24-06-2024 18:00 via mashable.com
Microsoft's relentless push for users to sign into Windows with a Microsoft account is hard to ignore, especially with Windows 11 making it tougher to bypass this requirement. But if you’re tired of feeding your data to Microsoft and want to switch to a local account, you’re in luck — it's still possible.SEE ALSO:Microsoft says 'Recall' will now be opt-in
Here's your quick guide to swapping out your Microsoft Account for a local one on Windows 11:How to create a local Microsoft
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29 Tips to Improve Your LinkedIn Strategy [Infographic]
25-06-2024 04:13 via socialmediatoday.com
Some tips to help improve your LinkedIn approach.
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A Small Business Guide to generative AI [Infographic]
25-06-2024 03:45 via socialmediatoday.com
Some notes on how you can deploy generative AI for your business.
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Reddit Shares Tips for Holiday Marketing Campaigns
25-06-2024 03:35 via socialmediatoday.com
Some helpful seasonal marketing notes from the Reddit team.
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Fake Elon Musk livestreams promoting crypto scams keep popping up on YouTube
24-06-2024 22:43 via mashable.com
Is there any end in sight to fake Elon Musk livestream scams on YouTube?Over the weekend, Engadget reported on a YouTube broadcast featuring Elon Musk talking at what appears to be a Tesla conference-type event. The livestream had over 30,000 viewers at one point according to Engadget.One problem: It wasn't real. The fake live event is part of an ongoing cryptocurrency scam on YouTube.Fake Elon Musk livestreams on YouTube continue to flourishThe scammers that take part in this particular scheme
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Meta’s Apps Continue to Dominate the Download Charts
24-06-2024 22:39 via socialmediatoday.com
Meanwhile, X is well outside the top performers.
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Meta Brings its AI Chatbot to Indian Users
24-06-2024 21:49 via socialmediatoday.com
Meta continues to push its new AI chatbot.
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YouTube Will Share Creator Tips and Insights at VidCon 2024
24-06-2024 21:28 via socialmediatoday.com
YouTube has outlined a range of valuable info sessions for VidCon 2024.
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20+ Pre-Prime Day printer deals: Get a printer-scanner combo for $59.99
24-06-2024 21:26 via mashable.com
Early savings on printers and scanners:BEST HP DEALHP Smart Tank Plus 651 inkjet printer$199.99 at Amazon(save $90)Get DealBEST CANON DEALCanon Pixma TR4720 inkjet printer$69 at Amazon(save $30.99)Get DealBEST EPSON DEALEpson Expression Home XP-4200 inkjet printer$59.99 at Amazon(save $40)Get DealBEST KODAK DEALKodak Dock Plus 4PASS dye-sub photo printer bundle$129.99 at Amazon(save $70)Get Deal
While Amazon hasn't officially made its Prime Day date announcement, we know it's coming in July. And
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Amazon TV deals ahead of Prime Day are actually pretty good
24-06-2024 21:18 via mashable.com
Prime Day can surely be counted as one of the best times of year to buy a TV depending on the type of TV you're in the market for. If that's a budget-friendly QLED model or Fire TV, you're in luck — you even have a handful of options for decent deals before Prime Day actually starts.While Amazon hasn't marked any of these deals as official early Prime Day deals yet, several are worth considering if you want that new TV now (rather than waiting until Prime Day officially starts). More than
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Plenty of Apple deals are live already if you don't want to wait for Prime Day
24-06-2024 20:34 via mashable.com
Early Prime Day Apple deals to watch:Best MacBook dealApple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M3, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)$1,129 at Amazon(Save $170)Get DealBest iPad dealApple iPad Air (M2, WiFi, 128GB)$569.99 at Amazon(Save $29.01)Get DealBest Apple Watch dealApple Watch Series 9 (45mm, GPS)$329.99 at Amazon(Save $99.01)Get DealBest AirPods dealApple AirPods Max$449 at Amazon(Save $100)Get Deal
There may not be a specific date announcement for Prime Day yet (beyond sometime in July), but what we do have is App
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The best internet moments of 2024, from the rise of Chappell Roan to AI fails
24-06-2024 20:23 via mashable.com
