Web Summit

José Mourinho wins Web Summit Innovation in Sport award, reflects on his legacy

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jos Mourinho today won the Web Summit Innovation in Sport award.

Key Points: 
  • Tottenham Hotspur manager Jos Mourinho today won the Web Summit Innovation in Sport award.
  • Portuguese Prime Minister Antnio Costa presented Mourinho with the award at the 100,000-attendee Web Summit the largest tech conference in the world.
  • I extend my sincere congratulations to the winner of the 2020 Web Summit Innovation in Sport award, Jos Mourinho.
  • In the words of Inc. Magazine, "Web Summit is the largest technology conference in the world".

José Mourinho wins Web Summit Innovation in Sport award, reflects on his legacy

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jos Mourinho today won the Web Summit Innovation in Sport award.

Key Points: 
  • Tottenham Hotspur manager Jos Mourinho today won the Web Summit Innovation in Sport award.
  • Portuguese Prime Minister Antnio Costa presented Mourinho with the award at the 100,000-attendee Web Summit the largest tech conference in the world.
  • I extend my sincere congratulations to the winner of the 2020 Web Summit Innovation in Sport award, Jos Mourinho.
  • In the words of Inc. Magazine, "Web Summit is the largest technology conference in the world".

Web Summit announces Tokyo 2022 event

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
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LISBON,Portugal, Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2022, the company will host a brand new event, Web Summit Tokyo.

Key Points: 
  • LISBON,Portugal, Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2022, the company will host a brand new event, Web Summit Tokyo.
  • Web Summit Tokyo will take place in September, followed in November by Web Summit Lisbon, now the largest technology event in the world.
  • The move is part of the company's plans to bring Web Summit to new regions across the world in 2022, including South America.
  • Web Summit's Asian event, RISE, will move from its former Hong Kong home to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2022, and will also be held as a physical event.

Web Summit announces Tokyo 2022 event

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
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LISBON,Portugal, Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2022, the company will host a brand new event, Web Summit Tokyo.

Key Points: 
  • LISBON,Portugal, Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2022, the company will host a brand new event, Web Summit Tokyo.
  • Web Summit Tokyo will take place in September, followed in November by Web Summit Lisbon, now the largest technology event in the world.
  • The move is part of the company's plans to bring Web Summit to new regions across the world in 2022, including South America.
  • Web Summit's Asian event, RISE, will move from its former Hong Kong home to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2022, and will also be held as a physical event.

Web Summit: Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer reveals the amount of hate speech that Facebook's AI systems have identified and removed has increased five-fold

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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Speaking at Web Summit: Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer said that, in just a year from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of this year the amount of hate speech that Facebook's AI systems have identified and removed has increased five-fold.

Key Points: 
  • Speaking at Web Summit: Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer said that, in just a year from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of this year the amount of hate speech that Facebook's AI systems have identified and removed has increased five-fold.
  • "95, 98, 99 percent of that experience is people just connecting with their friends and family," Mike Schroepfer said.
  • In terms of hate speech one of the hardest categories for machines to detect AI systems are now identifying 94.5 percent of it, according to Schroepfer.
  • And, from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of this year, the amount of hate speech that Facebook's AI systems have identified and removed has increased five-fold.

Web Summit: Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer reveals the amount of hate speech that Facebook's AI systems have identified and removed has increased five-fold

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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Speaking at Web Summit: Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer said that, in just a year from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of this year the amount of hate speech that Facebook's AI systems have identified and removed has increased five-fold.

Key Points: 
  • Speaking at Web Summit: Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer said that, in just a year from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of this year the amount of hate speech that Facebook's AI systems have identified and removed has increased five-fold.
  • "95, 98, 99 percent of that experience is people just connecting with their friends and family," Mike Schroepfer said.
  • In terms of hate speech one of the hardest categories for machines to detect AI systems are now identifying 94.5 percent of it, according to Schroepfer.
  • And, from the second quarter of 2019 to the second quarter of this year, the amount of hate speech that Facebook's AI systems have identified and removed has increased five-fold.

Web Summit welcomes 104,328 attendees from 168 countries

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Web Summit's online conference has kicked off with 104,328 attendees and counting from 168 countries.

Key Points: 
  • LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Web Summit's online conference has kicked off with 104,328 attendees and counting from 168 countries.
  • This year's Web Summit is being hosted on the company's own proprietary software, coined by Digital Trends as " the future of online events ".
  • Numbers are increasing each minute but, at the time of writing, Web Summit has registered 104,328 participants.
  • After running its Collision from Home event for 32,000 people in June, the apps were scaled to support the more than 100,000+ attendees at Web Summit.

Web Summit welcomes 104,328 attendees from 168 countries

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Web Summit's online conference has kicked off with 104,328 attendees and counting from 168 countries.

Key Points: 
  • LISBON, Portugal, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Web Summit's online conference has kicked off with 104,328 attendees and counting from 168 countries.
  • This year's Web Summit is being hosted on the company's own proprietary software, coined by Digital Trends as " the future of online events ".
  • Numbers are increasing each minute but, at the time of writing, Web Summit has registered 104,328 participants.
  • After running its Collision from Home event for 32,000 people in June, the apps were scaled to support the more than 100,000+ attendees at Web Summit.

Huawei Web Summit Masterclasses Empower Developers to Grow Apps Beyond Borders Through AppGallery

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
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LISBON, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei, the largest smartphone provider in China, will continue to empower global developers to expand their apps beyond borders and tap into its lucrative and ever-growing app market in the upcoming #EmpowerInnovations masterclasses happening during the annual Web Summit.

Key Points: 
  • LISBON, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei, the largest smartphone provider in China, will continue to empower global developers to expand their apps beyond borders and tap into its lucrative and ever-growing app market in the upcoming #EmpowerInnovations masterclasses happening during the annual Web Summit.
  • The summit is the world's largest technology conference and will be live from Lisbon from 2- 4 December 2020.
  • The sessions are part of Huawei's commitment to help developers innovate and unleash their potential in expanding their apps to every corner of the globe.
  • "The #EmpowerInnovations masterclasses hosted by Huawei during the Web Summit looks to provide developers with the right skills, insights, and tools to approach new global markets and to access the lucrative Chinese market."

Huawei Web Summit Masterclasses Empower Developers to Grow Apps Beyond Borders Through AppGallery

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Wednesday, December 2, 2020
Smartphones, Telecommunications, Consumer electronics, Huawei, Smartphone, Web Summit

LISBON, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei, the largest smartphone provider in China, will continue to empower global developers to expand their apps beyond borders and tap into its lucrative and ever-growing app market in the upcoming #EmpowerInnovations masterclasses happening during the annual Web Summit.

Key Points: 
  • LISBON, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Huawei, the largest smartphone provider in China, will continue to empower global developers to expand their apps beyond borders and tap into its lucrative and ever-growing app market in the upcoming #EmpowerInnovations masterclasses happening during the annual Web Summit.
  • The summit is the world's largest technology conference and will be live from Lisbon from 2- 4 December 2020.
  • The sessions are part of Huawei's commitment to help developers innovate and unleash their potential in expanding their apps to every corner of the globe.
  • "The #EmpowerInnovations masterclasses hosted by Huawei during the Web Summit looks to provide developers with the right skills, insights, and tools to approach new global markets and to access the lucrative Chinese market."