New features let brands display shoppable feeds and target ads during key video moments, capitalizing on YouTube's rising share of streaming time.
Google’s AI is expanding fast and meeting demand, but users could be wary about data collection in their homes and vehicles.
TikTok debuts AI Alive, an image-to-video generation tool: The feature is part of TikTok’s push to maintain dominance in a competitive short-form market.
GPT-4o and Gemini 2.5 Pro have taken the lead in both text generation and reasoning usage. Meanwhile, Anthropic’s Claude and DeepSeek R-1 lost momentum following a surge of usage at the start of the year.
With seamless in-app purchases coming, PayPal could turn Perplexity into a trusted, AI-driven checkout hub—especially for younger, AI-hungry consumers.
Shorts now dominate prime screen space on connected TVs, signaling YouTube’s bid to normalize mobile-first formats in the living room—whether users like it or not.
With AI tools creeping into shopping, Google could borrow Pinterest’s discovery model to stay relevant in design, DIY, and fashion search.
Poor planning, political posturing, and a shift to inference workloads turned China’s state-backed data center spree into a cautionary tale for US hyperscalers.
A 90-day pause in tariffs added over $800 billion to the Magnificent Seven’s market cap, revealing just how damaging trade tensions had been for investor confidence.
Google settles in ongoing cases: The tech giant is increasingly facing regulatory scrutiny over its data collection practices that could restructure the ad ecosystem.
While developers tout productivity bots, users prefer simple, free, opt-out-friendly AI for creative and informational help—not task automation they never asked for.
As OpenAI downshifts profit goals, Microsoft may trade revenues for long-term access, reshaping one of AI’s most powerful partnerships.
The new Account Status dashboard helps explain post visibility, giving Threads an edge over X by offering clarity amid Meta’s evolving content policies.
With AI bios and comment pinning features, Reddit is courting SMBs and zeroing in on its role in the purchase journey.
The update introduces a My Netflix hub and real-time personalization tools, all aimed at helping users find something fast—and not flee to YouTube.
With always-on AI, Meta’s next smart glasses could normalize surveillance as convenience—especially in a lax US regulatory climate.
With Google’s platform and broader affordability, Samsung’s headset might finally deliver on spatial media’s promise—and give marketers a new playground.
A move to a public benefit structure could drastically cut Microsoft’s profits, signaling a power shift in the alliance that has fueled Azure’s recent growth.
Many workers embrace genAI tools like ChatGPT in secret to gain an edge, raising concerns around job insecurity, workplace transparency, and growing cybersecurity risks.
DOJ continues the push to dismantle Google: The search giant will need to battle regulators to defend its dominance, while advertisers should prepare for fragmentation.