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At its annual Lens Fest event, Snap announced that it’s experimenting with a small group of AR creators and developers to build Lenses with digital goods that can be purchased with Snap Tokens. As part of this experiment, users will be able to unlock power-ups, AR items and extra tools within select Lenses. Snap Tokens, […] Snapchat is testing Lenses with power-ups and upgrades that you can buy by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch... →

Major privacy complaints targeting the legality of Meta’s core advertising business model in Europe have finally been settled via a dispute resolution mechanism baked into the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The complaints, which date back to May 2018, take aim at the tech giant’s so-called “forced consent” to continue tracking and targeting users […] Meta’s behavioral ads will finally face GDPR privacy reckoning in January by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Lagos-headquartered venture capital firm Future Africa is teaming up with TLG Capital, a London-based open-ended credit fund, to launch a $25 million venture debt fund earmarked for portfolio companies. The fund created from TLG’s existing funds will help Future Africa’s portfolio companies preserve their runway in an increasingly tight fundraising environment. Last year, African startups […] Future Africa teams up with TLG Capital to set up $25M venture debt fund for portfolio companies by Tage Kene-Okafor... →

Он стал вторым наиболее дорогим бренд-именем в мессенджере... →

Today, Warner Bros. Discovery and Amazon announced that HBO Max is back on Prime Video Channels in the United States after it left as an Amazon offering in 2021. Prime subscribers can sign up for HBO Max for $14.99 per month at amazon.com/channels/hbomax. The channel can be canceled at any time. The companies also noted in […] HBO Max comes back to Prime Video Channels by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Как размещать кампании в ритейл медиа и оценивать их эффективность... →

The Canadian branch of Amnesty International has confirmed it was the target of a “sophisticated” cyberattack carried out by Chinese state-sponsored hackers.  The human rights organization said it first detected the breach on October 5, when suspicious activity was discovered on Amnesty’s IT infrastructure. An investigation by forensic investigators and cybersecurity experts was immediately launched, […] Amnesty Canada says it was targeted by Chinese state-sponsored hackers by Carly Page originally publishe... →

As Elon Musk attempts to operate a major social media platform with a fraction of its staff, Twitter users are reporting that certain key security features on iOS are not working. For some users, it’s impossible to protect your tweets or toggle direct message privacy settings — a pop-up will appear that says “some settings […] Twitter’s iOS app is riddled with privacy settings glitches by Amanda Silberling originally published on TechCrunch... →

Мессенджер запустил платную подписку в середине июня 2022 года.... →

Телеканал запустил игру по мотивам реалити-шоу «Новые пацанки»... →

Telegram Premium has amassed over 1 million subscribers, less than six months after the popular instant messaging app launched the paid offering and began a serious effort to monetize the business. Pavel Durov shared the update on his Telegram channel Tuesday, calling the milestone “one of the most successful examples of a social media subscription […] Telegram Premium tops 1 million subscribers by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ready for a holiday sing-along? Apple today announced it’s launching a new Apple Music feature that will turn tens of millions of its top songs into karaoke tracks of sorts, enabled by a tap of a button. With Apple Sing, as the new addition is called, users will be able to tap on a slider […] Apple Music is getting a new karaoke-like feature, Apple Sing by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Since its launch as an open-source project by Yandex in 2016, ClickHouse has become one of the leading databases for online analytical processing (OLAP), allowing businesses to quickly generate ad-hoc reports over very large datasets. In 2021, Yandex spun off ClickHouse into its own company and joined an initial $50 million Series A funding round […] ClickHouse launches ClickHouse Cloud, extends its Series B by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Обзор видеокреатива от российских агентств и брендов за ноябрь... →

Судьи рассказали о своих ожиданиях от фестиваля, а также дали подсказки будущим участникам... →

В некоторых случаях авторы не смогут получить деньги. Например, если создали иллюстрацию в стиле определённого художника.... →

Lensa has been climbing the app store hit lists with its avatar-generating AI that is making artists wave the red flag. Now, there’s another reason to fly the flag, as it turns out it’s possible — and way too easy — to use the platform to generate non-consensual soft porn. TechCrunch has seen photo sets […] It’s way too easy to trick Lensa AI into making NSFW images by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Ledger, which sells crypto hardware wallets, partnered with the designer behind the iPod, Tony Fadell, to create an easier, more accessible way for users to secure crypto assets. Ledger’s latest crypto wallet taps iPod designer in bid to boost accessibility by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Однако перекрыть отрицательную динамику первого полугодия, скорее всего, не удастся... →