IT for media and entertainment industry
The role of AI in the war against pandemics
We look at how AI and data science are supporting the global push to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. We reveal, and talk to, the man behind the world’s first computer virus pandemic, the Love Bug. And we examine how the IT services market will change as a result of the current crisis. Read this CW E-Zine issue now.
News : IT for media and entertainment industry
-
September 28, 2020
28
Sep'20
TikTok ban stayed after last-minute court case
TikTok’s lawyers have staved off an imminent ban for the time being, after successfully arguing that it infringed rights guaranteed under the Constitution of the United States
-
September 24, 2020
24
Sep'20
Third-party code bug left Instagram users at risk of account takeover
A critical vulnerability in Instagram’s image processing could have allowed attackers to take over not just their victim’s account, but their entire device
-
September 23, 2020
23
Sep'20
Video gamers barraged with cyber attacks
From credential stuffing to SQL injection and DDoS, video game producers and players are seeing massive volumes of cyber attacks
-
September 22, 2020
22
Sep'20
Activision shoots down data breach claims
Gaming company denies there has been any data breach after up to 500,000 accounts appeared to have been compromised, but evidence mounts that credential stuffing attacks are to blame
In Depth : IT for media and entertainment industry
-
Auditing for algorithmic discrimination
Despite the abundance of decision-making algorithms with social impacts, many companies are not conducting specific audits for bias and discrimination that can help mitigate their potentially negative consequences Continue Reading
-
Molotov.tv streams 24/7 with Dell EMC and Scality object storage
France-based Molotov.tv has offered streaming TV services on digital platforms since 2016, based on Dell EMC servers with GPU acceleration and Scality Ring object storage Continue Reading
-
Is this Netflix-style thriller the future of security training?
Cyber awareness specialists at KnowBe4 reckon that bringing Netflix-style production values to corporate videos heralds a new approach to security training Continue Reading
Blog Posts : IT for media and entertainment industry
-
Life comes at you up to 1.5 times faster
The world of entertainment has come down on Netflix like a ton of bricks for trialling a feature that allows content to be watched at different speeds. We don’t know. Is this really such a big ... Continue Reading
-
Mission: Interpolation
Tom Cruise has posted a video alongside Mission: Impossible – Fallout director Christopher McQuarrie, encouraging fans to adjust their television settings to improve their viewing experience of the ... Continue Reading
-
Beats, shoots and leaves
Electronic music producer Arca has partnered with a leather company to create some BDSM headphones. It’s a big moment for experimental music, after a week that saw one of its own go so far as ... Continue Reading
Opinion : IT for media and entertainment industry
-
Top 10 skills to include in your IT CV
Find out what skills and keywords you should include on your CV to stand out as an IT professional in a competitive market Continue Reading
-
The harsh reality for newspapers in the fight against Facebook, is that people won’t pay for news
The Australian media is the latest to try to get Facebook and Google to pay for using their news stories. That only exposes the fact that not enough readers want to do so Continue Reading
-
EC publishes approach to human and ethical implications of AI, but what will UK do?
The European Commission has published a guide to the EU’s approach to the human and ethical effects that artificial intelligence might bring Continue Reading
Videos : IT for media and entertainment industry
-
CW500: Mark Maddocks, CIO, Cambridge University Press on outsourcing
The nature of IT outsourcing is changing – away from large-scale mega-deals to smaller, more focused arrangements
-
Digital Question Time: Working towards a European legal framework to support digital business
What would you do to raise awareness among your colleagues and work towards a proportionate regulatory framework for Europe’s digital economy
-
Can cloud enable businesses to use IT as a strategic weapon?
IT departments are using cloud computing to move IT resources from Capex to Opex. But do businesses understand the true benefits?