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This post was created in partnership with LiveRamp and Adobe.Retail media networks have spent years acquiring customer data to better target audiences. Now, they’re thinking about the next step: how to use that data to develop relevant, personalized messages for consumers.During an ADWEEK House Cannes Lions panel co-hosted by LiveRamp, Adobe, and Dick’s Sporting Goods, leaders revealed a new partnership that will enable the retailer to leverage both companies’ tools to deliver more personalized creative messages to consumers through its retail media network.The three execs sat down to talk about how the partnership is enabling Dick’s to get ahead in…
Amazon filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for a license to operate a new network of 5,105 satellites that would provide service to mobile phones, with plans to start launching them in 2028. The move comes several months after Amazon acquired the satellite operations of Globalstar, which provides emergency connectivity to Apple iPhones and internet-of-Things devices. The filing revealed the company’s plans to leverage Globalstar’s radio spectrum to expand these offerings and integrate them with Leo, Amazon’s broadband internet satellite network. That sets up more competition with SpaceX, which has dominated both the satellite internet and satellite-to-mobile services…
Meta on Monday said it is rolling out its Meta AI chatbot within Threads’ DMs, giving users a way to chat with the AI assistant. Although Threads users in select markets could already interact with Meta AI in public posts, like people can with Grok on X, this new integration lets users talk with the AI assistant privately. By giving users an easier way to talk to an AI chatbot, Meta is looking to keep users within its ecosystem, with an eye towards discouraging them from using third-party assistants like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google Gemini. Meta AI is already available…
AI search is rapidly becoming the default, whether users like it or not. In just a year’s time, Google’s AI-generated answers in search, known as AI Overviews, have gone from appearing in 15% of searches to 43%, according to a new report, driving a shift in how web users consume information online. In a recent analysis of the generative landscape, market intelligence firm Similarweb noted that what began as an AI layer on top of search has become an integral part of the search journey itself, as Google drops users into AI Overviews, where they can then continue their research…
One of the most crucial parts of pulling off an unprecedented international plane ride for four beluga whales is making sure they don’t even realize that they’re on a trip. “The goal is that they notice as little as possible,” says Karina Tang, the lead veterinarian and vice president of animal health at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium.Tang and Charlie Jacobsma, the Shedd’s director of animal behavior and training, both accompanied beluga whales Acadia, Lillooet, Osiris, and Sierra on the journey from their Niagara Falls enclosures to Toronto’s Pearson Airport to Chicago. Two additional belugas joined the flight on a chartered Boeing…
After two years in stealth, Safe Superintelligence, the AI lab founded by former OpenAI co-founder and alignment lead Ilya Sutskever, has announced a long-term partnership with Nvidia as it prepares to scale to its next phase. The deal, which includes an undisclosed investment, will give Safe Superintelligence (SSI) access to Nvidia’s Vera Rubin GPU platform, which is expected to increase the startup’s compute resources “by an order of magnitude.” The partnership comes as SSI has achieved significant research milestones, per Nvidia. Nvidia’s investment stretches into multiple billions, a source familiar with the deal told TechCrunch. Already an investor in SSI,…
This is TVNewser’s basic cable network ranker and cable news report for the week of July 13, 2026.The scarcity of FIFA World Cup matches in the tournament’s final stages provided a chance for viewers to return to familiar territory as all three cable news networks recorded week-to-week growth in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo during primetime and total day.Fox News, MS NOW, and CNN saw double-digit growth in both measured categories during primetime. Fox News in particular had over +40% growth in the advertiser-coveted demo during this daypart.NETWORKS:According to Nielsen big data + panel for the week of…
Snapchat is now letting users share the music they’re listening to in real time via a new feature in Snap Map, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. Called “Now Playing,” the feature lets users link their streaming service account (starting with Spotify) and share what they’re currently listening to via Snap Map, and see the songs their friends are enjoying. The feature has been integrated with Spotlight videos, which are Snapchat’s TikTok-like short-form videos, too: You can save any songs you discover in a Spotlight video directly to Spotify, or visit the track’s page on the platform to do so. Users can…
