can find it by tapping the three dots or info button on ads, which pulls up the same panel where you can also block or report ads. Google says it will automatically apply the AI label to any ads made with its own generative AI advertising tools, but AI ads made elsewhere will need to have the label applied manually. In some regions, Google's new AI … Read the full story at The Verge.
The post Strategy Sets Q2 Earnings for July 30, 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Strategy sets July 30 for Q2 2026 results and a live investor webinar as Bitcoin treasury and software updates come into focus. Strategy Inc. will release its second-quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, July 30, after U.S. markets close. The company will host a live investor webinar at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day. The call will stream through Zoom, X, and YouTube, giving investors several ways to follow management’s update. A replay will also be posted on Strategy’s investor relations website after the event ends. Strategy remains closely watched because it is the largest corporate holder of bitcoin. Its quarterly results often draw attention from investors tracking corporate Bitcoin treasury models. The company also operates an AI-powered enterprise analytics software business under its “Intelligence Everywhere” strategy. Therefore, the Q2 call may cover both bitcoin capital
The popularity of Spotify Wrapped has kicked off a wide range of year-in-review features, on apps from YouTube to Uber - and now, the lookback trend has come to AI. Anthropic on Thursday announced a "reflect" feature for its Claude chatbot, allowing users to see an analysis of their usage data over the past month, three months, six months, or year. Anthropic bills the reflection dashboard as a way to "see your patterns and shape them," the company wrote in a blog post. It begins with a summary of an individual's key topics brought up with Claude, as well as types of tasks they delegate and their usage patterns, including peak usage times. … Read the full story at The Verge.
The intense competition for FIFA World Cup streaming rights highlights the growing shift towards digital platforms dominating live sports broadcasting. The post Netflix, Disney, and YouTube are battling for FIFA World Cup US rights worth up to $2B appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post FIFA World Cup media rights: Netflix, Disney, YouTube prepare to bid appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Folarin Balogun of the United States shoots during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round Of 16 match between USA and Belgium at Seattle Stadium on July 6, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. Mb Media | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images As the FIFA World Cup captures massive global audiences, media companies are preparing to pay billions for the rights to the next two men’s tournaments. Netflix, Disney and Alphabet’s YouTube are all interested in challenging Fox for the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2030 and 2034 World Cup, according to people familiar with the matter. Amazon, which currently owns UEFA Champions League rights in the U.K., and Apple, which owns global MLS rights, could also enter the mix, further fueling a potential bidding war for the rights. Discussions between FIFA and potential media partners are expected to begin sometime in the next three months, according to people f