Is Samsung and Google’s 7 year update promise just marketing?
Joe Maring / Android Authority Google and Samsung lead the pack these days, with both brands now consistently offering seven years of updates for nearly all of their phones and…
Yusuf Mehdi, a 35-year Microsoft veteran who has been its consumer chief marketing officer since 2023, will leave the company after the next fiscal year (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
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Yusuf Mehdi, a 35-year Microsoft veteran who has been its commercial chief marketing officer since 2023, will leave the company after the next fiscal year (Ashley Stewart/Business Insider)
Featured Podcasts Access: Substack’s CEO on AI slop, free speech, and taking on YouTube A show about the tech industry’s inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder…
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Meta, accusing WhatsApp of marketing its services as secure but failing to “deliver on those promises” by accessing encrypted messages (Ryan Autullo/Bloomberg Law)
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Clouted wants to take the guesswork out of making short videos go viral
It feels like short video clips from podcasts, songs, and movies are suddenly everywhere on social media right now, and that’s not an accident. Brands have realized that the format…
Google Messages is making it easier to spot RCS marketing spam
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is introducing rounded-square icons for RCS business chats to distinguish them from the circular icons used for personal conversations. Verified business agents will…
Figma releases new AI-powered tools for creating sites, app prototypes, and marketing assets
Design company Figma today announced multiple features, including AI-powered site and web app creation, a way for marketers to create assets in bulk, and a new drawing tool. With this…
Manychat taps $140M to boost its business messaging platform with AI
Chatbots and other kinds of AI agents — and the companies that build them — may feel like a dime a dozen these days. But the truth is that, for…
Who are climate conscious consumers? Not who you’d expect, says Northwind Climate
Sometimes, surprises are lurking in everyday data. Take a category of consumers that Doug Rubin’s startup, Northwind Climate, calls “climate doers.” They’re concerned about climate change and tend to prioritize…
Siddharth P Malhotra: Our show Doctors succeeded without any marketing hype – Exclusive
Born into a family deeply entrenched in the world of cinema, Siddharth P Malhotra’s journey as a filmmaker is more than just a career—it’s a legacy. As the grandson of…