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Pinterest revealed several new and upcoming features at its Pinterest Presents global advertiser summit Wednesday, which featured sessions in six countries: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the U.K. and the U.S. Co-founder and CEO Ben Silbermann said in the event opener that he speaks with a lot of chief marketing officers, and they went into marketing…Read More

After working on brands such as Nike, Snap, Airbnb, and GAP, Facebook alumnus Eric Toda returned to the social marketing space as Facebook’s Global Head of Social Marketing. Eric, an avid advocate of anti-racism sentiment to #StopAsianHate, has continued his mission of empowering the voices of underrepresented communities, sharing why it’s important to have “cultural…Read More

The longest-running prime-time series in TV history, The Simpsons, will extend its record for at least two more years. Top line Fox ordered two more seasons of The Simpsons, locking in the animated series through the end of Season 34 in 2023 and bringing its run to a total of 757 episodes. The network announced…Read More

Target plans to invest about $4 billion annually in new stores, remodels and fulfillment services as it targets consumers whose shopping preferences have been altered by a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Target opened 30 stores in 2020 and now boasts nearly 1,900 U.S. locations. Its goal is to open 30 to 40 new stores a year, ranging…Read More

A team of scientists from Tel-Aviv University have successfully given a robot the ability to hear sounds through the use of a dead locust’s ear. What? Seriously. A university press release highlighting the team’s work had this to say: Researchers at Tel Aviv University report that they have successfully connected the ear of a dead locust to a robot that receives the ear’s electrical signals and responds accordingly. The result is extraordinary: When the researchers clap once, the locust’s ear hears the sound and the robot moves forward; when the researchers clap twice, the robot moves backwards. How’s it work?…

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Kevin Mayer, the former heard of streaming at Disney, has joined the U.K.-based sports streaming service DAZN Group as chairman, replacing executive chairman John Skipper, the company said today. Mayer is best known for laying the groundwork for the fast-growing streaming service Disney+. Top line Mayer will serve as chairman of the streamer’s board of…Read More

This time it’s for real. Weaning media plans and tech stacks off third-party cookies and audience data is now an urgent priority for the remainder of 2021. Google may have just killed the last, best hope for being able to buy deterministic (or “user-level”) cross-domain audience data off the open market. We already knew the…Read More

Rosemarie, a 90-year-old nursing home resident living in Switzerland, is the unlikely star of a touching new ad released in the country as part of a healthcare recruitment drive. The elderly woman, who was born in Germany, is the subject of a new animated film created by Roof studio that tells the story of the…Read More

When you create a Clubhouse account, the Clubhouse application will encourage you to follow at least 25 people. If you want to find new people to follow in the Clubhouse app, our guide will show you how this is done. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Clubhouse app on iOS. Step 1: On the…Read More

Scientists have used an algorithm to read an unopened letter written 300 years ago — without breaking its seal. The note had been securely shut through an archaic process known as “letterlocking.” The method was used to secure written communications for centuries before the widespread adoption of envelopes in the 1830s. The intricate system of folds, tucks, and slits effectively turns the paper into its own envelope. Often, the notes were then sealed and rigged with anti-tamper devices. The method was used by both everyday people and historical figures from Queen Elizabeth I of England to Marie Antoinette. While the concealed letters contain valuable insights…

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