The internet moves fast, and we keep up with it, so you don't have to. In this list, we sift through the metaphorical cream that rises to the top of the cultural cesspool we call the World Wide Web, recapping the tech flubs, film faves, and charming catchphrases that have defined 2024 so far.SEE ALSO:The best memes of 2024 (so far)
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The sizzling tensions of Luca Guadagnino's Challengers inspired memes, breathless text posts, and horny f
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How to turn on noise cancellation on your AirPods
24-06-2024 19:58 via mashable.com
The cool thing about Bluetooth headphones like AirPods is that you can listen to things without being directly next to your device, and you can choose how much background noise you let in through noise cancellation.With this handy feature, you can say "goodbye" to excess sounds and focus on the sounds you want to hear. But you have to turn on the noise cancellation feature first.SEE ALSO:How to properly clean your AirPods
Here are three ways to turn on noise cancellation on your AirPod Pro
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Prime Day laptop deals: Our favorite MacBooks are already on sale, and that's about it
24-06-2024 19:49 via mashable.com
On any given day, Amazon's best laptop deals include some markdowns on Apple MacBooks... and not much else. The retail giant lists a lot of older and/or discontinued PCs that aren't super worth it. Amazon also has a penchant for inflating sticker prices, making discounts look steeper than they really are. Those factors, combined with the heavy presence of sketchy third-party sellers among Amazon's laptop listings, make it one of the worst places to buy a laptop on the internet (again, unless you
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Apple and Meta reportedly in talks for an AI partnership
24-06-2024 19:06 via mashable.com
Meta AI might be coming to iPhones and other Apple devices.According to The Wall Street Journal, Meta and Apple are in talks for a potential partnership that would integrate Meta's generative AI model into Apple Intelligence. It seems that Apple and Meta are putting aside a longstanding feud over privacy and revenue-sharing in favor of establishing footing in the competition for AI dominance. For Meta, the partnership could mean wider distribution of its AI features. For Apple, it would insulate
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More heat waves are coming: Get 30% off portable air conditioners at Amazon
24-06-2024 18:56 via mashable.com
UP TO 30% OFF: As of June 24, Amazon is offering up to 30% off portable air conditioners from popular brands such as Honeywell and BLACK+DECKER. Our top picks: Best deal overall Honeywell 9,000 BTU portable air conditioner $271 at Amazon (save $158.99)Get DealBest for large roomsBLACK+DECKER 14,000 BTU portable air conditioner $489.99 at Amazon (save $229)Get DealBest budget deal SereneLife 12,000 BTU portable air conditioner$377.99 at Amazon (save $42)Get Deal
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REI's 4th of July Sale is here: Save up to 40% off all clearance gear
24-06-2024 18:24 via mashable.com
The 4th of July is ten days away, and savings events are already here. If your summer calendar is packed with camping trips, day hikes, and afternoons spent at the beach or park, you'll want to shop REI's 4th of July Sale before you ring in Independence Day. Best Deals from the REI 4th of July Sale:Best tent dealThe North Face Wawona 4 Tent$239.99 at REI(save $160.01)Get DealBest sleeping bag dealREI Co-op Zephyr 25 Sleeping Bag$139.89 at REI(save $60.06)Get DealBest Yeti dealYeti Hopper Flip 12
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Amazon deal of the day: The Sennheiser Momentum 4 earbuds just hit a record-low price
24-06-2024 17:54 via mashable.com
Amazon deals of the day at a glance:OUR TOP PICKSennheiser Momentum True Wireless 4 earbuds$243.66 at Amazon(save $56.29)Get DealBEST KITCHEN DEALInstant Omni 7-in-1 air fryer oven (19-quart)$120 at Amazon(save $79.99)Get DealBEST FITNESS DEAL Sunny Health and Fitness Smart Treadpad Pacer$444.99 at Amazon(save $175 with on-page coupon)Get DealBUDGET EARBUD DEALSoundcore Life A3i noise-cancelling earbuds$34.99 at Amazon(save $15)Get Deal
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Photographers say Meta is labeling their photos as being 'made with AI' even when they're not
24-06-2024 17:52 via mashable.com
