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Snap Patent Adds to AR Ad Bet as Meta Shuts Down Spark AR Studio

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Snap may want to use AR to help you redeem your next free coffee.

2 min read
Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

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Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

6 min read
Banking

Chase, PayPal Digital Ad Gambits Bring New Privacy Worries

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Unlike making a purchase on Amazon or eBay, financial transaction data gives a more complete profile picture.

2 min read
Patent Drop

Oracle’s Metaverse Ad Tracker Builds Profiles on User Behaviors

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The patent highlights the potential that artificial reality may have for immersive and native advertising.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Patent Speedruns AI Development

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The company’s access to a vast well of user payments data could go a long way in creating far more powerful models.

2 min read
Technology

PayPal Grows a New Ads Business

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PayPal is harnessing purchase data to join the ever-growing list of companies with a new offshoot advertising business.

2 min read
Consumer

Walmart’s Market Cap Jumps to All-Time High After Stellar Earnings

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The retail giant posted $161 billion in quarterly revenue, marking a 6% increase and beating its earlier sales target.

2 min read
Media & Entertainment

America’s Shortening Attention Spans are Corporate Gold

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The stakes for media and tech companies have never been higher, even if attention spans have never been shorter.

5 min read