Tru Optik Co-Founder Launches Swanston Labs by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 3, 2023 The former co-founder and CEO of Tru Optik — which was acquired by TransUnion in 2020 — plans to once again disrupt the convergence of advertising, media, entertainment, technology, and commerce with a new venture he calls Swanston Labs (SL). Andre Swanston says … Continue reading Tru Optik Co-Founder Launches Swanston Labs
Publicis’ Profitero Launches Chatbot Assistant Combining GAI With Commerce Analytics by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, August 2, 2023 Publicis’ Profitero on Wednesday announced the launch of Ask Profitero, a chat-based assistant that combines generative artificial intelligence (GAI) with commerce analytics. Using conversational GAI models, Ask Profitero converts detailed reports into actionable insights accessible to anyone through … Continue reading Publicis’ Profitero Launches Chatbot Assistant Combining GAI With Commerce Analytics
With the new Replica app, visitors can scan famous works with their phones and show them off as wearables in Roblox. Chris Wood on August 1, 2023 Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Roblox. Visiting New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is about to get meta. The museum is launching Replica, a new hybrid … Continue reading Metropolitan Museum of Art launches Roblox augmented reality experience
Intuit Launches B2B Ad Network Targeting Small Business Owners by Steve McClellan @mp_mcclellan, July 26, 2023 Financial technology company Intuit has launched what it calls a first: a B2B ad network targeting small businesses. It’s called SMB MediaLabs. According to the firm advertisers can potentially reach over six million QuickBooks Online customers in the … Continue reading Intuit Launches B2B Ad Network Targeting Small Business Owners
retail With Cost-Cutting Back In Fashion, Macy’s Launches Private-Label Line by Sarah Mahoney @mahoney_sarah, July 20, 2023 Macy’s is redesigning its private brands portfolio, kicking the effort off with On 34th, a women’s apparel and accessories line. While the department store has been cooking up the makeover for the last two years, the launch … Continue reading With Cost-Cutting Back In Fashion, Macy’s Launches Private-Label Line
Microsoft Launches Vector Search In Preview by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 18, 2023 Microsoft at its annual Inspire conference announced the availability of Vector search, a technique for finding related objects. In preview through Azure Cognitive search, Vector Search uses machine learning to capture the meaning and context of unstructured data, such as images and … Continue reading Microsoft Launches Vector Search In Preview
Adobe ‘I Love You, Acrobat’ Launches With Its ‘Own Kind Of Music’ by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 29, 2023 Adobe teamed up with comedian Hasan Minhaj on a series of advertising campaigns to “liberate” people from paper, celebrating 30 years since its invention of the PDF. The I Love you, Acrobat spot launched this week, … Continue reading Adobe ‘I Love You, Acrobat’ Launches With Its ‘Own Kind Of Music’
Twitter 2.0? Former CEO Launches App That’s Almost Identical to Twitter John Boitnott / Jun 28, 2023 Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and former CEO of Twitter, has launched a new social media app called Bluesky. Although it bears a striking resemblance to Twitter in terms of its profiles, timelines, and colors, Bluesky sets itself … Continue reading Twitter 2.0? Former CEO Launches App That’s Almost Identical to Twitter
YouTube To Launch First Official Shopping Channel, In South Korea: Report by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 21, 2023 YouTube this month plans to launch its first official shopping channel for live commerce, in South Korea. The move to create the first official channel, first reported by the Yonhap news agency on Wednesday, will operate in … Continue reading YouTube Launches First Official Shopping Channel In South Korea: Report
By Elizabeth Segran June 19, 2023 A decade ago, Aurora James, founder of the luxury shoe label Brother Vellies, was eager to grow her nascent business. She needed a cash infusion to expand production and create a more robust website. But as a Black woman, it wasn’t easy to secure funds. James wasn’t … Continue reading Fifteen Percent Pledge founder launches a fund for Black founders
