TikTok launches enhanced ad placement controls

TikTok introduced two new controls to give advertisers more choice regarding where their content appears: Category Exclusion. Vertical Sensitivity controls. Additionally, the social media platform is merging account-level controls for all brand safety and suitability solutions within TikTok Ads Manager (TTAM) to make using these new tools even easier. Why we care. Ads appearing alongside…

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iPhones may not be as ‘private’ as you are made to believe, warn researchers

  Privacy concerns regarding Apple’s iPhone have recently been highlighted by researchers from Finland’s Aalto University. Despite Apple’s reputation for prioritising privacy, the researchers found that keeping personal data hidden from Apple is challenging. The study focused on eight preloaded Apple apps, including Safari, Siri, and iMessage, which are integral to the Apple ecosystem and…

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Google CEO on how Search and SGE are evolving

Google Search will continue to evolve in the direction of Search Generative Experience. That’s according to Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who recently spoke about AI, Search and more at the 2024 Business, Government & Society Forum at Stanford University. The future of information and answers. AI has been transforming Google Search for years. Google hasn’t been…

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Eric Schmidt Warned Against China’s AI Industry. Emails Show He Also Sought Connections to It

  In November 2019, the US government’s National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence (NSCAI), an influential body chaired by former Google CEO and executive chairman Eric Schmidt, warned that China was using artificial intelligence to “advance an autocratic agenda.” Just two months earlier, Schmidt was also seeking potential personal connections to China’s AI industry on…

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iPhone production in India hits $14 billion- Apple’s Make-in-India plan a huge success?

  In a notable development for global manufacturing, reports indicate that Apple has substantially increased its iPhone production in India, reaching an impressive $14 billion worth during the last fiscal year. This surge represents a doubling of production capacity and accounts for approximately 14% of Apple’s total iPhone output. The move underscores Apple’s strategic efforts…

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