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Time of India
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
The NHL buzz confirmed as the Boston Bruins officially unveil a bold new logo for the 2025 season
A cake and cupcakes are laid out in honor of new Boston Bruins (Credit: Getty Images) The speculation is finally over. The Boston Bruins have officially revealed their new logo for the 2025-26 NHL season. The announcement came Monday morning through a video tribute that wrapped up with the first full look at the updated design. After months of rumors, the confirmation marks a major shift for one of the league's most iconic franchises. This wasn't the first hint that changes were coming. On Sunday night, the Bruins dropped a mysterious teaser that sparked immediate chatter among fans. Many guessed correctly that the long-rumored rebranding was on its way. The Monday follow-up, narrated by Boston native and actor Denis Leary, connected the past to the present. Boston Bruins drop second teaser with logo reveal This morning's logo unveiling came through a second teaser video shared across the Bruins' social media channels. Unlike the cryptic Sunday teaser, Monday's release left no room for speculation. It concluded with a striking view of the redesigned logo and served as a visual history lesson, tracing the Bruins' early days and playing style. The video leaned heavily into Boston pride. Narrated by Leary, it connected the toughness and grit of the city to the team's rugged identity on the ice. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Top Public Speaking Course for Children Planet Spark Book Now Undo It was less about just a logo and more about reinforcing the values the Bruins have always represented. The moment, brushed off by many at the time, now seems to have been an accurate preview. The design shown back then closely matches the logo revealed Monday, confirming months of quiet speculation. The rebranding of the Boston Bruins This rebranding likely isn't just about marketing. Teams like the Bruins understand the importance of identity in a crowded sports landscape. With this change, they've managed to nod to their storied history while preparing for the future. The timing also raises interest in other possible announcements. Speculation continues that David Pastrnak could be named captain in the coming weeks, adding to what could be a transformative offseason in Boston. What's clear for now is that the Bruins' look is evolving, and fans are ready for it. Also Read: Panthers turn celebrations into public mockery as Connor McDavid becomes target of wild Stanley Cup antics For real-time updates, scores, and highlights, follow our live coverage of the India vs England Test match here . Game On Season 1 kicks off with Sakshi Malik's inspiring story. Watch Episode 1 here
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Want to prepare for generative AI? Get your knowledge base up to par
This story was originally published on CX Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily CX Dive newsletter. The rise of generative AI-powered search engines and agents is poised to change how people interact with brands, from buying products to seeking customer service. The technology is still in the early days, and no one can say just how the generative AI future will pan out. However, experts encourage CX leaders to prepare for however AI models evolve by putting a proper knowledge sharing strategy in place. 'Inaction is a big risk,' Brett Leary, generative AI transformation and global retail lead at Accenture, told CX Dive. 'You do have the opportunity to do something now in terms of making sure your site is accessible to these models.' Third-party customer service is already immensely popular. Consumers say that, on average, they successfully find the answers they need through third parties like YouTube or Google 62% of the time, according to a Gartner survey of more than 5,800 people released earlier this month. Generative AI is making its mark as younger customers add AI tools to their third-party customer service mix. Gen Z, for example, uses ChatGPT as often as video sites like YouTube before they interact with customer service channels, according to Gartner's research. Consumers have interest in AI shopping agents as well, with three-quarters saying they would be open to using a trusted AI-powered personal shopper that understands their needs, according to a June Accenture survey of 18,000 people in 14 countries. Generative AI adoption is on the rise among consumers, and CX leaders have an opportunity to prepare their operations to keep up with how customers are viewing their information. Information is the lifeblood of AI tools whether they are first or third party, which makes it paramount for leaders to prepare their knowledge base with AI in mind, according to Keith McIntosh, senior principal quantitative researcher on the customer service and support team at Gartner. 'It's the common denominator, whether a customer is accessing knowledge through a third-party aggregator, gen AI third-party aggregator, or whether they're going to your site and using your company search, they need knowledge, and they need the right knowledge,' McIntosh told CX Dive. The large language models behind third-party AI tools act similarly to the web crawler bots that power traditional search engines, according to Leary. They visit brand sites and capture information that can be used to train AI models, which influences the results provided to end users. As a result, CX leaders need to think about how LLMs as well as customers will read their pages, according to Leary. One way to appeal to both people and machines is to make sure the information featured on a site is presented clearly and confidently. 'Are we answering people's questions in an authoritative type of view?' Leary said. 'These LLMs, as we're learning, are looking for that type of content to use as they go and respond to questions, and so you start to think about the impact on your content strategy.' Ensuring product and service knowledge is both comprehensive and accurate a top priority whether customers discover it on the brand website, a search engine or a generative AI assistant, according to McIntosh. 'We're encouraging organizations to make themselves the main source of truth on their products and services, and to invest in a quality knowledge management system because it's relevant regardless of where customers are getting their answers,' McIntosh said. Perhaps the biggest challenge of consumers turning to third-party AI tools is dealing with the loss of control. Individual companies have little to no control over the experience of customers who use Google or ChatGPT to seek out information. However, this may not be as big a problem as it appears. There is no correlation between the amount of effort a customer puts into solving a problem via third-party services and the satisfaction with the service provided by the company, according to Gartner's survey. Customers simply don't penalize companies for the effort they put into resolving an issue through external sites. While brands won't have complete control over what third parties do with their content, partnerships with AI providers can help companies ensure the information AI agents provide customers is accurate, according to Leary. Retailers like Target are working with OpenAI to test its Operator agentic AI, which can shop directly on behalf of customers. Such partnerships could help these companies join the upcoming AI ecosystem with the right foot forward. Content in general will be important as well, according to Leary. Brands will still control the information they put on their sites, and that is what generative AI will draw from even as it acts on behalf of customers. Leaders can't police the internet, according to Leary. As a result, their best bet is to deliver accurate content to third-party LLM providers to help ensure their output provides a good experience. 登入存取你的投資組合
