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Advertisers Worry Facebook May Become X

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Advertising big wigs say they may flee Meta platforms if their brands appear next to toxic content. But where else would they go?

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Media & Entertainment

Advertising Agencies Consolidate in the Face of Big Tech

The transaction would create the world’s largest advertising agency — that is, if you don’t count Big Tech players like Google and Amazon.

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Snap Boosts Digital Ad Platform to Compete with Meta, TikTok

The company’s ad overhaul has largely worked in its favor based on its recent earnings report

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Snap’s Generative AR Patent May Target Developers, Brands

But Meta’s AI may have Snap’s beat “just in sheer volume” of data, one expert said.

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Meta Patent Could Make AI Both Personalized and Private

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Tech like this could keep Meta’s models from prompt attack data slips — or at least give it some “thought leadership brownie points.”

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IBM Advertising Patent Could Present Privacy Concerns

IBM may want to use household appliances to track users and time ads.

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PayPal Behavior Tracking Patent Adds to its Advertising Bid

PayPal’s recent ad tech patent could track user behavior to better target deals.

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Snap Patent Adds to AR Ad Bet as Meta Shuts Down Spark AR Studio

Snap may want to use AR to help you redeem your next free coffee.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

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Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Banking

Chase, PayPal Digital Ad Gambits Bring New Privacy Worries

Unlike making a purchase on Amazon or eBay, financial transaction data gives a more complete profile picture.

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Oracle’s Metaverse Ad Tracker Builds Profiles on User Behaviors

The patent highlights the potential that artificial reality may have for immersive and native advertising.

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Mastercard Patent Speedruns AI Development

The company’s access to a vast well of user payments data could go a long way in creating far more powerful models.

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Consumer

Walmart’s Market Cap Jumps to All-Time High After Stellar Earnings

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The retail giant posted $161 billion in quarterly revenue, marking a 6% increase and beating its earlier sales target.

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Media & Entertainment

America’s Shortening Attention Spans are Corporate Gold

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The stakes for media and tech companies have never been higher, even if attention spans have never been shorter.

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Media & Entertainment

Roblox Gets into Video Ads

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The gaming industry, like every other sector including banking and rideshare apps, is enmeshing itself even deeper into advertising.

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Alternatives

Collectibles are Fun but Risky Investments

A portfolio doesn’t have to be just stocks and bonds. You can add something a little more fun, say your favorite vintage baseball cards.

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Artificial Intelligence

Biden Administration Eyes Data Center Regulations

Which way Trump will lean on the issue is difficult to say, though tech companies have worked hard to curry the incoming president’s favor.

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Real Estate

LA Wildfires Exacerbate California’s Insurance Crisis

California was already contending with a home insurance crisis due to unpredictable weather events. Then came this week’s fires.

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