Some might me miffed the projector doesn’t support 4K, but at this price, the industry isn’t there yet. And again, for casual big screen movie nights, you don’t really need it. Unlike their complaints about the lack of popcorn at movie night, my daughter and her mates have never complained at a lack of pixels.Picture QualityPhotograph: Chris HaslamThe Nebula P1i produces an enjoyable 1080p picture for casual viewing, but, like so many cheap projectors needs a dark room to thrive. Ambient light will quickly wash out pictures, especially if you’re extending the display past 60 inches.So while it’s not suitable…
Top of the Ticker: Former 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega opened up about her recent experience at CBS News under the leadership of editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, saying she was not given a reason as to why she was let go from the newsmagazine franchise.Vega recently made those remarks during an onstage interview with ABC News correspondent John Quiñones at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference & Expo in New Orleans. According to Status’ Oliver Darcy, who obtained audio from the session, Vega provided three instances in which management gave feedback on her pieces during screenings but told the crowd…
Multiple robotics companies are tackling one of AI’s hardest problems: building foundation models capable of executing tasks they were never explicitly trained to handle. Their approaches run the gamut — from studying millions of web videos and conducting computer simulations to collecting motion data from humans performing tasks in gloves with built-in sensors. Enigma, a research lab set to emerge from stealth on Monday, is taking a fundamentally different approach. Rather than focusing purely on model capabilities, the less-than-one-year-old startup wants to study how humans engage with robots in hopes that these interactions will lead to intuitive interfaces and possibly…
“I think this is a real opportunity to solve a public health problem,” Saphire says. “A tool by which you could prevent or treat disease is still cheaper than managing an outbreak or managing a case of fatal encephalitis in a child.” Some disease models predict that measles could become endemic in the US in the next 25 years, even at current state-level vaccination rates.Monoclonal antibodies could also be costly for patients and insurers. In early 2022, the US government spent $855 million for 1.7 million doses of Evusheld, a monoclonal antibody treatment authorized for Covid. The medication itself was…
Compare Our PicksOthers We TestedPhotograph: Molly HigginsRiccar Gem Handheld Vacuum With Tools for $70: This model is very similar to the Simplicity corded model above, and although it’s portable and handheld, this big boy needs to be plugged in for power. I like how basic it is: It just has a top switch for on/off, and a button on top to release the dust canister, which is at the front of this model rather than behind. Once disengaged, you just need to pull up the semi-spherical fabric mesh filter and dump out debris. Unfortunately, lots of fur and dust get…
This messaging is cause for concern, according to ADHD specialists who spoke with WIRED.“Stimulant medications have been in existence for nearly 100 years, and approved for use in children since the 1960s,” says Kristen Leinung, a mental health nurse practitioner and director of psychiatric services at the Northwest ADHD Treatment Center in Portland, Oregon. The drugs are well-studied for efficacy and have predictable side effects, she adds, but because they can be misused, they’re often stigmatized online. “This style of advertising does further that stigma.”Leinung believes that with their pessimistic framing of Adderall and similar pharmaceuticals, these supplement ads could…
Five Minutes With… is a monthly quick sit-down with leading marketers on their brand, the trends they’re tracking, and a peek at the personality behind the titleCanva is known as the place where you can create everything from wedding invitations to brand style guides. However, over the past year, it’s quietly become the world’s third most-used generative AI consumer product by monthly visits, just behind ChatGPT and Google Gemini, per analysis from VC firm a16z.In June, the Australian-founded company launched Canva AI 2.0, blending visual creation with workflow automation and AI agents that respond to conversational prompts.
The European answer to TBPN is here and ready to go live five days a week, starting June 27. Luke Knight and Ronan Chambers first launched the London-based European Technology Network (ETN) last October, breaking down tech trends and news during a two-day-a-week live stream. Right now, the show is live-streamed on X and YouTube and has garnered more than 5 million views. On Monday, the network announced a $1.6 million seed round from top players in the media ecosystem, including Powerhouse Capital, Axel Springer SE (which owns Business Insider and Politico), the popular media publication LadBible, and angel investors…