The Age
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
'Don't make me cry': Teary Dad reflects on Leary's journey
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Sydney Morning Herald
10-06-2025
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- Sydney Morning Herald
'Don't make me cry': Teary Dad reflects on Leary's journey
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Otago Daily Times
06-06-2025
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
To infinity and beyond with a possum and sweet chilli sauce
One of the things MPs like most about the Budget debate — the freewheeling discussion of the Finance Minister's hard work — is that it enables them to speak about almost anything so long as it can (sometimes very loosely) be linked back to the Budget. Hence this week our southern MPs have been talking about possums, utes, outer space, Barker's sweet chilli sauce ... and every so often about something of vital importance. On Tuesday Taieri Labour MP Ingrid Leary fell into the latter camp with an impassioned speech about the state of the nation's mental health system. "The Budget would have been the perfect opportunity to [workforce gaps], including the 1594 full-time equivalents that the NCAT — which is the National Committee for Addiction Treatment—has identified as missing from the NGO frontline," Ms Leary said. "But no, they did not. Instead, they threw a paltry bit of money to help the transition at emergency departments for the withdrawal of police. That was far too little, far too late." It was Ms Leary's Labour Dunedin colleague Rachel Brooking who brought possums and utes to the debate soon after — which was fairly funny, albeit with a serious purpose. The Budget had been good for possums, Ms Brooking said, because of cuts to pest management initiatives. And it had been good for utes because of subsidies being afforded to companies. But most of all, Ms Brooking said scornfully, the Budget had been bad for women. "Anyone listening closely to the House when the Budget dropped will have heard me give an audible gasp when I read ... that $12 billion was looking to be saved from pay equity. "Yet the Prime Minister had the gall to say to us just the week before, 'No, no, no. This has nothing to do with pay equity'. It is astounding." And she did not mean that in a good way. Up soon after, Taieri Green list MP Scott Willis warmed up on the topic of people feeling the cold as winter bit hard — although he might have sparked debate on his own side by talking about getting nice and cosy in front of a fire rather than being warmed up by an electric fire powered by solar or wind energy. "What really would have helped people and helped landlords, even, would have been support for warm, dry, energy-efficient homes," Mr Willis said. "But this government, over the last two Budgets, has cut over $230m from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority ... crippling the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. Why has this government decided that ordinary Kiwis should be left out in the cold?" The next day the South's government MPs got to give an alternative, all together more enthusiastic appraisal of the Budget. Rather than wreaking havoc on all and sundry, Southland National MP Joseph Mooney extolled it for "balancing the New Zealand taxpayers' funds in a very considered and careful way in a challenging domestic and geopolitical environment." Funding such as new daytime urgent care services in places like Invercargill, Gore, and Alexandra found favour with Mr Mooney, as did the potential expansion of the service to Balclutha, Lumsden, Roxburgh and all places in between in the future. It was Mr Mooney who donned his space suit, noting Southlander Sir Peter Beck had made New Zealand the third-largest launcher of satellites into infinity and beyond. "He had a wild dream and made it happen in a country that did not have a space sector. I think that's an opportunity for all of us to lift our sights high, aim for the stars, and we can make it happen," he said, leaving unspoken but fairly obvious the assertion that the government was helping such firms to focus on the target. Leaving Waitaki MP Miles Anderson — no doubt well aware that many residents in Geraldine would like their town to instead be in the Rangitata electorate — to praise the fine products of Barker's of Geraldine. "I spoke this morning to the team at Barker's of Geraldine — and those of you who have had the opportunity to try some of their goods, I highly recommend them." "Great little place. Sweet chilli sauce," Otaki MP Tim Costley chimed in, a sentiment echoed from across the House. "They supply jams, preserves, and pickles to supermarkets across the country," Mr Anderson added, in his best infomercial manner. There was actually a point to all this spruiking: Mr Anderson wanted to use his time to boast about Investment Boost, the Budget's central policy for business growth. Enabling firms to immediately write off some of the cost of new equipment was a boon for an expanding business like Barker's, he said ... and that was not all for the great electorate of Waitaki. "Other local businesses are also having an increase in asset investment," Mr Anderson said. "Te Pari Industries tell me that they have seen an increase in interest for their products, and that farmers are making decisions much more quickly with both sheep and dairy systems. Drummond & Etheridge in Oamaru, local farm machinery retailers, saw an immediate increase in sales and a significant increase in buyer inquiry." And with a shout out to Five Forks School — pupils from which had visited the House the previous day and been acknowledged from the chamber — that was it for the Budget debate for another year. Half time, change sides Act New Zealand Southland list MP Todd Stephenson is poised to become the most recognisable backbencher in the country following the grand rearrangement of the House this week. With the coalition swapping deputy prime ministers, New Zealand First's MPs have moved to where Act once sat, and vice versa. As Act's whip, Mr Stephenson is now sitting in the second row alongside National chief whip Stuart Smith. That means that during Question Time — the only bit of Parliament that most New Zealanders catch a glimpse of — that Mr Stephenson is sitting right behind Christopher Luxon and David Seymour when the cameras roll.
