Amazon is eyeing the grocery store market, with plans to “go big” on brick-and-mortar stores. Amazon already has some physical grocery stores, but the company is a relatively small player in the market. In an interview with The Financial Times, via Engadget, Read More
The Great Combustion Ban Has Begun, But Are Phase-Out Targets Realistic
The ban on combustion engine vehicles has begun, as countries around the world are rolling out sweeping new laws that will see the partial to full ban of new diesel and gas-powered vehicles in the coming decade. On February 21, Read More
Helping Students Meet Their Basic Needs
More than 50% of all college students across the U.S. struggle to meet their basic everyday needs, which can ultimately affect their ability to succeed in school. In 2020 alone, nearly three in five college students experienced basic needs insecurity Read More
4 new Google Performance Max features are coming soon
The new features can help advertisers optimize their budget across channels in real-time and adapt to fast-changing consumer trends. Google just announced that they’re adding four new Performance Max (PMax) features. TBD. There is no word on when exactly the new Read More
Social Shorts: Creative highlights, Quora queries, Twitter ad data, Facebook’s newest app
(Beyond social) creative moments that caught our attention Audi x We Are Social takes viewers on a virtual road trip. With much of the world on lockdown, Audi Australia in partnership with creative agency We Are Social jumped on the Read More
3 Ways Online Courses are Changing eCommerce & Digital Product Sales
According to a recent study, in 2020 alone, nearly 5.4 million students took at least one class on the Internet. The practice has gotten so popular that about 10% of all postsecondary institutions now offer online courses of some kind, Read More
Google warns against using 403 or 404 status codes for Googlebot crawl rate limiting
Instead, Google recommends you use Google Search Console’s crawl rate feature. Google is warning against using 404 and other 4xx client server status errors, such as 403s, for the purpose of trying to set a crawl rate limit for Googlebot. Read More
T-Mobile Is Ending AutoPay Discount for Credit Cards
T-Mobile is ending its AutoPay discount for accounts paying via a credit card, requiring a debit card or bank account instead. T-Mobile offers a $5 discount per line for accounts that have AutoPay enabled. The company currently offers the discount Read More
iOS 16.4 Brings ‘Web Push,’ Enables Web App Push Notification
The first beta of iOS 16.4 has been released, bringing a major new feature in the form of push notifications for web apps. Notifications are an everyday occurrence on mobile devices, but they normally require a traditional app to support Read More
Getting Laid Off May Be the Doorway to a Better Job
The tech sector has been hit with a wave of layoffs, but it’s not all bad news, especially for the workers being laid off. Mass layoffs have become an almost daily occurrence. Over the course of 2022, the tech sector Read More