By Cale Guthrie Weissman • October 2, 2024 • Ivy Liu This story was first published on Digiday sibling ModernRetail As retail media grows in popularity, marketers are expecting more bang for their buck. That was the overarching theme at Digiday Media’s Retail Media Strategies event held in New York City last month. There, leaders
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What happens in the Google ad tech antitrust trial now
By Marty Swant • October 1, 2024 • Ivy Liu After three weeks in federal court, two dozen witnesses and hundreds of exhibits, the bulk of the U.S. vs Google ad-tech antitrust trial has wrapped until closing arguments, which are expected in late November. There’s also another wild card still in play: How everything will
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3 OpenAI Executives, Including CTO Mira Murti, Depart as Company
Three more top executives including CTO Mira Maruti, Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew, and Vice President of Research Barret Zoph have announced that they are leaving OpenAI. The team is already being restructured and replacements are being made but a new CTO is yet to be announced. These departures come at a time when OpenAI
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Report: Apple changes film strategy, will rarely do wide theatrical
Small screen focus — Apple TV+ has made more waves with TV shows than movies so far. Samuel Axon - Sep 27, 2024 9:42 pm UTC Enlarge / A still from Wolfs, an Apple-produced film starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Apple For the past few years, Apple has been making big-budget movies meant to
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Best early deals on standing desks and office chairs for
Image: Rob Schulz / PCWorld Ergonomics are important, but standing desks and comfortable office chairs can feel like expensive luxuries. Fortunately, Amazon’s Prime Big Deals Days event is just around the corner, and like during the July Prime Day sales, you can score solid discounts on popular desks and chairs. You can even start snagging
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5 ways to check Wi-Fi signal strength on Windows PCs
Image: AVM The better the Wi-Fi reception, the higher the data throughput. In Windows, you can check how strong the Wi-Fi signal is at your location in five places. If a poor signal quality is displayed, it is often enough to change the orientation of the laptop or move a few feet away to improve
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Best early USB flash drive deals for October Prime Day:
Image: Rob Schultz/IDG Every year, there are a few sale events that we simply cannot wait for—namely, Amazon’s Prime Day and Black Friday. Well, with October Prime Day on the horizon (Amazon calls it “Prime Big Deal Days”), we’re already looking for the best thumb drive discounts we can find. It’s always good to have
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Scammers Hacked Supreme Court Of India YouTube Channel To Shill
Hackers and scammers within the crypto industry now focus on social media accounts on X, YouTube, and others for their activities. In a recent development, bad actors hacked the YouTube Channel of the Supreme Court of India. The hackers used the platform to shill XRP with a fake investment Livestream . Hackers Breach Supreme Court
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US Judge Dismisses Consensys Case Against SEC; But Why?
US federal Judge Reed O’Connor has dismissed Consensys’ Ethereum and MetaMask claims against the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC). Consensys filed a complaint in April asking the court to declare Ethereum not a security and prevent an SEC enforcement action against its MetaMask wallet . The months-long legal battle ended with the judge siding with
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Bank of Japan Rate Hold Sparks Crypto Rebound Amid Yen
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept its interest rates unchanged at 0.25% . This news eased concerns over the Yen carry trade unwinding, boosting markets and sparking a rally in cryptocurrencies. The Nikkei index gained 2%, Bitcoin saw a 3% rise, inching closer to $65,000, while altcoins like Ethereum gained between 4% and 10% .