Weekly Roundup: Europe
Snap Preps Subscription Service Snapchat Plus; Bitcoin Struggles To Stay Above USD$20k Threshold
In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Snap runs internal tests for a new paid subscription service, Snapchat Plus; Bitcoin inches past the USD$20,000 (£16,335.6) threshold after sinking to USD$17,592 (£14,368.8); and Cloudflare fixes an international outage that took numerous sites offline. Snap [...]
Musk Sued Over Dogecoin Pyramid Scheme; Canada Clamps Down on Businesses' Use of Data & AI
In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Tesla-boss Elon Musk faces legal action over claims he ran a pyramid scheme to manipulate the value of Dogecoin; Canada introduces a new bill to protect citizens' privacy; and messaging service Telegram launches a new [...]
Google Engineer Claims Chatbot is Sentient; YouTube Lambasted Over Bitcoin Scams
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in media, marketing, and commerce from around the globe. In this edition: Google suspends an employee who claims a chatbot developed by the company has become sentient; YouTube is criticised [...]
Publicis Groupe Appoints Avatar as Chief Metaverse Officer; FCO Launches Probe into Apple
In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Publicis Groupe appoints a new chief metaverse officer as it steps closer towards Web3; Germany's FCO launches a new antitrust probe into Apple; and Spotify is set to slow its hiring by 25%. Publicis Groupe introduces [...]
CMA Rules Tech Giants Have Too Much Power Over Phone Market; Apple Unveils New "Passkeys"
In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the UK's Competition and Markets Authority states that Apple and Google possess too much power over the phone market; Apple unveils its new password-alternative, "passkeys"; and YouTube removes some restrictions to masthead ads. CMA report concludes [...]
YouTube Lambasted for Failing to Stop Scams; Google to Pay USD$118m to Settle Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
In today's ExchangeWire news digest: YouTube is criticised for failing to stop Bitcoin scams on the platform; Google agrees to pay out USD$118bn (£95.7m) to settle a gender discrimination lawsuit; and Shopify launches Audiences to help merchants work around Apple's [...]
Google Engineer Claims AI System is Sentient; China's Tech Giants Flourish as Crackdown Eases
In today's ExchangeWire news digest: a Google engineer is suspended after claiming the company's chatbot system shows signs of sentiency; China's tech sector begins to recover as Beijing's crackdown eases; and Twitter introduces a new procedure for users to report [...]
Amazon Targets Smaller Businesses with Local Ads Team; Big Tech Fights to Halt Antitrust Bill
In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates in media, marketing, and commerce from around the globe. In this edition: Amazon establishes a new Local Ads team in a blow to rival Meta; tech companies campaign against a 'self-referencing [...]
Twitter to Play Ball with Musk’s Demands for Data; IPA Warns Agency Fees to Rise
In today’s ExchangeWire news digest: Twitter agrees to meet Elon Musk’s demands for data concerning its user base; the IPA warns that agency fees will rise as economic growth is set to slump; and the Advertising Association appoints Publicis Groupe [...]
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