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💥 Mark Zuckerberg just declared war on the entire advertising industry
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- Mark Zuckerberg outlined a future vision where Meta's artificial intelligence systems would handle the entire advertising workflow, from creation and targeting to performance measurement for clients.
- He proposed businesses could eventually just state objectives and connect payment, letting AI automatically generate limitless ad variations and manage the complete campaign execution autonomously.
- This concept potentially marginalizes traditional ad agencies, although industry figures express significant concerns regarding brand safety oversight and trusting platform-reported performance metrics without independent verification.
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🫠 TikTok fined $600 million for sending user data to China
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- European regulators imposed a €530 ($600) million penalty on TikTok because the company illicitly sent user information belonging to people in Europe to computer systems located in China.
- Ireland's Data Protection Commission concluded that the video service breached EU privacy rules, citing risks that Chinese authorities could access the transferred personal details under local laws.
- This significant financial sanction is one of the largest under GDPR and comes after a prior Irish fine concerning children's data and amid ongoing US security worries.
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👀 Apple now permits external purchase links in US App Store
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- Following a significant court ruling, Apple modified its App Store guidelines, permitting applications in the United States to include links directing users to purchasing options outside the app.
- Developers on the US digital marketplace can now add buttons or external hyperlinks within their software, guiding consumers toward alternative transaction methods rather than Apple's system.
- Major services like Spotify have quickly updated their apps to utilize this new freedom, anticipating that others like Netflix will soon highlight off-platform subscription management.
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🛒 Epic is offering developers an alternative to Apple's in-app purchases
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- Epic Games is introducing "Webshops," letting developers establish their own Epic-hosted online storefronts to manage payments originating from applications like those on iOS.
- These digital marketplaces offer developers a method to handle transactions connected to their software, thereby avoiding Apple's typical commission on in-app acquisitions.
- Concurrently, Epic is removing its platform fee on the initial million dollars in yearly revenue per app, further encouraging adoption of this alternative payment pathway.
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🔒 Microsoft makes new accounts passwordless by default
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- Microsoft is implementing a new policy where freshly created accounts will no longer require a traditional password during the setup process by default.
- Instead of conventional passwords, individuals setting up accounts are guided towards employing alternative secure authentication methods like passkeys, app notifications, or physical security devices.
- This initiative coincides with an updated sign-in interface and reflects the company's strong push for passkey adoption, citing high user success rates for these newer verification techniques.
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🔎 Google adds new AI Mode directly into Search
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- Google is gradually introducing its AI Mode search capability to a limited number of users in the United States, placing it under a dedicated tab in Search.
- This chatbot function differs from typical results by offering direct AI-generated responses derived from information located within Google’s extensive online index, unlike existing AI Overviews.
- Updates to the artificial intelligence tool incorporate saved chat history for convenient revisiting of topics and visual cards presenting key details for places and purchasable items.
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