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The rise of Uber means less love for London’s traditional black cabs
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 1.1.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | marketing, smartphone, threat
Summary | The app Uber is taking up much of official taxi companies' business. The iconinc London cab is endangered. Uber offers much cheaper rides than taxi cabs because the drivers do not have to go through any training - they just use their smartphone's GPS to drive customers. Customers also use their smartphone apps to hail an Uber ride.
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Taking poetic license with AI personalities
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 7.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, emojis, gender, research/study
Summary | Artificial intelligence assistants are now being creatively enganced by educated and professional writers and poets so as to make their conversation appear more human-like (f.i. by using emojis) and their personalities more authentic. Polls have shown that users prefer female voices for AI assistants and most companies have acted accordingly. Microsoft has however pre-empted reinforcing stereotypes about female assistants by limiting the number of apologies and self-deprecating comments for their AI assistant Cortana.
Image Description | Image of a meeting of professional writers working in AI at Microsoft.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, female(s), male(s)
Can this trendy D.C. hotel designed for millennials bridge the generation gap?
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 13.3.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | youth
Summary | Hotels have been adapting their services to please the millennial generation. For instance, they replaced older features (e.g. mini bar service) with more modern ones (e.g. free wifi, more outlets, etc.). Aaron Katz is the president of Modus Hotels (in Washington), and he thought about the millennials when he planned the Pod D.C.. Will the hotel increase the generational gap? Millennial Megan and Gen X Andrea talk about the hotel's features (amenities, technology, food and beverages, community spirit
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A zillion videos follow the same recipe
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 14.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | social media, video communication
Summary | The article talks about recipe videos that can be found online. All the videos follow the same trends (e.g. shot overhead, fast and slow motion, shows the cook's hands, adds music...). The Tasty videos all end with the formula "Ohhh, yesss.", which has been used for parody.
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Photos that look good enough to eat
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 17.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | smartphone
Summary | Foodie is an app used for food photography; you can use filters to enhance your photo and make it look stylish.
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I have seen the future, and it looks like chatbots
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 18.4.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, marketing, texting
Summary | Chatbots are robots that simulate human conversations; they are becoming popular among retailers who use them for online shopping. For instance, Sephora and H&M have been using bots that help customers buy their products. Experts predict that bots will be at the center of our digital life in the future. People at Silicon Valley are now trying to develop new concepts to integrate bots into messaging apps.
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Go ahead with this Google-made goody for texting
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 29.5.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | Google, texting
Summary | Google released a new product that could improve your texting life: Gboard. It is a new keyboard that lets users swipe to type, and it also has a buitl-in search bar. You can search for links, images, or GIFs and then share them in your text messages.
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Apple's iOS 10 beta release hints at a lot of change - not all of it welcome
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 16.7.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | smartphone
Summary | Apple has just released iOS 10, but not everyone is happy about the latest update. The author of the article likes the improved Health function to track sleep, and the fact that you can now erase some pre-installed apps (e.g. Watch, Tips). Messages also has some features: you can now send large emojis, and it's easier to send GIFs, music, or photos. However, the author does not like the fact that some panel control buttons are on two screens instead of one. Also, the fact that the lock screen has been changed is not good for privacy.
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Pokémon Go boom puts Occoquan on the map
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 14.8.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | game, smartphone, threat, virtual reality
Summary | The smartphone game Pokémon Go is becoming popular among teenagers, mothers and sons, couples, or middle-aged government workers. The game's augmented realited has brought those people to the small town of Occoquan (Virginia). The town is a hotbed for the game, and the town's popularity has been good for businesses. The game allows people to catch Pokémon creatures in real life. Why is Occoquan a good location for the game? It is situated on the banks of a river, so people can catch both land and water Pokémon creatures. Occoquan is also filled with historical buildings which can house many Pokémon creatures. People have been concerned about the popularity of the game. For example, players' distraction has led to an increase in robberies.
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Cinnabon causes a stir with Carrie Fisher tweet
Newspaper | Washington Post
Date | 29.12.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | censorship, Twitter
Summary | Big companies sometimes make gaffes when they use their social media accounts. For instance, after the death of actress Carrie FIsher, Cinnabon posted a picture of Princess Leia (Fisher's most famous role) with a cinnamon role representing her buns in her hair. Cinnabon had to delete its tweet and apologize after users thought the post was "tasteless". Other people thought that Fisher would have liked the post and laughed at it.
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