News Corp would lose $9 million due to use of Google advertising tools, ex-executive testifies

News Corp would lose $9 million due to use of Google advertising tools, ex-executive testifies

News Corp considered exiting Google’s ad products in 2017 — but decided against it after deciding it would cost the company at least $9 million in lost revenue, a former executive at The Post publisher testified Tuesday. . Google maintained a stranglehold on digital advertising despite offering tools that were “slow and slow” and ignoring … Read more

New iPhone feature ‘absolutely’ caters to selfie-obsessed Gen Z expert

New iPhone feature 'absolutely' caters to selfie-obsessed Gen Z expert

Imagine this: An easier way for Gen Z Apple users to take selfies. That’s the reality of the new iPhone 16 – which was unveiled this week – which includes a button on the side of the device specifically for controlling the camera. Located on the same side as the lock button, the camera control … Read more

Gen Z ditches Google for this most popular search engine

Gen Z ditches Google for this most popular search engine

Don’t know something? Don’t “Google” – “TikTok” it. Kids these days are abandoning the trusty search engine in favor of social media and other unorthodox online search tools. Drawing on data from an April 2024 survey of 2,000 Americans conducted by Forbes Advisor and Talker Research, Bernstein reported that 45% of Gen Z users are … Read more

McDonald’s rolls out self-service cash kiosks that could make cashiers obsolete

McDonald's rolls out self-service cash kiosks that could make cashiers obsolete

McDonald’s is rolling out a new digital kiosk that can accept cash and spit out change – a move that could pave the way for the fast food giant to do away with the need for human cashiers. The world’s largest burger chain had installed self-order screens that accepted credit card payments at most of … Read more

Google exec said firm’s ‘purpose’ was to ‘save’ digital ad rivals: court documents

Google exec said firm's 'purpose' was to 'save' digital ad rivals: court documents

A Google executive boasted to colleagues that the goal for the company’s fledgling online advertising business in 2009 was to “crush” rivals in the digital ad market, according to evidence presented Wednesday in the federal antitrust trial targeting the tech titan . The Justice Department highlighted remarks made by David Rosenblatt, Google’s former president of … Read more

These are the 8 new emojis that will be added to your smartphone: ‘I feel so first’

These are the 8 new emojis that will be added to your smartphone: 'I feel so first'

Tell them how you really feel. Eight new emojis are expected to hit smartphones soon, and they’re already popular with users who say the inclusion of a bags-under-the-eyes emoticon makes them “feel so seen,” according to the Daily Mail. The Unicode Standard, the official emoticon standard maintained by the Unicode Consortium that is responsible for … Read more