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To win over potential young customers, Walmart is getting creative. On Friday, Walmart launched a website called the “Toy Lab” that helps children learn about its products thro... More

The biggest digital properties have monetized their platforms with advertising and have generated billions in revenue. Now, they need to generate transactional revenue for adverti... More

Keeping audiences engaged is key to any successful video service, but how are traditional content providers adapting to today’s market? Crucially, the SVOD giants notch up screen... More

If voice becomes the next big thing in retail, it would help Amazon strengthen its lead in online shopping and allow Google to become a stronger e-commerce competitor. The situatio... More

Augmented reality is already impacting social media – and its done so for years now. In fact, it seems like AR is taking over the most popular social networks in the world – Fa... More

Facebook is trialling new ways to enhance fan interaction during its over-the-top sports coverage, according to a report by SportsTechie. The social media giant is currently testin... More

Portal, which has an entry-level price of $199, allows users to make and receive video calls as well as share photos and messages. Other features include access to Facebook Watch p... More

The podcast market will discover the answer to a foundational question about its future in the next few years. Will it continue along the path of music streaming, where all podcast... More

Tencent will expand its age-verification system to encompass its entire games line-up, an unprecedented undertaking in response to growing criticism it encourages addiction among y... More

No AI researchers are claiming that much just yet. They are still addressing the fundamental question of whether the images produced by their networks can be called art at all. One... More

Spotify is testing a What’s New timeline feature with some users that shows new releases seemingly from artists you enjoy. Spotify confirmed the test to The Verge, saying “We a... More

According to eMarketer’s 2018 Visual Search report, about 1 billion visual searches happen per month. That’s a tiny fraction of overall search, which renders hundreds of billio... More

Discovery and golf’s PGA Tour have unveiled GolfTV, a first-of-its-kind live and on-demand international video streaming service that has been developed as part of the $2B rights... More

Data Is More Important Than Ever- When asked about his vision for utilising data, Narayen said, “We want to help companies be able to put their data as an asset on their balance ... More

Artificial intelligence is being deployed far and wide in marketing and advertising. In fact, many of the tasks being handled by machine learning and other AI tools are making poss... More

Google is giving Google Maps a handful of updates today to help commuters get to work with minimal aggravation. One of the issues time-pressured travelers face is not knowing where... More

Voice-activated shopping has been heralded by publication after publication as one of the next big things in retail, sure to revolutionize the way consumers order products. Many la... More

Each of the modern leaps in wireless network technology has brought distinct change: The second generation—aka 2G—allowed for voice transmission, 3G ushered in the app revoluti... More

Apple has fixed one of the biggest problems with Apple Music: the unhelpful way that a given artists’ releases were listed and displayed on the service. Previously, singles and c... More

While the UK’s Sky satellite and Virgin cable broadcasting services have been offering access to native 4K/UHD content via downloads or separate live feeds for some months now, a... More