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BusinessNov 19, 2024 05:27 AM

Why Coca-Cola's AI-Generated Christmas Ad Is Facing Backlash

Coca-Cola stirred controversy with its latest commercial advertisement on Christmas. This time Coca-Cola used Generative-AI to recreate the 15 second ad of "Holidays are Coming." It was the first time that the company used AI in a television Christmas campaign. The video also has a disclaimer that reads, "created by Real Magic AI," referring to the brand's software.

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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 15: L&T Finance Ltd. (LTF), one of the leading retail financiers in the country, has introduced its latest TV commercial (TVC), 'Just Zoom Two-wheeler Loans,' featuring its brand ambassador, Jasprit Bumrah. The campaign tagline 'Bumrah Ki Speed Par,' cleverly draws parallels between Bumrah's speed and precision with LTF's swift and seamless Two-wheeler financing. Also Read | Kannada Actor Upendra and His Wife Priyanka Upendra's Phones Hacked; Sandalwood Couple Share Videos, Alert Contacts Not To Transfer Money After Scammers Demand INR 22,000 - WATCH. ...Read More >

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Big win Mukesh Ambani, Reliance and Mark Zuckerberg's partnership get European Union approval, new venture to involve investment of Rs...

New Delhi: In a major development, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Limited and Mark Zuckerberg's Meta have received approval from the European Union for their partnership. According to the reports, the new venture will involve an investment of approximately Rs 855 crore, equivalent to 100 million US dollars. As per the agreement, Reliance will hold a 70 percent stake in the new entity, while Meta will hold 30 percent. It is important to note that the Reliance Boss announced this partnership last month at Reliance's Annual General Meeting. The main motive of this new company is to meet the ...Read More >

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Traffic likely to be affected in central Delhi areas today | Delhi News - Times of India

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Reliance Industries Q1 profit jumps 78 pc to Rs 26,994 cr on better show by consumer businesses

New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) India's most valuable company Reliance Industries on Friday reported its highest-ever quarterly profit of Rs 26,994 crore for the April-June quarter, reflecting a growth of 78.3 per cent over the year-ago period, driven by consumer businesses and investment sales. The oil-to-retail-to-telecom conglomerate's consolidated net profit attributable to owners of the company stood at Rs 26,994 crore, or Rs 19.95 per share, in April-June 2025 compared to Rs 15,138 crore earnings in the year-ago period, according to an exchange filing. The net profit was also 39 per cent highe ...Read More >

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Starting with Bihar, EC tweaks rules for counting postal ballots | India News - The Times of India

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Coca-Cola's AI-generated Christmas ad receives backlash, company responds

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