Like Muse, OpenAI’s Dots are represented by cute, customizable avatars. | Image: OpenAI OpenAI is responding to Meta’s buzzy Muse AI with agentic helpers of its own: Dots. During its DevDay keynote on Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Dots will serve as always-on AI assistants that can “do nearly anything” across connected apps in the background ..
On Tuesday, OpenAI’s annual DevDay event began with protests, flyers, and chants. “Sam Altman, get off it, put people over profit,” said a group of protesters marching in a circle in front of a series of signs that spelled out “PEOPLE OVER PROFIT.” More than a dozen organizations came together to sponsor a rally outside ..
Horizon Media’s CEO is challenging legacy FTE-based agency pricing, arguing that value-based compensation is the model of the future. https://www.adweek.com/agencies/horizons-bob-lord-takes-aim-at-holdcos-fte-pricing-models-its-the-o..
Microsoft is officially announcing its new Xbox Mythic Achievements today, and they’re already available for Xbox Insiders to test. Mythic Achievements work a lot like Sony’s PlayStation Platinum trophies and are unlocked once you’ve earned every original achievement for a game. “Mythic Achievements have already been added to eligible games you completed in the past, ..
John Ternus, Apple’s new CEO, wants Apple to launch products more often than its usual splashy moments in the fall and the spring, according to a Bloomberg report detailing some of Ternus’s initial plans for the company. Apple regularly holds iPhone launch events in September and often announces products later in the year and in ..
It’s OpenAI’s turn in the fall tech events calendar. The company is hosting its annual DevDay on September 29th in San Francisco, and during a live keynote featuring CEO Sam Altman, it revealed several notable updates, including Dots, its AI agent product that rivals Meta’s recently-launched Muse. However, unlike Muse, which is available for free, ..
Approximately 17.3 trillion stored rows within several Microsoft datasets were found to be accessible via an internal analytics service, simply because it didn’t verify the signature on a login token. This vulnerability, discovered by 16-year-old security researcher Faav, could allow users to claim an administrator’s identity, submitting unauthorized SQL queries without real credentials. Ensar Seker, CISO ..
At Brandweek’s Marketing Vanguard Stage, Little Spoon CMO Caryn Wasser joined ADWEEK chief brand and community officer Jenny Rooney for a fireside chat on why marketing teams keep overcomplicating their […] https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/marketing-has-a-goldfi..
From AI upskilling to more time for problem-solving, leaders at Digitas, Partners + Napier, Pereira O’Dell and Walrus share their priorities for the year ahead https://www.adweek.com/agencies/the-one-thing-agency-chiefs-want-to-change-over-the-next-..
After Russets Care Home experienced what BBC calls a “mystery death” of a resident, the facility is instating greater security measures. A little over a year ago, Sandra Moon, 65, passed away after falling down a flight of stairs. The coroner suggested it was unlikely that Moon could’ve fallen down the staircase on her own, considering ..
