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from24/7 Wall St.
9 hours ago

Uber's Zoox deal latest in broad autonomous vehicle push

Uber Technologies isn't trying to build autonomous vehicles. It's trying to be the road every AV company drives on. The strategy is to become the distribution layer for the autonomous vehicle era, the app that passengers open regardless of whose robot is doing the driving.
Venture
fromKotaku
1 day ago

PlayStation Looks Decisive Right Now While Xbox Merely Flails

The console wars died down not because any side won, but because it became irrelevant. Major games, seeking to make their gigantic budgets back, went platform agnostic. Where once companies had splurged on making consumers identify with specific console platforms, suddenly where you play games had become a much less defining factor.
Video games
Media industry
fromExchangewire
6 days ago

The Stack: Regulation Tightens as AI Redefines Media

Regulators intensify digital platform oversight while AI partnerships, ecommerce innovation, and leadership transitions reshape media and advertising sectors.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

How Zillow grows when there aren't enough houses

Zillow evolved from a mobile real estate app into a vertically integrated platform, now positioning itself as an end-to-end business platform for real estate agents amid AI-driven changes to database access politics.
Marketing
fromEMARKETER
1 week ago

UGC has lapped TikTok in influencer marketing, and Instagram is next

Platform-agnostic user-generated content accounts for 35% of influencer marketing campaigns, surpassing TikTok at 21% and driving 29% higher conversions than non-UGC formats.
Podcast
fromLindsey Gamble
1 week ago

Threads Adds Rich Link Previews for Podcast Video Clips to Boost Discovery - Lindsey Gamble

Threads launches rich link previews for podcast video clips, enabling podcasters to drive viewers from short-form content to full-length episodes.
Video games
fromGadgets 360
1 week ago

Sony Said to Be 'Backing Away' From Launching Its Single-Player Games on PC

Sony may abandon its PC release strategy for single-player exclusives and return to PlayStation-only releases, while continuing live service games on PC.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechzine Global
3 weeks ago

AI is forcing software companies to fundamentally reposition themselves

Software companies must integrate AI into product architecture and strategy, providing secure, governed, scalable solutions to remain competitive.
Venture
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

Cybersecurity CEO says we're in an AI bubble. Here's what he looks for when investing in a startup.

An AI investment bubble exists, yet selective investment continues in reasonably priced startups with products that have a clear hook, platform potential, and monetization path.
Marketing
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

The Personal Branding Myth CEOs Need to Stop Believing

CEOs gain marketing leverage by committing to one to three platforms, using occasional podcast guesting and thought leadership to build visibility without daily posting.
fromThedrum
1 month ago

To Compete With Walled Gardens, TV Must Become A Platform: 605's Levine

"Until maybe eight years ago, television in and of itself was a very clean and tidy well-lit marketplace. It was very clear and easy to understand this television universe. "What's happened is, with the rise of streaming, particularly through the pandemic, we're seeing streaming begin to rival and sometimes exceed linear viewership. "And that has created a massive amount of fragmentation for the television universe."
Television
Business
fromChannelPro
1 month ago

Beyond the handshake: Building a purpose-built partner economy that solves customer problems

Platform providers must shift from single-application sales to purpose-built partner economies that prioritize curated ecosystems and durable customer trust.
fromForbes
1 month ago

A$AP Rocky, Lexa Gates, And The Best Music Marketing Moves Of The Week

The Harlem rapper's strategic use of the platform goes beyond promotional posts, creating conversational moments that transform passive followers into active participants in his narrative. His approach demonstrates understanding of X's unique ecosystem: quick-fire responses, cultural commentary, and the platform's preference for unfiltered personality over polished messaging. By engaging directly with fan theories, sharing candid thoughts, and responding to viral moments in real-time,
Music
Media industry
fromDigiday
2 months ago

Omnicom Media's Adamski: clients are the only ones not complaining about principal media

Omnicom is integrating Interpublic's agencies and Acxiom into Omnicom Media's six-brand platform to drive growth and leverage shared infrastructure and data.
Artificial intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Waymo's Robo-Taxi Lead Widens as Tesla Plays Catch-Up in the Autonomous Race

Waymo's lead in miles driven, multi-city regulatory approvals, and platform-agnostic approach gives it a decisive advantage over Tesla in scaling robo-taxi services.
Silicon Valley
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Threads wants to be the app you can't wait to open in the morning

Threads leveraged Instagram and Facebook cross-promotion to grow to 400 million monthly users while pursuing an identity as the internet's hub for topical conversation.
Media industry
fromNieman Lab
2 months ago

Publishers leave the dead malls of Web 2.0

Publications must stop chasing platform virality, define distinct identities, and become memorable destinations while leveraging RSS-like tools and newsletters for direct reader engagement.
fromCGMagazine
3 months ago

Comic-Style Content: The Secret Weapon for Social Media Follower Growth

Getting to the point where one is considered a professional comic book artist or writer is not merely about determining one's capacity to produce gripping images or compose clever conversations. Furthermore, it is the process of teaching oneself the art of steadily, simply, and honestly increase you followers. Many talented creators often stay unseen because they do not know how to share their work with the world.
Social media marketing
fromwww.cnbc.com
3 months ago

CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Micro-dramas make a leap from China to India, fueling a new content race

Recent friendly overtures aside, India does not always see eye to eye with China. But when it comes to the battle for eyeballs, the country's entertainment industry has taken a leaf out of the Chinese playbook. Micro-dramas, or 90 seconds to two-minute videos, loaded with hooks and wild plots, surpassed box office collections in China last year, building a near $7 billion industry, and the Chinese trend has made its way into India.
Tech industry
Social media marketing
fromThe Drum
3 months ago

The secret formula for storytelling at speed and scale

Authentic, simple storytelling that prioritizes human moments and platform suitability builds emotional connections; brands should often step back and let stories resonate.
Video games
fromgizmodo.com
3 months ago

5 Years After Launch, the Xbox Series X Is an Afterthought. So What's Next?

Xbox is shifting from hardware exclusivity toward a game- and subscription-focused strategy while facing criticism over pricing, platform control, and profit-margin demands.
Software development
fromInfoWorld
4 months ago

Building a golden path to AI

Treat an AI platform as composable services and APIs to enable developer innovation while avoiding slow, monolithic, and soon-obsolete enterprise platforms.
Marketing
fromFast Company
5 months ago

Big Tech's old revenue playbook is dead. Shared value is the only path forward

Platform monetization must prioritize shared-value ecosystems that empower users, align advertisers, and build long-term loyalty instead of short-term extraction.
fromThe Verge
6 months ago

Six years after launch, Apple Arcade is striving for a bigger audience

In 2019, Apple Arcade launched with roughly 70 premium mobile games that had no ads, no in-app purchases, and no sex or violence. Some of the games in the initial launch period, like What the Golf?, were praised for their innovation and depth beyond what's typically expected of mobile games. In the six years since, Apple Arcade has grown its game offerings, and while it maintains its credo of family-friendly content, its library no longer garners the same critical praise.
Apple
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