📰 #iXDailyBrief
STAT
⚡️ Initial market reception of the IGTV release is optimistic - Instagram is expected to earn $5.48 billion in U.S. ad revenue in 2018 and Facebook’s share price was up over 2.2% Thursday to nearly $202. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
🤖 156 slides on the state of #AI and recent progress: prs.pctvix.co/2NiMvJQ
OTHER NEWS
🙄 #WhatsApp copies #Telegram to add one-way ‘broadcast’ mode to group chats: t.me/iXNews/28581
⁉️ #Instagram may let you ask questions in Stories: prs.pctvix.co/2tLizgX
🇪🇺 #Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe: prs.pctvix.co/2NjYpTo
📺 #YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is live for all U.S. Android users: t.me/iXNews/28560
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EXTRA
📗 #Instagram Creators Handbook - #IGTV (PDF): prs.pctvix.co/2MGEehC
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“You're never too important to be kind to other people.” ― Tim Fargo
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
⚡️ Initial market reception of the IGTV release is optimistic - Instagram is expected to earn $5.48 billion in U.S. ad revenue in 2018 and Facebook’s share price was up over 2.2% Thursday to nearly $202. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
🤖 156 slides on the state of #AI and recent progress: prs.pctvix.co/2NiMvJQ
OTHER NEWS
🙄 #WhatsApp copies #Telegram to add one-way ‘broadcast’ mode to group chats: t.me/iXNews/28581
⁉️ #Instagram may let you ask questions in Stories: prs.pctvix.co/2tLizgX
🇪🇺 #Facebook hires Spiegel exec (and sometimes critic) to strengthen relations with publishers in Europe: prs.pctvix.co/2NjYpTo
📺 #YouTube’s picture-in-picture mode is live for all U.S. Android users: t.me/iXNews/28560
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EXTRA
📗 #Instagram Creators Handbook - #IGTV (PDF): prs.pctvix.co/2MGEehC
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“You're never too important to be kind to other people.” ― Tim Fargo
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews
📰 #iXDailyBrief
STAT
⚡️ 72 percent of respondents to a recent Pew Research survey believe social media companies actively censor political views that disagree with their own. (Source: Pew Research Center)
INSIGHT
💼 Learn to Become - Find Your Career: prs.pctvix.co/2tQ63x3
OTHER NEWS
🤬 Some #Samsung users say their phones randomly sent photos to contacts: t.me/iXNews/28698
🤖 A Buddhist temple in Beijing built a robotic monk to spread the word: t.me/iXNews/28703
✋️ #Instagram’s Do Not Disturb and “Caught Up” deter overgramming: t.me/iXNews/28654
👊 Facebook is shutting down Hello, Moves and the anonymous teen app tbh due to ‘low usage’: t.me/iXNews/28690
🤫 Federal investigators want to know if #Facebook lied about #CambridgeAnalytica: t.me/iXNews/28688
🎧 #Spotify is testing a data-friendly ‘Lite’ app for Android: t.me/iXNews/28651
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EXTRA
📗 #Instagram Creators Handbook - #IGTV (PDF): prs.pctvix.co/2MGEehC
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❓ What do you like about our channel? What don't you like? What do you want us to share? Join the discussion group: t.me/joinchat/ACtN6EJ2YNbLsZyziZzNEA
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
⚡️ 72 percent of respondents to a recent Pew Research survey believe social media companies actively censor political views that disagree with their own. (Source: Pew Research Center)
INSIGHT
💼 Learn to Become - Find Your Career: prs.pctvix.co/2tQ63x3
OTHER NEWS
🤬 Some #Samsung users say their phones randomly sent photos to contacts: t.me/iXNews/28698
🤖 A Buddhist temple in Beijing built a robotic monk to spread the word: t.me/iXNews/28703
✋️ #Instagram’s Do Not Disturb and “Caught Up” deter overgramming: t.me/iXNews/28654
👊 Facebook is shutting down Hello, Moves and the anonymous teen app tbh due to ‘low usage’: t.me/iXNews/28690
🤫 Federal investigators want to know if #Facebook lied about #CambridgeAnalytica: t.me/iXNews/28688
🎧 #Spotify is testing a data-friendly ‘Lite’ app for Android: t.me/iXNews/28651
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EXTRA
📗 #Instagram Creators Handbook - #IGTV (PDF): prs.pctvix.co/2MGEehC
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❓ What do you like about our channel? What don't you like? What do you want us to share? Join the discussion group: t.me/joinchat/ACtN6EJ2YNbLsZyziZzNEA
