What’s going on? Apple made plans to integrate Google’s Gemini AI engine into its smartphones. What does this mean? Why should I care? The bigger picture: The situation is bad, but not that bad Zooming out: Is AI better than traditional technology? Content source: Finimize (2024) Smart Phone. Available at: https://finimize.com/content/smart-phone [Accessed on Mar 19, 2024]
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Ep 182: Tik Tok Toe
What’s going on? The US House just passed the bill that would force ByteDance to ban or sell Tiktok’s US arm. What does this mean? Why should I care? The bigger picture: We’ll see how China reacts Zooming out: Someone is chuckling Content source: Finimize (2024) Tik Tok Boom. Available at: https://finimize.com/content/tik-tok-boom [Accessed on Mar 16, 2024]
Ep 181: Pinterest’s sad 2Q but promising future ahead
What’s going on? Pinterest reported disappointing 2Q results. What does this mean? Pinterest’s revenue and profit missed forecasts, and why it gave a worse-than-expected revenue outlook for this quarter too. Pinterest lost 5% of its monthly active users yoy in 2Q 2022, accumulated by accelerating competition from TikTok, and a traffic-disrupting change in Google’s search algorithm. Advertisers…
Ep 113: U Up?
What’s Going On Here? Facebook reported higher-than-expected first-quarter revenue. What Does This Mean? With the world forced to stay home, there wasn’t much else to do but scroll through Facebook and watch Instagram Live’s quarantine concerts. That helped the tech giant clock 10% more monthly active users. Still, it hadn’t factored in just how much…
Ep 67: How Pinterest Built One of Silicon Valley’s Most Successful Algorithms
Pinterest was built on assumptions and biases Unlike most social networks, Pinterest admits it. From the start, you tell the company how to profile you: The service asks two personal questions when you register — your age and gender — and how you answer them shapes everything that happens next. Based on your responses, along…
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