Category: Offline Marketing
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third-party cookies: When the third-party cookie crumbles: A new privacy-centric internet emerges
“How will the internet operate without cookies?” “When are they going?” “Which ones are getting eliminated?” For the last six months, Rinku Ghosh has been fielding queries like these from clients panicking about the phasing out of third-party cookies. Ghosh is the COO of Lemnisk, a Bengaluru-based customer data platform. In her line of work,…
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A Vending Machine Error Revealed Secret Face Recognition Tech
Canada-based University of Waterloo is racing to remove M&M-branded smart vending machines from campus after outraged students discovered the machines were covertly collecting face recognition data without their consent. The scandal started when a student using the alias SquidKid47 posted an image on Reddit showing a campus vending machine error message, “Invenda.Vending.FacialRecognitionApp.exe,” displayed after the…
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Curvy influencers post a lot about body positivity. But what happens when they use Ozempic?
When Ella Halikas’ doctor suggested an off-label prescription of Ozempic to manage her polycystic ovarian syndrome symptoms, her first thought wasn’t about her health. Halikas was more worried that her 267,000 followers on Instagram would be disappointed if she took the medication. She, like many other plus-size influencers, has built her brand around embracing body…
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The Best Sci-Fi Shooter of the Year Can’t Escape Gaming’s Worst Trend
At the farther end of your ship, you can see a glimpse of the ongoing conflict as you land on an alien planet. Outside your window are fellow combatants, represented as ships in orbit. Whenever a group fails a mission, their ship is shot down in real-time. It’s a grim yet effective reminder of the…
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AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript
AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript February 22, 2024 AXT, Inc. beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $-0.09, expectations were $-0.13. AXT, Inc. isn’t one of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details here). Operator: Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to AXT’s…
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Hacking docs leaked, reveal Chinese state surveillance
CHINESE police are investigating an unauthorized and highly unusual online dump of documents from a private security contractor linked to the nation’s top policing agency and other parts of its government — a trove that catalogs apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreigners. Among the apparent targets of tools provided…
