EPISODE · May 17, 2021 · 9 MIN
The growing market for emotional recognition technology
from FT News Briefing
AT&T is nearing a deal to combine its content unit WarnerMedia with rival Discovery to create a media giant to compete in streaming, the insurance group Axa said one of its Asian business units was the victim of a “targeted ransomware attack”, and the EU plans to throw its weight behind a push to expand vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Plus, the FT’s European technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia, explains why companies see potential in emotional recognition technology. AT&T nears deal to create $150bn streaming giant with Discoveryhttps://www.ft.com/content/5aeba5f9-2e00-4cba-b9c7-e0431aad798bAxa’s Asian operations hit in ransomware attackhttps://www.ft.com/content/4443da60-6d90-4d27-b300-b0896425f99f?EU to back expansion of vaccine production capacity in Africahttps://www.ft.com/content/d2a47c7e-0b00-4e31-92ab-cd3ff0b9070bEmotion recognition: can AI detect human feelings from a face?https://www.ft.com/content/c0b03d1d-f72f-48a8-b342-b4a926109452? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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AT&T is nearing a deal to combine its content unit WarnerMedia with rival Discovery to create a media giant to compete in streaming, the insurance group Axa said one of its Asian business units was the victim of a “targeted ransomware attack”, and the EU plans to throw its weight behind a push to expand vaccine manufacturing in Africa. Plus, the FT’s European technology correspondent, Madhumita Murgia, explains why companies see potential in emotional recognition technology. AT&T nears deal to create $150bn streaming giant with Discoveryhttps://www.ft.com/content/5aeba5f9-2e00-4cba-b9c7-e0431aad798bAxa’s Asian operations hit in ransomware attackhttps://www.ft.com/content/4443da60-6d90-4d27-b300-b0896425f99f?EU to back expansion of vaccine production capacity in Africahttps://www.ft.com/content/d2a47c7e-0b00-4e31-92ab-cd3ff0b9070bEmotion recognition: can AI detect human feelings from a face?https://www.ft.com/content/c0b03d1d-f72f-48a8-b342-b4a926109452? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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