By Jeff Beer July 08, 2023 Strolling around the south of France a few weeks ago—populated with execs from the best, brightest, and richest brands, ad agencies, media companies, and social and tech platforms gathered here for the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity—you could almost hear the constant chant of “AI, AI, AI, AI . … Continue reading These 40-year-old ideas could help the $73 billion advertising industry survive the rise of AI
By Associated Press July 07, 2023 Chinese regulators are fining Ant Group 7.123 billion yuan ($985 million), claiming the financial technology provider violated laws related to corporate governance and consumer rights. The People’s Bank of China imposed the fine on Friday. “We will comply with the terms of the penalty in all earnestness and … Continue reading Ant Group, Jack Ma-founded fintech giant, gets fined almost $1 billion by China regulators
Meta has five months to put in place measures to halt future data transfers and six months to end U.S. storage of the data it already has. Constantine von Hoffman on May 22, 2023 The European Union fined Meta $ 1.3 billion on Monday saying Facebook’s parent company broke the bloc’s laws by transferring E.U. … Continue reading EU fines Facebook $1.3 billion for privacy violations
By Adam Bluestein February 19, 2023 You don’t bet against Zach Weinberg. In 2010, at age 24, he sold Insight Media, the display advertising and exchange bidding company he cofounded with Nat Turner, to Google for a reported $81 million. Their next venture, Flatiron Health, a data-science software company that pioneered the use … Continue reading This startup just raised more than half a billion dollars to change how new drugs get discovered
By Shalene Gupta February 01, 2023 On average, Black-owned businesses start with $35,000 in capital, compared to white-owned businesses, which start with $107,000, according to a McKinsey study. Yet Black-owned businesses could add a potential $190 billion to the economy, according to a new study by Shopify. Shopify interviewed over 500 Black entrepreneurs to understand … Continue reading Shopify: Black-owned businesses could add $190 billion to the economy but still struggle to get funding
President Biden signs CHIPS Act to boost semiconductor production The measure sets aside $52 billion for domestic chipmakers. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Elizabeth Frantz / reuters Following successful votes in the Senate and House of Representatives, President Joe Biden has signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law. The $280 billion measure will provide significant … Continue reading Biden administration reveals details of its $50 billion chip investment plan
Microsoft found a severe one-click exploit in TikTok’s Android app Thankfully, TikTok patched the vulnerability. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic NurPhoto via Getty Images A serious vulnerability found by Microsoft in the TikTok Android app could have allowed hackers to hijack millions of accounts. On Wednesday, the company’s 365 Defender Research Team detailed a one-click exploit … Continue reading TikTok denies security breach after hackers claim to have records of more than a billion users
This is a 14.3% increase from 2021 when spend was up 20.9% Constantine von Hoffman on September 9, 2022 U.S. marketing technology spending is expected to increase a healthy 14.3% this year — surpassing $ 20 billion, according to industry research eMarketer. But marketing technology spending increases in 2022 won’t match earlier years. Spending increased … Continue reading US martech spending set to break $20 billion this year; growth slowing
Alejandro Arrieche Last updated: 21 April 2022 The United States has become the global leader in terms of realized crypto gains in 2021 as revealed by research from the blockchain data analytics firm Chainalysis. In a report released on 10 April, the Coatue-backed research firm estimated the gains obtained by investors by trading cryptocurrencies last … Continue reading US investors earn $46 billion by trading crypto in 2021
Says group is too diverse to be granted class-action status. Constantine von Hoffman on April 18, 2022 Meta is asking an appellate court to overturn a ruling granting class-action status to a lawsuit claiming Facebook inflated advertising numbers. The company filed papers on Friday with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for permission to immediately … Continue reading Meta asks court to intervene in $7 billion lawsuit over Facebook audience numbers
