Facebook parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is launching a subscription service called Meta Verified which will include a handful of additional perks and features, including account verification badges for those who pay.The new subscription will cost $11.99 per month — $14.99 if purchased through the iOS app — and is primarily targeted toward content creators. In addition to a verification badge, the subscription includes “proactive account protection, access to account support, and increased visibility and reach,” a Meta spokesperson said in an email. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg announced the new product via his Instagram Channel, a service that was…
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Pope: Technology must be at the service of humanity
Pope Francis addresses participants in a workshop hosted by the Pontifical Academy for Life on the relationship between the person, emerging technologies and the common good, and reiterates that the progress of science and technology must always be at the service of human dignity and integral human development. By Lisa Zengarini As it meets for its general assembly this week, the Pontifical Academy for Life is holding a two-day workshop focused on the ethical aspects of the so-called “Converging Technologies” (Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information Technology, and Cognitive Science). Entitled “Converging on the person: Emerging Technologies for the Common Good”, the international…
Salesforce Commerce Cloud Order Management Guide
In the current digital era, customers expect a seamless buying experience which only starts from checkout and actually ends with their receiving the order. Customers now demand fast and effortless shipping, convenient returns, and seamless order tracking to keep tabs on their purchases’ progress and delivery time. The solution is Salesforce Order Management System, which is the core of Commerce Cloud, and manages various tasks like processing orders, receiving online payments, coordinating with suppliers, tracking orders, scheduling shipments, and handling returns. Along with order processing, the OMS also combines customer-facing systems, such as ERP, CRM, sales, service, and commerce, to…
How edge takes a key role in business | ey
Despite the heavy adoption of cloud services, chief information officers are finding that data-intensive applications in areas like the internet of things, artificial intelligence, automation, augmented reality and virtual reality are not always a fit for centralized cloud models. Edge computing is a distributed model in which computing activities are performed outside of a centralized data center. IDC anticipates worldwide spending on edge computing to hit $176 billion in 2022, a 14.8% increase over 20211. The largest investments cut across a variety of use cases, including manufacturing operations, production asset management, smart grids, omnichannel operations, freight monitoring, and public safety…
Essential Trends Driving The Adoption Of Industrial AI & AIoT technology
In the past two years, the adoption of industrial AI has increased from 19 percent to over 30 percent. Wide adoption can be particularly felt in the processing and energy industries, such as chemicals, gas and oil. Large operational data volumes and high-value assets depend on a myriad of parameters. As a consequence, AI applications have the capacity to help via predictive maintenance, machine vision technology, predictive quality control, AI-enabled inventory management, and other tech stacks worth mentioning in the lines below. The boom in software tools speeds the adoption of industrial AIoT AIoT is a subdivision of industrial artificial…
Microsoft takes on Google Search with AI | TechnologyNews
Microsoft Corp. is revamping its Bing search engine and Edge web browser with artificial intelligence, the company said on Tuesday, in one of its biggest efforts yet to lead a new wave of technology and reshape how people gather information. Microsoft is staking its future on AI through billions of dollars of investment as it directly challenges Alphabet Inc’s Google. That could mean new competition for business customers using cloud and collaboration products as well as a vigorous return to consumer markets where Google now leads. Working with the startup OpenAI, Microsoft is aiming to leapfrog its rival and potentially…
Meta delays setting team budgets, triggers speculation of more layoffs
Facebook’s parent company Meta has reportedly delayed finalizing the team budgets at multiple levels as it reportedly sets the backdrop for yet another round of job cuts. A report in the Financial Times, citing two Meta employees, said that there has been a lack of clarity on crucial matters such as team budgets as well as “future headcounts” in recent weeks. People at Meta have complained that since their managers have been unable to plan their upcoming workloads, their work efficiency is being hampered up to the point of “zero work”. “Honestly, it’s still a mess,” the Financial Times quoted…
How to find the right Salesforce Implementation Partner?
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