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Say goodbye to your favorite podcast promo codes

The Verge

McNeil is one of many direct response advertisers who’ve found a home in podcasting. McNeil, for example, says the cost to advertise doubled on one of his brand’s go-to shows after it was acquired — although so far, they’ve honored his prior price point. Advertisers say the experience of buying and distributing an ad is getting worse.

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Tech Moves: Highspot adds executives; Blue Origin vets depart; Disney hires former Microsoft exec

GeekWire

He made his mark at Microsoft as the leader of the company’s intellectual property group, implementing a strategy of patent licensing and litigation. The Interactive Advertising Bureau hired Lartease Tiffith as EVP of public policy. Gutierrez was most recently head of global affairs and chief legal officer at Spotify.

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U.S. senators question Amazon about its use of palm-reading biometric data

GeekWire

. “Amazon’s expansion of biometric data collection through Amazon One raises serious questions about Amazon’s plans for this data and its respect for user privacy, including about how Amazon may use the data for advertising and tracking purposes,” the senators wrote in the letter dated August 12.

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10 emerging innovations that could redefine IT

CIO Business Intelligence

The fascination in the idea comes from the observation that AI models don’t need the same kind of precision as, say, bank ledgers. One potential algorithm, for instance, might be a digital drinking license that would guarantee that a beer buyer was over 21 years old without revealing their birth month, day, or even year.

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Robin Hood of the Internet or the apocalypse of an industry

Dataconomy

Unscrupulous piracy services have ingeniously devised various revenue-generating mechanisms to perpetuate their illicit activities: Advertising : These nefarious platforms often amass revenue by enticing advertisers seeking a large number of impressions or clicks. Implementing robust security measures on your devices is crucial.

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Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana on how to get self-driving taxis to the mall

The Verge

Just this week, Bank of America’s trading desk sent out an investor note saying Uber was the most transformational thing to happen to the phone in the past decade. Eventually we will also focus on personal car ownership, which is when you license the technology. You don’t need a driver’s license. We would not license that.

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Analysis: Washington state’s response to data breach affecting 1.4M people is stunningly callous

GeekWire

million Washington state residents, including names, social security numbers and/or driver’s license or state identification numbers, bank information, and place of employment. based company whose homepage advertises services to “Prevent Breaches and Compliance Violations from Risky 3rd Party Communications.”

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