TikTok provided more details on special guests at its TikTok Tailgate at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla., prior to Super Bowl 2021, along with a look at some of the Big Game campaigns brands are running on its platform. Grammy Award-nominated pop superstar Miley Cyrus will headline the TikTok Tailgate, which starts at 2:30…Read More
IBM today announced the formation of its Elite Hybrid Cloud Build Team. According to Big Blue, this group of AI and cloud computing experts was assembled to help bring its partners into the cutting edge of hybrid solution systems. What? While Elite Hybrid Cloud Build Team might sound like a crack squad of futuristic Airborne Seabees, the reality is almost just as cool. Per IBM: The elite engagement team consists of over 100 cloud architects, data scientists, cloud developers, security specialists, and developer advocates who work on the agile co-creation of advanced technology solutions for partners and their clients. With…
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Google announced today that it’s adding AI-powered measurements of heart and respiration rates to the Google Fit app. The tech uses a combination of sensors and computer vision algorithms to take measurements through a smartphone camera. The Big G said the features will be available from next month on Pixel phones, with more Android devices to follow. Users will then be able to measure their breathing rate by placing their head and upper torso in view of the phone’s front-facing camera. [Read: How much does it cost to buy, own, and run an EV? It’s not as much as you think] Their…
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Continuing our Black History Month series in partnership with agency owner Derek Walker, highlighting the creative perspectives and success of Black industry professionals, we learn about how Cashmere acd Michelle Lawrence took on Big Tobacco. A 2016 PSA for Tobacco Free California (part of the California Department of Public Health) spotlights tobacco companies’ predatory practices…Read More
As most of us have realized by now, working and learning from home can also mean a lot more mess at home–and a lot more cleaning. During this year’s Super Bowl, Procter & Gamble is urging viewers to ensure household chores are shared equitably between resident mess-makers. In a 30-second in-game spot highlighting its Dawn…Read More
Two days after Dry January ended, ridesharing platform Uber announced plans to buy on-demand alcohol marketplace Drizly for $1.1 billion. It’s a deal that reflects how much shopping has changed during the pandemic–and how many ecommerce players continue to emulate Amazon’s model for success. Two orders, one delivery When the transaction closes, anticipated in the…Read More
Twitter shared some deeper insights on the global record 6.7 billion K-pop related tweets it saw in 2020. Twitter Head of global K-pop partnerships YeonJeong Kim wrote in a blog post Thursday, “While 2020 changed the way that we enjoy many different types of entertainment, K-pop continued to be a worldwide cultural phenomenon and is…Read More
Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood does two things really well. First, it continues the long-standing tradition of awkward naming conventions for video games set in the World of Darkness. And second: it lets me turn into a giant man-beast monster hybrid and tear corporate human stooges apart. Earthblood, as we’ll call it, is an action-RPG title from Cyanide Studios that has you defending Mother Nature from the evils of humankind. You’ll play a big tough guy who’s at war with himself and the world around him after a mission goes wrong. First glance: The opening cinematic to the game is…
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This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. To curb the spread of COVID-19, the French Academy of Medicine – an independent body of leading French doctors and scientists – has called on commuters to “avoid talking or making phone calls” on metros, buses, or anywhere in public where social distancing is not an option. Masks have been mandatory on public transport in…
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This article was originally published by Michael Coates on Clean Fleet Report, a publication that gives its readers the information they need to move to cars and trucks with best fuel economy, including electric cars, fuel cells, plug-in hybrids, hybrids and advanced diesel and gasoline engines. General Motors announced a suite of environmental commitments Thursday, including a pledge to eliminate tailpipe emissions from its light-duty vehicles by 2035, be carbon-neutral in all global products and operations by 2050, and sign the Business Ambition Pledge to 1.5 °C. The change of administrations in Washington, D.C., appears to have accelerated the EV moves that…
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