The news: RealNetworks released a new product Wednesday aimed at blocking robocalls, which are on the rise and have become the top consumer complaint to the FCC.
The tech: Called KONTXT for VOICE, the software uses AI models that are trained to predict whether an inbound call is spam based on an...
Julie Larson-GreenJulie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position as the chief experience officer at Qualtrics. Her announcement follows the experience management technology company’s recent initial public offering....
Rob Glaser in his finest bowling shoes for the PBA Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Photo via Rob Glaser on Medium)Rob Glaser is best known as the founder and CEO of RealNetworks, the Seattle-based company that specializes in digital media, games and computer vision technology. But for about two...
Sid Dilawri, owner of Modern Liquors store in Washington DC, uses MaskCheck in “active mode” to see if his mask is worn properly, while a store clerk looks on. (Lisa Amore / RealNetworks Photo)A new app from RealNetworks can detect whether people are wearing facemasks in public, seeking to help...
BigStock PhotoMelodyVR Group’s deal to acquire music service Napster, announced early this morning, could be a financial boon for RealNetworks, and not just because of the $70 million purchase price.
RealNetworks, the Seattle-based digital media company, currently owns 84% of Napster. The...
Panos Panay, chief product officer at Microsoft. (Microsoft Photo)— Microsoft is bringing more of its Windows team under Chief Product Officer Panos Panay as part of another reorganization this year. ZDNet reports the company is moving part of the Windows engineering team out of the Azure group...
RealNetworks unveiled two video innovations for consumers that use artificial intelligence to identify faces of celebrities in videos.Read...
RealNetworks’ new “StarSearch by Real” browser extension uses facial recognition technology to identify 10 celebrities in a recent episode of “Some Good News,” letting users jump to the parts with Billie Eilish, for example. (RealNetworks Image)RealNetworks is releasing a browser...
RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser in 2017. (GeekWire Photo / Nat Levy)RealNetworks, the 26-year-old streaming media pioneer that recently pivoted to developing facial recognition technology, today disclosed that it has received $2.87 million from the federal government’s Paycheck Protection...
Jenny Ceran. (Smartsheet Photo)— Smartsheet CFO Jenny Ceran will retire after transitioning to a successor. The collaboration work management company, which went public in 2018, will begin its search for a new CFO this quarter. Ceran joined Smartsheet in 2016 and previously was an executive at...