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Shady reward apps on Google Play amass 20 million downloads

Shady reward apps on Google Play amass 20 million downloads

A new category of activity tracking applications has been having massive success recently on Google Play, Android’s official app store, having been downloaded on over 20 million devices. The applications promote themselves as health, pedometer, and good habit-building apps, promising to give users random rewards for staying active in their daily lives, reaching distance goals, etc. According to a report by the Dr. Web antivirus, though, the rewards may be impossible to cash out or are… Source link

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Russia Tech Giant Yandex Uses AI to Reward Safe Drivers With Insurance Discounts

Russian tech giant Yandex plans to reward responsible drivers on its car-sharing platform with cheaper insurance this year, it told Reuters, using machine learning in a pilot program similar to one already adopted by Tesla. Newly listed Renaissance Insurance has verified Yandex’s algorithms and the two companies will team up to offer car insurance discounts of up to 35% to the safest drivers using the Yandex.Drive app. Yandex did not disclose the terms of the deal, and Renaissance… Source link

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Russia’s Yandex using AI to reward safe drivers with big …

MOSCOW, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Russian tech giant Yandex plans to reward responsible drivers on its car-sharing platform with cheaper insurance this year, it told Reuters, using machine learning in a pilot programme similar to one already adopted by Tesla. Newly-listed Renaissance Insurance has verified Yandex’s algorithms and the two companies will team up to offer car insurance… Source link

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Ryan Reynolds offers $5,000 reward for stolen Build-A-Bear that plays message from owner’s late mother

Ryan Reynolds is used to playing a superhero on the big screen, but the Canadian actor is willing to help out close to home too. On Saturday, Reynolds, 43, took to Twitter to offer up a $5,000 reward to whoever locates a missing teddy bear in his hometown of Vancouver, British Columbia. But it turns out the the stuffed animal is far more than just your average lost toy. “Vancouver: $5,000 to anyone who returns this bear to Mara. Zero questions asked. I think we all need this bear to come… Source link

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