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews
📰 #iXDailyBrief
STAT
⚡️ VPN users are more likely to be young, male, and educated to university level. All of these demographic distinctions fit the profile of early adopters. (Source: Global Web Index)
INSIGHT
✋️ ‘Addictive’ #Facebook may harm children, claim insiders: prs.pctvix.co/2Nr5ulh
OTHER NEWS
🎆 500 #Intel drones to replace fireworks above Travis Air Force base for Fourth of July: t.me/iXNews/28758
🎾 #Snapchat’s new lens lets you play tennis against Serena Williams:
prs.pctvix.co/2NosmSo
🤖 DeepMind’s #AI agents exceed ‘human-level’ gameplay in Quake III: t.me/iXNews/28766
🇪🇺 Wikipedia goes dark in Spanish, Italian ahead of key EU vote on copyright: t.me/iXNews/28764
🕵️♂️ #Google tries to calm controversy over app developers having access to your #Gmail: t.me/iXNews/28760
💵 #Netflix tests 'Ultra' tier that could add a higher price option: prs.pctvix.co/2tWDZYE
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"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching." — Satchel Paige
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
⚡️ VPN users are more likely to be young, male, and educated to university level. All of these demographic distinctions fit the profile of early adopters. (Source: Global Web Index)
INSIGHT
✋️ ‘Addictive’ #Facebook may harm children, claim insiders: prs.pctvix.co/2Nr5ulh
OTHER NEWS
🎆 500 #Intel drones to replace fireworks above Travis Air Force base for Fourth of July: t.me/iXNews/28758
🎾 #Snapchat’s new lens lets you play tennis against Serena Williams:
prs.pctvix.co/2NosmSo
🤖 DeepMind’s #AI agents exceed ‘human-level’ gameplay in Quake III: t.me/iXNews/28766
🇪🇺 Wikipedia goes dark in Spanish, Italian ahead of key EU vote on copyright: t.me/iXNews/28764
🕵️♂️ #Google tries to calm controversy over app developers having access to your #Gmail: t.me/iXNews/28760
💵 #Netflix tests 'Ultra' tier that could add a higher price option: prs.pctvix.co/2tWDZYE
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"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching." — Satchel Paige
Have a great week!
Ben, @iXNews
📰 #iXDailyBrief
STAT
⚡️ According to a January 2018 survey by Fluent LLC, many US internet users (55%) own some form of smart-home technology. The most common device is a smart TV (38%), followed by lighting (17%), thermostats (16%) and security systems (14%). Kitchen appliances had the lowest level of ownership (7%) among those mentioned. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
🎬 The Guardian finds less polished video works better on #Instagram Stories: prs.pctvix.co/2u5ZmpS
OTHER NEWS
👨⚖️ #Facebook Called Itself a 'Publisher' in Court After Repeatedly Rejecting the Label in Public: prs.pctvix.co/2z8a5po
🇪🇺 EU sends controversial internet copyright reforms back to the drawing board: t.me/iXNews/28800
🤖 #AI spots legal problems with tech T&Cs in #GDPR research project: t.me/iXNews/28786
🇨🇳 Huawei slams FCC proposal to bar funds for Chinese telecom gear: t.me/iXNews/28799
🚫 Avengers' Thanos sparks biggest ban in Reddit history: prs.pctvix.co/2u6yNkt
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"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Charles R. Swindoll
Have a great day!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
⚡️ According to a January 2018 survey by Fluent LLC, many US internet users (55%) own some form of smart-home technology. The most common device is a smart TV (38%), followed by lighting (17%), thermostats (16%) and security systems (14%). Kitchen appliances had the lowest level of ownership (7%) among those mentioned. (Source: eMarketer)
INSIGHT
🎬 The Guardian finds less polished video works better on #Instagram Stories: prs.pctvix.co/2u5ZmpS
OTHER NEWS
👨⚖️ #Facebook Called Itself a 'Publisher' in Court After Repeatedly Rejecting the Label in Public: prs.pctvix.co/2z8a5po
🇪🇺 EU sends controversial internet copyright reforms back to the drawing board: t.me/iXNews/28800
🤖 #AI spots legal problems with tech T&Cs in #GDPR research project: t.me/iXNews/28786
🇨🇳 Huawei slams FCC proposal to bar funds for Chinese telecom gear: t.me/iXNews/28799
🚫 Avengers' Thanos sparks biggest ban in Reddit history: prs.pctvix.co/2u6yNkt
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"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Charles R. Swindoll
Have a great day!