Meta is erroneously tagging photographs as being "made with AI," and it could be triggered by basic tools in Adobe's editing software. In an effort to help users distinguish photos from AI-generated art, Meta announced in February that it would begin to label posts as AI-generated if it detected the image had been manipulated in third-party software like Adobe. Now, it appears that even basic functions, like preparing an image for export from an Adobe program, could lead to it being labeled on M
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ChatGPT is ableist toward applicants with disabilities, new study finds
24-06-2024 17:38 via mashable.com
No surprise here: ChatGPT is still not a reliable replacement for human hiring officers and recruiters. In a newly published study from the University of Washington, the intelligent AI chatbot repeatedly ranked applications that included disability-related honors and credentials lower than those with similar merits but did not mention disabilities. The study tested several different key words, including deafness, blindness, cerebral palsy, autism, and the general term "disability." Researchers u
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Robert Eggers' macabre 'Nosferatu' trailer will sink its teeth into you
24-06-2024 17:36 via mashable.com
"The Witch" and "The Northman" writer/director Robert Eggers takes a bite out of the Dracula legend, 102 years after F. W. Murnau. Trailer.
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Havas preps for future with hefty tech investment, integrated communications
24-06-2024 17:35 via marketingdive.com
The holding company is doublingdown on artificial intelligence to meet clients’ growing demands for integrated communications solutions.
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WPP promises brands ‘exponentially more content’ with AI Production Studio
24-06-2024 17:00 via marketingdive.com
Ford and L’Oréal piloted the tool for quickly creatingtext, imageand video assets with the aid of cutting-edgeNvidia technology.
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Apple is in breach of EU's DMA, faces a humongous fine
24-06-2024 16:02 via mashable.com
Apple is in breach of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission has decided in a preliminary finding. On Monday, the Commission also opened a new case against Apple over concerns that its new contractual requirements for third-party app developers and app stores are also in breach of the DMA. SEE ALSO:Apple delays AI features in Europe because of DMA regulations
The DMA, which entered into force in Nov. 2022, requires companies with app platforms operating in the EU
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'House of the Dragon' just played one of the oldest soap opera tricks in the book
24-06-2024 15:32 via mashable.com
It's one of the oldest tricks in storytelling, and House of the Dragon just peaked an episode with it.In Season 2, episode 2 of the Game of Thrones prequel, the HBO series seized on classic tropes that simultaneously turn any scene into slapstick and generally irk this twin writer: the Evil Twin and the Fake Twin Gambit. No one loves the Evil Twin trope more than entertainment writers, who've been throwing that doppelgänger spanner into the works for decades through silent cinema, soap oper
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How brands can navigate pre-election chaos on social media
24-06-2024 15:00 via marketingdive.com
As the 2024electionlooms, brands must be extra mindful of all areas of their social media operations, according to Scott Parker, CEO of Social Factor.
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Forrester: 91% of US ad agencies are currently using, exploring generative AI
24-06-2024 15:00 via marketingdive.com
More than half of agency decision-makers expect the tech to have a significant or very significant impact on key aspects of their agency’s ecosystem.
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Forrester: 91% of U.S. ad agencies are currently using, exploring Gen AI
24-06-2024 15:00 via marketingdive.com
More than half of agency decision makers expect the tech to have a significant or very significant impact on key aspects of their agency’s ecosystem.
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One in 5 young voters prefer TikTok and Instagram for election news, poll reveals - The Independent
24-06-2024 14:56
One in 5 young voters prefer TikTok and Instagram for election news, poll revealsThe Independent
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PepsiCo experiments with Smart Cans, AI tech to improve personalization
24-06-2024 14:00 via marketingdive.com
At Cannes Lions, the marketer showed of a new AI Hydration Coach for Gatorade and connected device for Pepsi inspired by its can shape.
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