Wednesday, February 24, 2021

New Oculus Quest feature lets you mark your actual couch in VR
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge A new Oculus Quest feature expands the headset’s Guardian mode by letting you mark your real couch as an object that’ll show up in VR. ...

‘Endless digital shelf’: Why some DTC brands are doubling efforts on Amazon
Direct-to-consumer brands are moving ad dollars to Amazon. The strategy is a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, as these brands are taking advertising and marketing dollars that would’ve been spent on...

Future of TV Briefing: Paramount+’s advertising pitch leaves some buyers hesitant
The Future of TV Briefing this week surveys ad buyers’ thoughts on ViacomCBS’s sales pitch for Paramount+ and how the soon-to-relaunch streamer fits into the increasingly crowded ad-supported stre...

‘Isolated and voiceless’: Burnt out young workers are turning to tech for mental health support
At 27 years old, ad tech client manager Laura Kay Alves has already sought the help of a therapist, due to rising stress levels induced by the pandemic and constant remote working. “The lack of i...

Cheat sheet: Facebook brings news back to platform in Australia – who it includes and under what terms – remains murky
Facebook gets about two more months to divide, conquer and keep things (mostly) the way they are down under. On Tuesday, the Australian government announced it had made changes to a bill expected...

European Central Bank Issues Specialized Banking License to Lithuania-based Firm UAB SME Digital Financing
After a proposal from the Bank of Lithuania, the European Central Bank (ECB) has reportedly issued a specialized banking license to the Lithuanian capital company UAB SME Digital Financing. It’s now...

Banking Challengers Starling and Branch Provide Reasons to Break Up with Your Old Bank
UK-based digital banking challenger Starling notes that bad relationships can be a lot of hard work. The Fintech firm has provided several reasons why it may be a good idea to “cut the ties” with ...

Pakistani Online Payments Fintech SadaPay Introduces Numberless Debit Card for Seamless Digital Transactions
Islamabad-based Fintech firm SadaPay has introduced the region’s first numberless debit card. SadaPay’s management confirmed that the company’s debit card is now officially the first numberless ...

Ledgermatic, Algorand Work On Corporate Blockchain
Ledgermatic, which works on treasury tools to help corporates use digital assets, is working with Algorand as its blockchain protocol partner, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 23) press release. In additi...

Best Buy Tests Smaller, Digital-Friendly Store Format
Best Buy will be debuting new stores that will feature a smaller overall size as the company focuses more on eCommerce, Bloomberg reported. The new format will focus on getting digital orders out and ...

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