Ben, @iXNews
📰 #iXDailyBrief
STAT
⚡️ A survey conducted among more than 40,000 people shows #SocialMedia use – defined as those who visit online social networking sites – is highest in Jordan (75%) and Lebanon (72%), the only to surpass 70% adoption. The next-highest rates of social media adoption are in the US, Australia, and South Korea, each at 69%. These are the surveyed countries:
🇺🇸🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇷🇭🇺🇮🇹🇳🇱🇵🇱🇪🇸🇸🇪🇬🇧🇷🇺🇦🇺🇨🇳🇮🇳🇮🇩🇯🇵🇵🇭🇰🇷🇻🇳🇮🇱🇯🇴🇱🇧🇹🇳🇹🇷🇬🇭🇰🇪🇳🇬🇸🇳🇿🇦🇹🇿🇦🇷🇧🇷🇨🇱🇨🇴🇲🇽🇵🇪🇻🇪
(Source: Pew Research Center)
INSIGHT
💰 How to Get Rich (without getting lucky) - A Twitter thread by Naval Ravikant: prs.pctvix.co/2u9HBWD
OTHER NEWS
💳 Crypto visa card company Monaco just spent millions to buy Crypto-dot-com: t.me/iXNews/28847
📉 #Samsung’s record profit run ends after reportedly slow Galaxy S9 sales: t.me/iXNews/28846
🐦 Twitterific loses push notifications and live-updated tweets ahead of #Twitter’s third-party API purge: t.me/iXNews/28842
⚽️ #Facebook acquires £200m Premier League broadcast rights for south-east Asia: prs.pctvix.co/2tWNOWA
🤳 Facebook patents hint at 'skin smoothing' and karaoke features for live video: prs.pctvix.co/2tUMxiT
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"Whether You Think You Can Or Think You Can’t, You’re Right." — Henry Ford
Enjoy the weekend!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
⚡️ A survey conducted among more than 40,000 people shows #SocialMedia use – defined as those who visit online social networking sites – is highest in Jordan (75%) and Lebanon (72%), the only to surpass 70% adoption. The next-highest rates of social media adoption are in the US, Australia, and South Korea, each at 69%. These are the surveyed countries:
🇺🇸🇨🇦🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇷🇭🇺🇮🇹🇳🇱🇵🇱🇪🇸🇸🇪🇬🇧🇷🇺🇦🇺🇨🇳🇮🇳🇮🇩🇯🇵🇵🇭🇰🇷🇻🇳🇮🇱🇯🇴🇱🇧🇹🇳🇹🇷🇬🇭🇰🇪🇳🇬🇸🇳🇿🇦🇹🇿🇦🇷🇧🇷🇨🇱🇨🇴🇲🇽🇵🇪🇻🇪
(Source: Pew Research Center)
INSIGHT
💰 How to Get Rich (without getting lucky) - A Twitter thread by Naval Ravikant: prs.pctvix.co/2u9HBWD
OTHER NEWS
💳 Crypto visa card company Monaco just spent millions to buy Crypto-dot-com: t.me/iXNews/28847
📉 #Samsung’s record profit run ends after reportedly slow Galaxy S9 sales: t.me/iXNews/28846
🐦 Twitterific loses push notifications and live-updated tweets ahead of #Twitter’s third-party API purge: t.me/iXNews/28842
⚽️ #Facebook acquires £200m Premier League broadcast rights for south-east Asia: prs.pctvix.co/2tWNOWA
🤳 Facebook patents hint at 'skin smoothing' and karaoke features for live video: prs.pctvix.co/2tUMxiT
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"Whether You Think You Can Or Think You Can’t, You’re Right." — Henry Ford
Enjoy the weekend!
