Jour : 7 mai 2025
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Adobe’s Latest Trends + What to Watch for at Cannes Lions 🦁
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How Facebook Marketplace Became Ubiquitous, Essential, and Unhelpful
A couple of years ago, when I was shopping for a new couch, I spent an hour or so a day, every day, for weeks, until I found the right one, on Facebook Marketplace. It took another week or two to pester the seller enough to actually meet me, and then a day to figure out…
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Humans as ‘luxury goods’ in the age of AI
The ‘human touch’ fallacyA bottle of wine sells for $80 in stores. The restaurant charges $400. It still sells. And people go back for more. The sommelier tells them a story about the vineyard, about a sixth-generation family continuing a tradition. Some of it might be true. It doesn’t really matter. The wine tastes better…
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How AI Agents Will Reshape Retail Loyalty Programs Have you seen the… | Jonathan Reeve
How AI Agents Will Reshape Retail Loyalty Programs Have you seen the headlines lately? AI agents are no longer science fiction – they’re landing in our everyday lives, from Google’s Gemini helping plan your week to OpenAI’s voice-powered assistants. These AI helpers aren’t just answering questions – they’re making decisions, comparing prices, and actively steering…
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over
Infinite ScrollMark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is OverDuring testimony at Meta’s antitrust trial, the Facebook founder’s argument was, in so many words, that platforms like his are not what they used to be.By Kyle ChaykaApril 23, 2025Illustration by Ariel DavisSave this storySave this storySave this storySave this storyWhat, exactly, does a social network do? Is…
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From Sidemen to MrBeast: how YouTube and its creator economy took over TV
From MrBeast creating the world’s most expensive reality TV show and Jake Paul’s record-breaking clash with Mike Tyson to the British supergroup Sidemen’s Netflix deal, YouTube’s superstar creators are taking over mainstream television. Last month Netflix launched the second series of Inside, the Sidemen’s reality show that was a hit when the first run of…
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How Ezra Klein’s YouTube Makeover Points to Podcasting’s TV Future
Major news outlets, like The New York Times and The Atlantic, and ex-cable stars are finding audiences on YouTube. “It is television,” says Mediaite founder Dan Abrams. “Anyone who still thinks of YouTube as something for your phone or computer isn’t paying attention.” By Rebecca Sananès April 28, 2025 All from Getty Images. Save this…
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AI Friends Are a Good Thing, Actually
Weekly writing about how technology and people intersect. By day, I’m building Daybreak to partner with early-stage founders. By night, I’m writing Digital Native about market trends and startup opportunities. If you haven’t subscribed, join 70,000 weekly readers by subscribing here: I didn’t have many friends in middle school. I was deep in an awkward…
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Inside the AI boom that’s transforming how consultants work at McKinsey, BCG, and Deloitte
Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative stories you want to know Business Insider tells the innovative…
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Introducing Amazon Nova Sonic: Human-like voice conversations for generative AI applications
April 14, 2025: Post updated to clarify the context size. Voice interfaces are essential to enhance customer experience in different areas such as customer support call automation, gaming, interactive education, and language learning. However, there are challenges when building voice-enabled applications. Traditional approaches in building voice-enabled applications require complex orchestration of multiple models, such as…