Finally, 2020 is in the rearview mirror, bringing welcomed sighs of relief for many but also conflicting sentiments of uncertainty as strategies and budgets are put in place for the new year. Adweek Intelligence conducted a Pulse Survey of 433 readers to help bring clarity from the ground level–what marketers are anticipating as their top…Read More
Transport concepts like Hyperloop are getting many people hot under the collar. The idea of being able to travel between major cities in minutes rather than hours is certainly an exciting idea. But that’s just it, it’s an idea, and a long long way from reality. If you need something a little closer to reality to keep your high-speed train/tube travel whistle wet, check out this new magnetic levitation — maglev — train from China. The prototype unveiled by researchers at Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, China, and is unlike other maglev trains. Rather than using liquid helium superconductors at…
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The Christmas holiday season is usually one of the year’s biggest box office weeks, but during the pandemic, the focus instead shifted to a pair of would-be blockbuster films that debuted Dec. 25 on rival streaming services: HBO Max’s Wonder Woman 1984 and Disney+’s Soul. And the early winner in that key streaming wars battle?…Read More
Amazon Studios is returning to the Super Bowl for the fourth consecutive year with a spot for the widely anticipated movie sequel Coming 2 America, which will begin streaming exclusively on Prime Video March 5. Amazon did not share additional details, so it’s unclear when the ad will run or how long it will be….Read More
Did you know that Discord can automatically scan your incoming direct messages and delete anything that contains “explicit media content?” The feature will only scan the images you receive, not the text. If you want to change this setting, our guide will show you how. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Discord application on…Read More
Tim Mapes is a big believer pent-up demand. As the chief marketing and communications officer of Delta Air Lines, he is optimistic about a rapid recovery once the pandemic ebbs and concerns about air travel lift. “There’s a great concept called ‘revenge spending.’ Americans, by their nature, are optimists–[they] look forward and plan, and we’ve…Read More
Another long-standing advertiser is sitting out Super Bowl LV. After being in the game for 10 years in a row, Kia announced that it will sit out in 2020. Instead, according to a statement from Russell Wagner, marketing vp at Kia Motors America, the brand announced that it is expanding its “Accelerate the Good” charitable…Read More
TLDR: With access to the Zenva Academy, users can take over 250 tech courses packed with real world programming training to become a knowledgeable and hirable professional coder. The tech industry is expected to grow by as many as 13 million new jobs in the U.S. alone over the next five years, with another 20 million likely to spring up in the EU. And you can rest assured that coding will be at the heart of almost every single one of those new positions. It’s no surprise that programming courses are being taught to our youngest students these days. From…
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Facebook is working on new brand safety options, saying Friday that it will soon begin building and testing new advertiser topic exclusion controls with a small group of advertisers. The new tools are aimed at enabling brands to ensure that their ads do not appear in News Feed next to topics that run afoul of…Read More
Is Spotify‘s recommendation system not doing it for you? Don’t worry (or do?) — the platform could soon have a new unnerving way of improving its suggestions. The streaming giant has patented tech that analyzes speech and background noise to suggest new content based on your “emotional state, gender, age, or accent.” The patent was granted on January 12 and first spotted by Music Business Worldwide. It describes various ways of analyzing audio signals picked up by a microphone to understand who you are and how you feel: For example, the tone of voice may be more upbeat, high-pitched and/or exciting for users that have been assigned the…
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