Month: May 2024

Compared to the usual EV power plants, axial-flux motors are smaller and lighter, and have more torque. But they’re hard to make at scale. Now Mercedes is bringing them to the masses.

Members of the software developer community have reported deleting or altering their posts to prevent them from being used by OpenAI.

A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit accusing Madison Square Garden Entertainment of violating a New York City privacy ordinance that restricts companies’ ability to profit from biometric data.

A report by publisher analytics firm Chartbeat and digital intelligence platform Similarweb finds referral traffic from Facebook to publisher websites has declined 50% over the past 12 months.

TikTok is beginning to automatically label AI-generated content reposted from other platforms through a partnership with the Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, and will also release
new media literacy resources.

An expected soft TV upfront ad market might look better with stronger sales emphasis by legacy TV media-owned networks that own premium sports content. “We are excited that the upfront is talking
about sports,” says Jon Diament, EVP of ad sales for WBD, which shares the TV rights for the NBA playoff games with ABC/ESPN. “The sports marketplace is unique and quite healthy right now,” Diament
says.

The company “is very confident on the execution” of summer sporting activations, according to CEO Michel Doukeris.

Social app WeAre8 is extending its consumer ad rev sharing model to the open web via programmatic buys on major publishers’ sites. It’s kind of genius, when you think about it.

Netflix in a surprise negotiation may be looking to upset the NFL TV and video business dynamic by securing two high-profile exclusive live Christmas Day games, according to reports.