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Leaked Facebook memo reveals how advertisers will be impacted following iOS 14.5 release

April 29, 2021
Apple finally introduced iOS 14.5 this week, which comes with the long-awaited App Tracking Transparency feature to prevent third-party apps from tracking users across the web. Since the announcement of this feature, Facebook has been complaining about the impact this option will have on its business model, and now a leaked company memo reveals how advertisers will be affected. As revealed by…
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New modified-Tesla ride-share launching from electric moped sharing service Revel

April 29, 2021
Electric moped-sharing company Revel is discovering that “the more wheels the merrier” as the brand launches its first Tesla-powered ride-share program in NYC. While Revel began by operating a ride-sharing service using two-wheeled electric scooters or mopeds, the company has shown a desire to expand into four-wheelers. The first pivot earlier this year involved Revel-branded electric car…
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Assistant gets better at understanding context as Google touts ‘nearly’ perfect alarm/timer responses

April 29, 2021
Google today announced a trio of updates for Google Assistant that leverage AI to improve pronunciation accuracy and context.  Similar to how you can already teach Assistant to pronounce your name, Google is expanding this capability to contacts. Users will be asked to say the name, and “Assistant will listen to your pronunciation and remember it.” Google says the initial recording will not…
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Google posts I/O 2021 schedule, starting with Sundar Pichai keynote on May 18 at 10 a.m.

April 29, 2021
As we get closer to I/O 2021, Google today posted the schedule of sessions and other events for its three-day developer conference next month. ‘New look’ for Android 12 widgets, Wear drops the ‘OS,’ & more from Google I/O 2021 sessions It starts with the Google I/O Keynote hosted by CEO Sundar Pichai on Tuesday, May 18 at 10 a.m. PT. The company will likely show off the rumored…
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