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Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Meta over antitrust concerns with AI restrictions in WhatsApp. The probe aims to “prevent any possible irreparable harm to competition in …

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When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to pitch to a publisher. Publishers then share those songs with labels and managers, who may share those songs with the artists. Even if a major country star …

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Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. iPhone 17 Pro users have fewer ways to take photographs in low-light conditions compared to those using older iPhone models. Specifically, the option to select Night mode when taking snaps …

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This WTF guide, sponsored by The Weather Company, digs into what weather targeting is — how it differs from other contextual signals, common misconceptions and misunderstandings and how advertisers across industries can maximize its effectiveness. Amid the many shifts in consumer behaviors, trends and other factors, global brands have now made understanding and leveraging consumer …

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A recent prediction in a Fast Company article raised some eyebrows in the HR profession, proposing that by 2026 the traditional HR director title will begin to give way to another executive role: chief productivity officer. Rather than simply merging HR and IT, the newly created position of CPO (not to be confused with the …

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Not long ago, a programmatic lead laid out the strain in their DSP mix to The Trade Desk: ascending Amazon, aggressive Google and uneasy clients. The tech vendor’s response surprised her. After years of immovable fees, the company signaled it was willing to do a deal. “It’s the first time I’ve seen The Trade Desk …

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As the holiday season winds down, a little-known window of opportunity opens for advertisers known as Q5.  During the period from late December to mid- or late January, also known as Q5, many advertisers go dark after shipping deadlines have passed. Meanwhile, consumers are in discovery mode — scrolling on their mobile devices and spending …

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Payment frictions continue to undercut the creator economy’s growth. Creators continue to wait too long to get paid, according to several ad execs interviewed for this story. What should be routine disbursements can slip from days into weeks and whatever finally shows up has already been thinned out by an expanding chain of middlemen — …

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Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 SD 8 Elite, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 SD 8s Gen 4Graphics Adapter: Qualcomm Adreno 825, Qualcomm Adreno 840Display: 11.20 inchWeight: 0.485kgPrice: 437, 600 euro Average Score: 89.2% – very goodAverage of 1 scores (from 3 reviews) performance: 69%, features: 47%, display: 87%, mobility: 88%, workmanship: 88%, ergonomy: 82%, emissions: 96% Xiaomi Pad …

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Its fluidity of movement is astonishing. Unitree While so many humanoid robots are continuing to walk as if they’re suffering back pain or knee problems, Unitree’s G1 robot arrived last year sporting astonishing fluidity. Digital Trends has already reported on the G1’s ability to move in a way that would make even the world’s top …

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