Looks like the NFL needs to change its Twitter password. The league’s official Twitter account was hacked Tuesday with with a fake tweet saying Commissioner Roger Goodell had died. A screenshot of a fake tweet saying NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell died. Terry Collins/CNET “We regret to inform our fans that our commissioner, Roger Goodell, has …
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Hey, NBA fans! MVP Steph Curry has an emoji for your smartphone
Hoop fans, can’t get enough of Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Stephen Curry? There are now several emojis to feed your fix. The two-time NBA MVP has released “Stephmoji,” a series of emojis and animations available on Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android mobile software. Emojis include Curry shooting a jumper, doing a shimmy dance after hitting a big 3-point shot, and …
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Are we ready to see what T-Mobile is up to this time around? On Thursday, the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier announced its Uncarrier 11 customer livestreaming event on Monday. “You’re invited! Tune in LIVE to be blown away by our next Un-carrier move. Epic news you won’t want to miss!,” tweeted the Bellevue, Washington company. Typically, T-Mobile’s customer promotions include …
Read More »Snapchat has more active daily users than Twitter, report says
Now playing: Watch this: Snapchat bigger than Twitter says report 1:24 Roughly 150 million people use Snapchat each day, making the messaging app more popular than Twitter, according to a Bloomberg report Thursday. Twitter, by comparison, is estimated to have less than 140 million active daily users, the report said. Bloomberg used an average of analysts’ estimates to make the …
Read More »Dorsey says Twitter is best when it carries ‘every voice’
The question was posed simply and directly to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, who isn’t generally afraid of letting his feelings be known: Do social networks have to be neutral? During the Code Conference on Wednesday in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, Dorsey said a social network needs to hear from “every extreme,” no matter what, in order to strike the right …
Read More »AI startup taps human ‘swarm’ intelligence to predict winners
Who says artificial intelligence doesn’t involve humans? Try telling that to Silicon Valley startup Unanimous AI. After recently achieving the rare “superfecta” — picking the top four finishers in the Kentucky Derby — using UNU, a new form of human-based AI using algorithms, the company is ready to share its formula with the public. After more than a year of …
Read More »Artificial intelligence: Getting as good as the real thing
Just as electricity transformed everything we do, artificial intelligence — think really, really smart machines — will upend industries from retail to finance to transportation. And that will reshape our world and change our lives, said a panel of experts Monday discussing “The State of AI” at the EmTech Digital Conference in San Francisco. The transformation, though, will rest on …
Read More »Sprint and AT&T launch competing iPhone 6S/6S Plus offers
Looking for the latest iPhone? Well, Sprint and AT&T are launching similar “buy one, get one free” campaigns for Apple’s big product. The rival carriers said Friday the 4.7-inch Apple iPhone 6s and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6s Plus were both part of the deals. Rival carriers Sprint and AT&T are offering buy one, get one free promotions for the iPhone …
Read More »And the real reason Zuck didn’t loan Kanye $1 billion is…
Kanye West has gone on another epic rant. But not on social media; this time the hip-hop star waxed poetic on Ellen DeGeneres’ talk show. During an eight-minute-long interview that aired Thursday, West kept it 100, talking about his occasional bizarre antics, including asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion on Twitter in February after saying he was $53 …
Read More »NBA seeks the next video star with Playmakers online network
Hey, playa, think you’ve got the digital skills to make a basketball hype video? Then the NBA is looking for you. The league said Tuesday it is launching NBA Playmakers, an online video network focused on basketball and basketball culture that will feature content created by fans around the world. The league, along with partner BroadbandTV, will promote the best …
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