In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Microsoft purchase AI and voice tech firm Nuance for USD $16bn; China ban mobile apps from collecting "excessive" levels of users' personal data; and daily app usage leaps 30% compared to 2019, finds a study [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the UK's Digital Markets Unit (DMU) begins operating; Clubhouse reportedly look for new funding as they seek to boost their value to USD $4bn; and Instagram is found to be the most "invasive" app by [...]

In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: Colorado becomes the latest US state to consider implementing a new data privacy law; Apple have begun blocking apps that [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Apple have begun rejecting apps who don't comply with their new ATT privacy framework; Spotify acquire Betty Labs, the tech company behind live audio app Locker Room; and ViacomCBS put $3bn worth of shares up [...]

VlogBox, a global CTV app development and ad monetisation platform, has taken the 3rd place in the general CTV apps category according to the number of channels on Roku, a leading streaming video platform. The VlogBox team has recently undertaken a [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Microsoft reportedly enter talks to acquire Discord for at least USD $10bn; app economy business platform ironSource merge with Thoma Bravo Advantage; and Netflix are rumoured to be contemplating licensing their original series to linear [...]

Didomi builds technology that allows organisations to place customer consent at the core of their strategy, and the most recent step in this journey is the expansion of its compliance solution to collect consent for connected TV (smart TV) and [...]

Impact, the global leader in partnership automation, today announced it has been selected by Shopify Plus to be one of two inaugural Certified App Partners for influencer and affiliate marketing. With Impact’s Partnership Cloud, an integrated end-to-end solution for managing [...]

In today's ExchangeWire news digest: a bill proposed by the North Dakota senate could rein in the power app store operators hold over developers; TikTok finishes 2020 as the world's most-downloaded and highest-grossing app, with growth continuing into 2021; and [...]

Cocktail Fridays, virtual game nights, pizza making...Picnic have tried it all. But with lockdown number three feeling somewhat infinite, Picnic have found new ways to look after employee mental health, including all-in-one support app, Spill. London-based start-up, Spill, offers remote mental [...]