Month: July 2024

In a hard-hitting abortion rights spot, 20something Hadley Duvall,discusses being impregnated at age 12 by her sexually abusive stepfather.

The event caused chaos at airports, grocery stores, and Starbucks outlets.

X is introducing “Trend Genius” ads, which utilize AI to deploy “hyper-relevant ads” based on real-time conversation trends.

A judge has dismissed a class-action complaint alleging that Amazon touted free deliveries as a benefit of Amazon Prime, but charged users a $9.95 “service fee” for grocery orders from Whole Foods.

The immersive in-app viewing experience highlights “unconventional” sports – including dog surfing, hobby horsing and professional pillow-fighting – in an effort to channel users’ viewing habits and
make the experience unique to the app.

Netflix says 45% of all new signups (ad-supported or ad-free standard/premium tiers) are for its ad option, and that percentage is accelerating – from 40% in Q1 and 32% in Q4 2023.

Meta will open a small pilot program allowing academic researchers to access Instagram data for up to six months to learn more about how the social platform affects the well-being of teens and young
adults, reports “The Atlantic.” Meta announced this week that it is looking for proposals focused on specific research areas around this topic.