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Arriving more than a year after it was first announced, Alexa is finally catching up to Google’s Gemini. By Wes Davis Amazon is finally launching the long-awaited generative AI version of Alexa — Alexa Plus — that, if all goes well, will take away much of the friction that comes with talking to a speaker to control your smart home or getting info on the fly. Some of the new abilities coming to Alexa Plus include the ability to do things for you — you’ll be able to ask it to order groceries for you or send event invites to…

By Todd Spangler (YouTube Podcasts 1 Billion Users. Courtesy of YouTube) Podcasts started as an audio-only phenomenon. But now YouTube — the world’s biggest video platform — might be the biggest platform for podcasts. According to the Google-owned video giant, YouTube now has more than 1 billion monthly viewers for podcast content worldwide. In 2024, users watched more than 400 million hours of podcasts monthly on living-room devices, the company said. “This milestone underscores how YouTube has come to play an essential role in podcasting for creators and audiences, and how our investments to improve the podcast experience on YouTube…

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  Indian youths showing their mark after voting in the General Elections in India. This mark is an indication that the person has cast it’s Vote Nilofar Suhrawardy The manner in which politicians and their parties in the fray to contest Delhi Assembly elections are going overboard to convince voters about their respective plans cannot be simply confined to their command over politics, communication strategies and so forth. Each party is trying to outshine its rivals with “lucrative” welfare-oriented plans for voters, if they succeed in commanding majority in the 70-member assembly. Interestingly, the manner in which “strategies” are being…

The Newswriters in collaboration with Cybervault Innovations (Singapore), is offering an online course on AI Tools for Media Professionals. The course is relavant for all those who are using Artificail Intellegenve (AI) tools. This course is designed to equip participants with advanced AI tools and techniques that can transform journalistic practices. Participants will explore the evolving media landscape while learning about the ethical adoption of AI. Key topics include: Ø Enhanced research methodologies Ø AI-driven content creation Ø Innovative storytelling approaches Ø Audience engagement through AI AI Tools for Media ProfessionalsDownload Ø AI-driven content creation Ø Innovative storytelling approaches Ø Audience engagement through AI

by Ann O’Dea A false Luigi Mangione news alert generated by the new Apple Intelligence feature launched in the UK has raised concerns about the tool. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has called for a suspension of GenAI services like Apple Intelligence following a false Luigi Mangione news alert. Describing itself as “very concerned about the risks posed to media outlets” from new artificial intelligence (AI) tools like Apple Intelligence, RSF says the incident is a clear illustration that generative AI tools are still “too immature” to produce reliable information for the public, and should not be allowed on the market…

Chase Davis “Our industry has an unfortunate history of having disruptive emerging technologies inflicted upon it, putting us on the defensive and forcing us to begrudgingly adapt. But this time around, it feels like we’re taking some welcome initiative.” I’m thrilled to see so many news organizations — in some cases with the help of key funding partners — investing in a concerted exploration of generative AI and what it means for the mission and business of journalism. Our industry has an unfortunate history of having disruptive emerging technologies inflicted upon it, putting us on the defensive and forcing us…

Nikita Roy “The future of news is moving beyond the written word. With AI at its core, it’s conversational, spoken, interactive, responsive, and deeply personal — the very essence of meaningful human communication.” News will transform from something we passively consume to something we actively experience through voice-first AI that turns text into conversation and readers into participants. I’m talking about unleashing the most powerful form of human communication — conversation — to revolutionize how we understand our world. The future of news is moving beyond the written word. With AI at its core, it’s conversational, spoken, interactive, responsive, and…

Paul Graham American computer scientist and writer I’m usually reluctant to make predictions about technology, but I feel fairly confident about this one: in a couple decades there won’t be many people who can write. One of the strangest things you learn if you’re a writer is how many people have trouble writing. Doctors know how many people have a mole they’re worried about; people who are good at setting up computers know how many people aren’t; writers know how many people need help writing. The reason so many people have trouble writing is that it’s fundamentally difficult. To write…

TV cameras lined up, covering large public event अमित दत्ता “Journalism is printing something that someone does not want printed. Everything else is public relations.” ― George Orwell जॉर्ज ऑरवेल का यह कथन पत्रकारिता के मूल को दर्शाता है. सत्ता को चुनौती देना, सच उजागर करना, और उन बातों को सामने लाना जिन्हें लोग छुपाना चाहते हैं। लेकिन आज के समय में पत्रकारिता इन आदर्शों से दूर होती नजर आ रही है। डिजिटल मीडिया के इस दौर में, जहां सूचनाओं की बाढ़ है, पत्रकारिता से उम्मीद की जाती थी कि वह और गहराई से सच को सामने लाएगी। इसके बावजूद, ऐसा कहा…