Ben, @iXNews
📰 #iXDailyBrief
STAT
⚡️ More than 1.3 billion users of Google-owned YouTube regularly watch music videos, making it the biggest music service in the world. However, artists receive only 67 cents per user annually in royalties. (Source: The Guardian)
INSIGHT
⛓ Will Blockchain Diminish Facebook’s Advertising Dominance? prs.pctvix.co/2u5lEZJ
OTHER NEWS
😍 #Apple’s Shortcuts will flip the switch on Siri’s potential: t.me/iXNews/28934
📈 Facebook moves on from data scandal as stock reaches all-time high: prs.pctvix.co/2u41YFs
🦂 Drake’s Scorpion pulls in over 1 billion streams in its first week: t.me/iXNews/28933
😬 Timehop discloses July 4 data breach affecting 21 million: t.me/iXNews/28937
⚽️ Cristiano Ronaldo in talks over US$10m Facebook series: prs.pctvix.co/2u3mzcO
🏆 Technology has changed my World Cup watching for the better: t.me/iXNews/28927
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❓ How has technology (VAR, Goal Line Technology, etc) changed your World Cup watching experience?
👍 I think they're great!
👎 I think they're terrible!
😐 I don't watch football
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
⚡️ More than 1.3 billion users of Google-owned YouTube regularly watch music videos, making it the biggest music service in the world. However, artists receive only 67 cents per user annually in royalties. (Source: The Guardian)
INSIGHT
⛓ Will Blockchain Diminish Facebook’s Advertising Dominance? prs.pctvix.co/2u5lEZJ
OTHER NEWS
😍 #Apple’s Shortcuts will flip the switch on Siri’s potential: t.me/iXNews/28934
📈 Facebook moves on from data scandal as stock reaches all-time high: prs.pctvix.co/2u41YFs
🦂 Drake’s Scorpion pulls in over 1 billion streams in its first week: t.me/iXNews/28933
😬 Timehop discloses July 4 data breach affecting 21 million: t.me/iXNews/28937
⚽️ Cristiano Ronaldo in talks over US$10m Facebook series: prs.pctvix.co/2u3mzcO
🏆 Technology has changed my World Cup watching for the better: t.me/iXNews/28927
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❓ How has technology (VAR, Goal Line Technology, etc) changed your World Cup watching experience?
👍 I think they're great!
👎 I think they're terrible!
😐 I don't watch football
Ben, @iXNews
📰 #iXDailyBrief
STAT
⚡️ The ‘Gareth Southgate’ effect? M&S’ suit sales have been boosted so far for the 2018 World Cup with sales of waistcoats up by 35% YOY. (Source: Marks and Spencer)
INSIGHT
📌 #Pinterest's rudimentary consultancy gives retailers advice on in-store merchandising: prs.pctvix.co/2NJIVs3
OTHER NEWS
📈 Olio, the app that lets you share unwanted food items with your neighbours, picks up £6M Series A: t.me/iXNews/29108
📱 HTC’s blockchain-powered Exodus #smartphone is a risky bet that needs to pay off: t.me/iXNews/29106
👊 #YouTube is fighting fake news with $25M to promote journalism and more context in search results: t.me/iXNews/29001
🤝 #Snapchat moves beyond traditional publishing brands with latest partnerships: prs.pctvix.co/2NJzzN5
👻 Snapchat and #Amazon will team up on in-app shopping: prs.pctvix.co/2NIPag6
🕵️♀️ House Republicans demand answers from Alphabet following Gmail privacy scandal: t.me/iXNews/28988
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Sorry about missing the Daily Brief yesterday. I was on a couple of flights with no internet access. And today, I'm trying to catch up 🙃
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
