Apple caused a stir among marketers and their advertising agencies with a preview of a software update that will give its customers more control over their personal data, forcing marketers to develop alternative ways to find potential customers and engage with existing ones. A key strategy will be to position themselves as direct-to-consumer brands that gather first-party data from consenting customers.
The data industry has emerged as one of the most diverse and influential industries on our planet, poised to become the most valuable assets, converging finance and technology seamlessly when tokenized. According to a Wall Street Journal report, global IT spending is expected to rise by 8.4%, therefore further emphasizing a digital trend with continuously increasing data usage.
Nintendo announced on Tuesday that its Switch OLED model will be available on Oct. 8, which will cost $350. The new model's organic light-emitting diode display will offer more vivid colors and crisp contrast. It also features a wide adjustable stand, a new dock with a wired LAN port and 64 gigabytes of internal storage.
Roblox announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Sony Music Entertainment to create music experiences for the Roblx community, including opportunities that would give Sony Music artists a way to reach new audiences and generate revenue. The announcement follows last month’s news of a $200 million lawsuit filed by a group of music publishers alleging Roblix was allowing creators to build virtual boomboxes inside their games that streamed copyrighted music without artists’ permission or any payment.
Twitter has shared concepts for four features that could give users more control over who can see, read and find their accounts. The first of those features would make it easier for those with protected accounts to make their tweets publicly viewable in instances where they want to reply to non-followers. The idea is to include a prompt that reminds people of that fact, as well as giving them the option to easily switch their tweets to public.
Artificial intelligence is becoming a reality in many medical fields and specialities, enabling healthcare stakeholders and medical professionals to identify healthcare needs and solutions faster with more accuracy, using data patterns to make informed medical or business decisions quickly. The use of AI is supporting many stakeholders in healthcare, including teams of clinicians, researchers, researchers and data managers.
Enterprise spending on cloud computing saw a big boost during the first quarter of this year according to new data from the International Data Corporation, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud infrastructure rose by 12.5 percent year over year during Q1 2021 to reach $14.1 billion. Investments in non-cloud infrastructure increased by 6.3 percent to reached $13.5 billion.
The American CryptoFed DAO is now the first legally recognized DAO in the U.S. after Wyoming lawmakers passed a bill allowing DAOs to be officially registered in the state. The law affords these entities the same rights as a limited liability company governed by smart contracts and dispenses with the hierarchical control structure.
Dormae Sleep Products created a private label brand from scratch to compete in the direct-to-consumer market with its own bed-in-a-box brand. The company worked with Greatest Common Factory to build it out, including its platform, branding and advertising ahead of the brand debut.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is admitting that he underestimated how difficult it is to develop a safe and reliable self-driving car. Instead, all the Tesla sycophants and ass-kissers on Twitter told Musk to keep up the good work, that they believed in him, and encouraged him to hurry up and roll out the latest version of his 'Full Self-Driving' software.
Qualcomm's next-generation flagship phone chip is set to be based on the next-gen 4nm manufacturing process, which should bring a significant rise in performance and efficiency. The new process will put the current best - 5nm - in the shade. However, there are set-to be two different manufacturers for the Snapdragon 895 and mid-life speed bump, the 895+.
Tech companies are already at odds with the Hong Kong government, and that tension appears to be on the rise. The Asia Internet Coalition has quietly warned Hong Kong that companies would stop operating in the territory if officials move forward with data protection law amendments that could hold companies liable for doxxing campaigns.