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Patent Drop

Snap’s Patent Could Help Advertisers Know What Makes Users Swipe

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Snap wants to know what makes you click. But sarcastic teens could thwart the tech in its latest patent.

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Big Tech

2023: The Year in Tech

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2023 saw AI live rent-free in all of our heads, plus in an unexpected twist Mark Zuckerberg became the adult in the room.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Patent Could Sniff Out Fake News on Social Media

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Google may use machine learning to track down misinformation on social media platforms with its latest patent to find “information operations…

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Social Media

Reimagining The Daily Upside

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Today is one of the most exciting days since we launched: a brand refresh to reflect the next chapter of our company.

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Social Media

Snap Patent Keeps Data Out of Third-Party Hands

Given that a large part of Snap’s user base is under 18, protecting user data is even more crucial.

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Big Tech

Meta Faces Lawsuit From 41 States Alleging Harm to Young Users

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A sprawling lawsuit alleging Meta intentionally designed Instagram and Facebook with features it knew were harmful to younger users.

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Social Media

Twitter Seeks Out Political Advertisers

The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Twitter (or X, pick your poison) is aggressively courting political ads on its platform.

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Technology

So You Want to be an Influencer

Everyone wants a create content on TikTok account, generating millions of dollars, but reality is a harder truth.

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Social Media

Twitter’s Latest Ad Problem: Users Flagging Them for Misinformation

Twitter designed the community notes feature for users to add context to possible misleading tweets. Now it’s a liability for advertisers.

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Social Media

Snap Squashes its Nascent AR Enterprise Division

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Snap shuttered its ARES unit — that’s Augmented Reality for Enterprise Services — after launching it just a few months ago.

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Patent Drop

Snap’s New Tech Could Go After Pawn Shops

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A filing from Snap for a computer vision appraiser may add to the company’s shopping ambitions.

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Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

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You’d be forgiven for thinking social media addiction is scientific fact, but there’s no hard evidence it exists. So why is it a thing?

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Patent Drop

Pinterest Is Taking an Interest in Your Scrolling Habits

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Pinterest wants to make it’s ads seem seamless.

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Media & Entertainment

TV is Dead. Long Live TV.

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Patent Drop

Snap’s Patent Makes Text-to-Speech Emotional

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Snap wants to understand what your texts really mean.

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Patent Drop

Snap Sees 20/20

The eyes really are the windows to the soul, huh?

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Social Media

Threads Embraces Branded Content, Shuns News

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Big Tech

Meta’s Twitter Clone May Bypass Europe

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Regulation

The FTC Closes In on Influencers

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Social Media

Twitter Restricts Access, Experiences Widespread Blackout

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