⚡️ The ‘Gareth Southgate’ effect? M&S’ suit sales have been boosted so far for the 2018 World Cup with sales of waistcoats up by 35% YOY. (Source: Marks and Spencer)
INSIGHT
📌 #Pinterest's rudimentary consultancy gives retailers advice on in-store merchandising: prs.pctvix.co/2NJIVs3
OTHER NEWS
📈 Olio, the app that lets you share unwanted food items with your neighbours, picks up £6M Series A: t.me/iXNews/29108
📱 HTC’s blockchain-powered Exodus #smartphone is a risky bet that needs to pay off: t.me/iXNews/29106
👊 #YouTube is fighting fake news with $25M to promote journalism and more context in search results: t.me/iXNews/29001
🤝 #Snapchat moves beyond traditional publishing brands with latest partnerships: prs.pctvix.co/2NJzzN5
👻 Snapchat and #Amazon will team up on in-app shopping: prs.pctvix.co/2NIPag6
🕵️♀️ House Republicans demand answers from Alphabet following Gmail privacy scandal: t.me/iXNews/28988
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Sorry about missing the Daily Brief yesterday. I was on a couple of flights with no internet access. And today, I'm trying to catch up 🙃
Ben, @iXNews
📰 #iXDailyBrief
STAT
⚡️ Snapchat usage and engagement has gone down 15-40% since the release of Instagram Stories. Top creators used to get around 330,000 views per day on Snapchat in 2015 up until June 2016. Nowadays, they only get around 205,000 to 250,000 views per day. (Source: TechCrunch)
INSIGHT
🎾 How Wimbledon is using #AI to enhance the fan experience: prs.pctvix.co/2mdR3EY
OTHER NEWS
💻 Google’s #Chrome desktop browser is about to receive a major facelift: prs.pctvix.co/2mahE5D
🌱 This sun-chasing robot looks after the plant on its head: t.me/iXNews/29209
🔥 #Google introduces machine learning ad tools and brands are hot for them:
👁 #Xbox One is getting Dolby Vision support: t.me/iXNews/29203
💤 Casper opens a storefront for $25 naps: t.me/iXNews/29191
🌃 #Facebook testing #AR ads in the News Feed and new tool to help brands create video ads: prs.pctvix.co/2mdjS4a
🔎 Dirt Protocol raises $3M for a decentralized, #blockchain-based approach to information vetting: t.me/iXNews/29189
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"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston S. Churchill
Have great day!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
⚡️ Snapchat usage and engagement has gone down 15-40% since the release of Instagram Stories. Top creators used to get around 330,000 views per day on Snapchat in 2015 up until June 2016. Nowadays, they only get around 205,000 to 250,000 views per day. (Source: TechCrunch)
INSIGHT
🎾 How Wimbledon is using #AI to enhance the fan experience: prs.pctvix.co/2mdR3EY
OTHER NEWS
💻 Google’s #Chrome desktop browser is about to receive a major facelift: prs.pctvix.co/2mahE5D
🌱 This sun-chasing robot looks after the plant on its head: t.me/iXNews/29209
🔥 #Google introduces machine learning ad tools and brands are hot for them:
👁 #Xbox One is getting Dolby Vision support: t.me/iXNews/29203
💤 Casper opens a storefront for $25 naps: t.me/iXNews/29191
🌃 #Facebook testing #AR ads in the News Feed and new tool to help brands create video ads: prs.pctvix.co/2mdjS4a
🔎 Dirt Protocol raises $3M for a decentralized, #blockchain-based approach to information vetting: t.me/iXNews/29189
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"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." — Winston S. Churchill
Have great day!
