In a blog post, product manager Melissa Hsieh Nikolic said the feature, which is still in beta, was “designed to connect your brand with audiences in engaged and ambient listening on YouTube.” “Audio ads are characterized by creatives where the audio soundtrack plays the starring role in delivering your message. The visual component is typically a still image or simple animation,” Nikolic added. “In our months of alpha testing, we found that more than 75% of measured audio ad campaigns on YouTube drove a significant lift in brand awareness....

Security researchers and experts have found multiple holes in the app in terms of data privacy and security. Some of them have also asked users to stay away from the service and find alternatives. In this story, we’re going to explore what happened to Zoom, and whether you need to avoid the platform completely. The rise and disasters Last month, as coronavirus pandemic began to spread rapidly across the world, a lot of countries announced lockdowns to flatten the curve, and control the number of cases....

Earlier this month, the company had said that it’ll provide this feature to only paid users to comply with law enforcement and catch abusers of the service. After its announcements, several privacy experts wrote to zoom about enabling this feature for all users. Yesterday, Mozilla foundation, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), 19,000 other users sent an open letter to the company, urging it not to make “security and privacy a luxury....

Day Two of the PDC, or Professional Developers Conference is coming to an end down here in LA. So much has happened in the last few days, hours really, that a recap of the events will set things straight. Let’s take a look: Internet Explorer 9: Microsoft annouced the first details of the next iteration of its browser. Microsoft stated that it is working to pass industry standard benchmarks, and is looking to make the browser much, much faster....

We here at TNW had a very interesting conversation with the folks at Lynx Software Technologies, who shared with us their new consumer survey exploring Americans’ sentiment towards autonomous vehicles. According to the findings, Americans are mostly positive about this technological step forward, but they’re still very, VERY skeptical. The majority of respondents (52% out of a total of 1,000 surveyed) are excited by the prospect of AVs, but almost half feel uncertain or fearful of the concept (30% and 14%, respectively)....

The motoring media has already published plenty of lengthy write-ups, so I’m going to focus on just three things you need to know about this new car: its range, how fast it charges, and a unique feature that means it can power other devices. But before we get to that, here’s a picture (lucky you) and quick overview. Hyundai’s 5 is the company’s first EV that’s part of its new electric-focused Ioniq brand....

At the same time, barriers to building software are falling exponentially. Many startups are lost in a sea of commoditization, running on other people’s platforms, integrations, go-to-market channels, and data management technologies. Many don’t have a lot of differentiation because their business is a collection of a whole bunch of other people’s stuff. How do you go big in a world where the barriers to innovation can be so low?...

The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting day-to-day operations, and as working from home becomes more ubiquitous, some entrepreneurs are struggling to deal with their employees being out of sight. If you are a founder, CEO, or business leader, here are a few things you should avoid if you want to ensure your workforce remains motivated both in the short and long term. Don’t resist remote working The tech industry is well placed to allow employees to work from home, and if this is a viable option, founders and entrepreneurs shouldn’t resist it....

As your team expands, you must welcome new influences and personalities. And as exciting as it is to see such growth, you worry about losing the magic of those early days. Will you hold onto your ideals? Will your team maintain the kind of trust that fuels collaboration? Will your company’s true potential be realized? At Contentstack, we are entering a period of rapid growth fueled by our recent Series A funding, and we know that retaining the culture that got us here is paramount to our continued success....

The film gives a detailed and deeply personal account of how Leviev used Tinder to connect with his victims and ultimately swindle them out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. I have been researching romance fraud for more than a decade. I have heard the painful and traumatic stories of hundreds of victims. While each story is unique, there are common factors, and some wider lessons to learn. The Tinder Swindler is a powerful example of what can go wrong, but what does it teach us about romance fraud, and how can you avoid becoming the next victim?...

Anyway, the company recently released the Meizu 17 Pro. And I got my hands on one. Now, rather than just doing a straightforward review, I thought I’d focus more on the design and user experience. Specifically, in a listicle format. You can’t stop me. HERE WE GO! The ceramic sides of the Meizu 17 Pro are delicious Not only do the ceramic sides of the Meizu 17 Pro look great, but I’m a sucker for how it feels while I’m using it....

The most obvious solution for a given problem isn’t always the best solution. For example: it’d be much easier for us to dump all of our trash on our neighbors lawn and let them deal with it. But, for a variety of reasons, it’s probably not the optimal solution. At its core, such an action would be unethical because it forces someone else to assume your burdens in addition to their own....

Logo redesigns are a lot like a tightrope act—on a windy day, in a pouring rain, no nifty balancing pole or safety net below. The risks are high, and the margin for error is thin. What’s at stake? Confusion. Outrage. Social media “shame-on-you”s. We form deep, emotional ties with logos. The shock of change has the power to trigger a disproportionate reaction regardless of a redesign’s quality. Sometimes, a new logo is an obvious step in the wrong direction....

Planet nine may be orbiting far from the Sun, at the edge of our solar system. Astronomers, seeing odd irregularities in the orbits of the outer planets suspect another, unknown, planet may orbit beyond the eight we know of today. The number of known planets in our solar system has risen and fallen over time. From the six worlds known to ancient people (including Earth), astronomers have found the planets Uranus and Neptune....

The lead writer of Mass Effect 2 recently revealed the game was meant to have a pansexual character but, due to fear of criticism from Fox News, that idea was scrapped and the character was relegated to heterosexual interactions only. This particular debacle is fun for me because it’s usually just the straights and the gays who hog the spotlight, but today we’re talking about pansexuals. A quick explanation: I started off attracted to pots, baking dishes, and muffin tins....

So, to make my time on Facebook worthwhile I joined a private community called “a group where we all pretend to be Boomers (UNCENSORED).” It’s self explanatory. On it, you’ll find teenagers mocking anyone aged 55-70 — and it quickly became my favorite corner on the internet. As I have a Facebook feed filled with Boomers, I feel in a great position to rate the accuracy of Boomer-like posts. Created last year, this closed group has over 84,000 members that post memes and statuses pretending to be Boomers....

Well, this happened to Alan Puccinelli, who shared his experience on Twitter. I recommend reading the whole thread published a few hours after the event. On the way to dinner tonight my @Tesla literally locked up IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY! A message Ive never seen before popped up saying “Vehicle May Not Restart: Service required” Well thats no good I think… pic.twitter.com/Q4Dm492y4Z — Pooch @Repkord (@repkord) September 23, 2021 It starts: “On the way to dinner tonight my @Tesla literally locked up IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY!...

In the past few weeks, it has reached the peak of its popularity with more than 200 million daily users. However, multiple privacy mishaps have created doubt in users’ minds about the service’s safety. Now, the company wants to mend its reputations through third-party security audits and regular updates on privacy. [Read: Don’t believe Zoom: Its video calls are not encrypted end-to-end] Last week, Zoom’s iOS client was caught secretly sending data to Facebook....

The team found that Twitter users who share content from unreliable sources mostly tweet about politics or religion, while those who repost trustworthy sources tweet more about their personal lives. “We also found that the correlation between the use of impolite language and the spread of unreliable content can be attributed to high online political hostility,” said study co-author Dr Nikos Aletras, a lecturer in Natural Language Processing at the University of Sheffield....

That’s because artificial intelligence – much like psychics and headless chickens – cannot predict the future. Sure, it can predict trends and in some cases provide valuable insights that can help industries make the best decisions, but determining whether or not a child will become successful requires a level of prescience that brute-force mathematics can’t provide. According to the Princeton team’s research paper: Investigative journalism outlet Pro Publica uncovered the sinister truth about predictive AI in a 2016 expose on the US court systems....