Hi, Welcome Welcome back Unity is cutting a quarter of its workforce It will layoff 1,800 people, on top of the more than 1,100 laid off over the past two years. Steve Dent Tue, Jan 9, 2024 SOPA Images via Getty Images Gaming software developer Unity plans to lay off 1,800 employees or about … Continue reading Unity is cutting a quarter of its workforce
Duolingo lays off contractors as it starts relying more on AI It has cut 10 percent of its contractors, according to Bloomberg. Mariella Moon Tue, Jan 9, 2024 SOPA Images via Getty Images Duolingo has cut 10 percent of its contractors as it’s begun using AI tools to handle the tasks they used to … Continue reading Duolingo lays off contractors as it starts relying more on AI
The co-founder of TrustInsights says improved multimodal generation and new architectures that will deliver better output are coming soon. Constantine von Hoffman on January 8, 2024 Everyone is talking about AI, but what does the future hold? In a series of interviews we examine unexpected perspectives on the space. One of the biggest questions in … Continue reading Chris Penn: Looking forward with AI
Marketers Concerned With Losing Ability To Measure Campaigns by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, January 8, 2024 Key trends in media and advertising identified in a recent survey of brands, agencies, tech executives and media professionals suggest certain platform investments will grow significantly in 2024. Mediaocean wanted to understand intent by omnichannel marketers to maintain … Continue reading Marketers Concerned With Losing Ability To Measure Campaigns
Google is phasing out third-party cookies this fall, but some sites will be able to temporarily re-enable them until the year end. Nicola Agius on January 8, 2024 Google is giving websites the opportunity to request additional time to transition away from third-party cookie dependencies. To address possible compatibility concerns, the search engine has introduced … Continue reading Google is allowing select sites to delay phase out of third-party cookies
Steam had a record-breaking year in 2023 Ali Rees / Last Updated: Jan 9, 2024 Steam is on an upward trajectory despite fierce competition from the Epic Games Store, with a record-breaking 14,530 games released on the platform in 2023, according to Steam data tracker SteamDB. The number of games released on the PC-based … Continue reading Steam had a record-breaking year in 2023
Instagram head Adam Mosseri says sorry for all those trashy Threads recommendations Threads is working on a fix for the ‘low-quality’ recommended posts that seem to have taken over recently. Cheyenne MacDonald Sat, Jan 6, 2024 Whether or not you’ve actively been using Threads, you may have noticed — thanks to its integration into … Continue reading Instagram head Adam Mosseri says sorry for all those trashy Threads recommendations
A new tool that defaults to restricting third-party cookies is now being rolled out to 1% of Chrome users globally. Nicola Agius on January 4, 2024 Google has officially started to phase out third-party cookies. A new feature called Tracking Protection, which restricts third-party cookies by default, began rolling out to 1% of Chrome users … Continue reading Google has started phasing out third-party cookies
A fast website isn’t the only thing that matters to customers. Learn a more holistic approach to improving digital experiences. Steve Petersen on January 4, 2024 Website speed is often seen as the main factor impacting customer conversions. However, speed is just one element that contributes to broader digital friction. Here’s why taking a more … Continue reading Optimizing digital experiences: Don’t focus on just one metric
Advertisers will continue to pursue RMN opportunities as the value of first-party shopper data increases with the phasing out of cookies. Chris Wood on January 5, 2024 In recent years, many retailers have built out retail media networks (RMNs) to attract advertisers and improve customer experience with favorite brands and products. Access to the wealth … Continue reading 2024 Predictions: Retail media networks
