Month: May 2023

Augmented reality made an appearance at the recent Coachella music festival in California, as the band Gorillaz used AR technology to enhance their performance for home viewers. The AR tech was featured during Gorillaz’s performance of “Skinny Ape.” Throughout the song, YouTube viewers could watch larger-than-life versions of the band’s virtual avatars sitting or standing…

Google’s new dedicated domain lets you join the growing sites dedicated to puns, pets, and mowing the lawn.

After a year of change for the media and ad-tech company, Yahoo returned to NewFronts this year with a concert from Chance the Rapper. The event was light on news and more of a celebration thrown for Yahoo’s partners. The Grammy-winning artist regaled the crowd with hits like “No Problem” and “I’m the One,” a…

In its chaotic early days, the platform’s algorithm shared naked pictures in its What’s Hot feed.

Under Elon Musk, hate speech has surged and propaganda accounts have thrived.

“I can’t believe it’s newfront uptime — um, newfront upfront time,” Roku’s Charlie Collier flubbed after being weirdly introduced by Al Yankovic at his newfront presentation in New York City Tuesday
evening.

Roku says the restaurant chain will reach 40 million homes per month via the Roku City deal. The activation will offer a wide range of ad opportunities.