Ben, @iXNews
📰 #iXDailyBrief
STAT
⚡️ PC sales are growing for the first time in six years. The PC market grew in the second quarter of 2018, with an increase of 2.7-1.4 percent. (Source: Gartner, IDC)
INSIGHT
🤖 Robot cognition requires machines that both think and feel: prs.pctvix.co/2Ne5Fzo
OTHER NEWS
👨👩👦👦 #Pinterest's new group boards are the most social feature on the platform: prs.pctvix.co/2N9ZQDm
💻 Apple’s new MacBook Pros have the latest Intel processors and quieter keyboards: prs.pctvix.co/2NcifiB
❌ Chrome now uses more RAM because of Spectre security fixes: t.me/iXNews/29228
🔦 #Twitter is testing Promoted Trend Spotlight ads: prs.pctvix.co/2NeI2af
#️⃣ #Twitter released a hashtag-triggered emoji for the 2018 MLB all-star game: prs.pctvix.co/2Nfrvmn
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Have a great weekend!
Ben, @iXNews
STAT
⚡️ PC sales are growing for the first time in six years. The PC market grew in the second quarter of 2018, with an increase of 2.7-1.4 percent. (Source: Gartner, IDC)
INSIGHT
🤖 Robot cognition requires machines that both think and feel: prs.pctvix.co/2Ne5Fzo
OTHER NEWS
👨👩👦👦 #Pinterest's new group boards are the most social feature on the platform: prs.pctvix.co/2N9ZQDm
💻 Apple’s new MacBook Pros have the latest Intel processors and quieter keyboards: prs.pctvix.co/2NcifiB
❌ Chrome now uses more RAM because of Spectre security fixes: t.me/iXNews/29228
🔦 #Twitter is testing Promoted Trend Spotlight ads: prs.pctvix.co/2NeI2af
#️⃣ #Twitter released a hashtag-triggered emoji for the 2018 MLB all-star game: prs.pctvix.co/2Nfrvmn
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Have a great weekend!
Ben, @iXNews
📰 #iXDailyBrief is back!
STAT
⚡️ VR-related Google search volumes were 44% lower in December 2017 than they were in December 2016. In contrast, interest in AR appears to be on the up as AR users in the US will reach 51.2 million this year - up 36% on 2017. (Source: Econsultancy)
INSIGHT
👨🏫 The Expensive Education of Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley: prs.pctvix.co/2LVCGnW
OTHER NEWS
🌎 #GoogleMaps now depicts the Earth as a globe: https://t.me/iXNews/30868
🤷♂️ iPhone supplier TSMC shut down factories after virus attack: t.me/iXNews/30855
📺 All the key news on Apple’s upcoming streaming TV platform: t.me/iXNews/30853
📈 Boston-Area Startups Are On Pace To Overtake NYC Venture Totals: prs.pctvix.co/2OixAiv
EXTRA: Alex Jones & InfoWars
🍏 Apple removes Alex Jones podcasts from iTunes for hate speech: t.me/iXNews/30881
❌ Facebook removes Alex Jones pages, citing repeated hate speech violations: t.me/iXNews/30879
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We're so excited to be back with iX Daily Brief after a summer break.
Have a great week ahead!
Ben, @iXNews
Are you happy to have daily briefs back?
STAT
⚡️ VR-related Google search volumes were 44% lower in December 2017 than they were in December 2016. In contrast, interest in AR appears to be on the up as AR users in the US will reach 51.2 million this year - up 36% on 2017. (Source: Econsultancy)
INSIGHT
👨🏫 The Expensive Education of Mark Zuckerberg and Silicon Valley: prs.pctvix.co/2LVCGnW
OTHER NEWS
🌎 #GoogleMaps now depicts the Earth as a globe: https://t.me/iXNews/30868
🤷♂️ iPhone supplier TSMC shut down factories after virus attack: t.me/iXNews/30855
📺 All the key news on Apple’s upcoming streaming TV platform: t.me/iXNews/30853
📈 Boston-Area Startups Are On Pace To Overtake NYC Venture Totals: prs.pctvix.co/2OixAiv
EXTRA: Alex Jones & InfoWars
🍏 Apple removes Alex Jones podcasts from iTunes for hate speech: t.me/iXNews/30881
❌ Facebook removes Alex Jones pages, citing repeated hate speech violations: t.me/iXNews/30879
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We're so excited to be back with iX Daily Brief after a summer break.
Have a great week ahead!
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Are you happy to have daily briefs back?
