Amazon's nascent advertising business could be worth around $20 billion in 2020, according to Alex DeGroote, a media analyst at Cenkos Securities. Amazon's strength would be in search advertising rather than display. "Slowly over time you will use Amazon as your retail search engine rather […]
Day: April 3, 2018
France in gridlock as rail unions lay down challenge to Macron’s reform
Regional and intercity services are also reportedly being hit hard while one in every four Eurostar train journeys has been canceled. … Separate walkouts are currently taking place among French garbage collectors, a small number of energy workers, as well as staff at airline Air […]
Canon offers a glimpse into the future of sensor technology
Back in January Canon announced three specialized sensors at CES 2018. Along with a 5MP Global Shutter sensor, it also revealed a 120MP APS-H CMOS sensor and a 19μm (pixel pitch) Full HD sensor (by comparison Canon’s full-frame EOS 5D Mark IV has a 5.36μm […]
Pensionati ancora più anziani e più poveri, 7 su 10 con meno di 750 euro al mese
Sono 552 mila le prestazioni pensionistiche e assistenziali attualmente erogate dall'INPS nelle Marche di cui 297 mila pensioni di vecchiaia (pari al 53,7% del totale), 39 mila pensioni di invalidità (7,1%), 119 mila pensioni ai superstiti (21,6%), 15 mila pensioni/assegni sociali (2,8%) e 81 mila … […]
Instagram limits access to user data for unofficial apps
Those limits mean that apps and developers that need to pull data all the time — such as those in customer service and apps that analyze hashtags or make sure the people you follow are following you back — won’t be able to do their […]
SoftBank leads $450M investment in Paytm’s e-commerce business
SoftBank is at it again giving money companies that rival startups it has already invested in. The Japanese firm and its long-time ally (and existing Paytm backer) Alibaba have come together to invest $450 million more into Paytm’s e-commerce business, Paytm Mall, as first reported by Mint. […]
Content Marketing Networks Are Changing Because of #MeToo
In 2016, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation sent a letter to a fast-growing content marketing network called RevContent. The nonprofit watchdog was concerned about the way some of RevContent’s advertisers portrayed women. The network regularly ran ads for mail-order bride services, for example, or […]
More countries are probing Grab-Uber deal over anti-competition concerns
Singapore’s competition agency last week opened an investigation into Grab’s acquisition of Uber’s Southeast Asia, and now authorities in the Philippines and Malaysia are following suit by looking closely at the deal. From The Philippines Competition Commission: The Grab-Uber acquisition is likely to have a […]
Reddit’s first redesign in years is a major one
According to Wired, two people from the team Reddit formed for the project surveyed random people at San Francisco’s Union Square. The two researchers asked them whether they understand how the website works and found that while most people “get” the concept behind Reddit, they […]
Xiaomi’s gaming-centric Black Shark Phone now has a release date
Xiaomi is reportedly launching a new gaming-centric smartphone on 13 April. Black Shark Technology Ltd, a Xiaomi investee, dedicated to making gaming products is said to launch a new smartphone reports GizmoChina. On Tuesday, GizmoChina posted an official invite poster revealing the launch of the […]