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STAT
⚡️ Only about 2% of the people with devices that use Amazon’s Alexa intelligent assistant — mostly Amazon’s own Echo line of speakers — have made a purchase with their voices so far in 2018 (Source: The Information)
More on this later on today's #BigThought
INSIGHT
🎼 The definitive timeline of #Spotify’s critic-defying journey to rule music: prs.pctvix.co/2KE3H9Q
OTHER NEWS
🥧 #Android 9 Pie is available for Google Pixel phones, but some key features won’t ship until the fall: t.me/iXNews/30913
👩⚕️ #Google plans to roll out digital wellness features in Pie but #Apple’s already got ’em: t.me/iXNews/30933
🚖 India’s Uber rival Ola is headed Europe with ride-hailing launch in the UK: t.me/iXNews/30952
💳 #Facebook wants financial data from America’s largest banks: t.me/iXNews/30919 (but they're denying it: prs.pctvix.co/2KzFxNG)
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STAT
⚡️ Only about 2% of the people with devices that use Amazon’s Alexa intelligent assistant — mostly Amazon’s own Echo line of speakers — have made a purchase with their voices so far in 2018 (Source: The Information)
More on this later on today's #BigThought
INSIGHT
🎼 The definitive timeline of #Spotify’s critic-defying journey to rule music: prs.pctvix.co/2KE3H9Q
OTHER NEWS
🥧 #Android 9 Pie is available for Google Pixel phones, but some key features won’t ship until the fall: t.me/iXNews/30913
👩⚕️ #Google plans to roll out digital wellness features in Pie but #Apple’s already got ’em: t.me/iXNews/30933
🚖 India’s Uber rival Ola is headed Europe with ride-hailing launch in the UK: t.me/iXNews/30952
💳 #Facebook wants financial data from America’s largest banks: t.me/iXNews/30919 (but they're denying it: prs.pctvix.co/2KzFxNG)
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STAT
⚡️ 9 out of 10 social media users do a music-related activity on their social media apps (Source: Billboard)
INSIGHT
❓ What do Reddit’s new media partnerships mean for publishers - and its future? prs.pctvix.co/2M3BLlw
OTHER NEWS
🥉 #Facebook's app is now the third-most popular browser in the U.S: prs.pctvix.co/2nmmKwl
🤳 ‘Stories’ was #Instagram’s smartest move yet: t.me/iXNews/31044
#️⃣ Slack is raising $400M+ with a post-money valuation of $7B or more: t.me/iXNews/31034
🚘 Elon Musks explains why taking Tesla private is ‘the best path forward’: t.me/iXNews/31015
EXTRA: Snap's Q2 Report
📉 #Snapchat shrinks by 3M users to 188M despite Q2 earnings beat: t.me/iXNews/31019
👑 Snapchat gets $250M investment from Saudi prince for 2.3%: t.me/iXNews/31021
😖 Why Snapchat is shrinking? t.me/iXNews/31030
🤯 Hacker Leaked Snapchat Source Code On GitHub: prs.pctvix.co/2nlc40Q
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STAT
⚡️ 9 out of 10 social media users do a music-related activity on their social media apps (Source: Billboard)
INSIGHT
❓ What do Reddit’s new media partnerships mean for publishers - and its future? prs.pctvix.co/2M3BLlw
OTHER NEWS
🥉 #Facebook's app is now the third-most popular browser in the U.S: prs.pctvix.co/2nmmKwl
🤳 ‘Stories’ was #Instagram’s smartest move yet: t.me/iXNews/31044
#️⃣ Slack is raising $400M+ with a post-money valuation of $7B or more: t.me/iXNews/31034
🚘 Elon Musks explains why taking Tesla private is ‘the best path forward’: t.me/iXNews/31015
EXTRA: Snap's Q2 Report
📉 #Snapchat shrinks by 3M users to 188M despite Q2 earnings beat: t.me/iXNews/31019
👑 Snapchat gets $250M investment from Saudi prince for 2.3%: t.me/iXNews/31021
😖 Why Snapchat is shrinking? t.me/iXNews/31030
🤯 Hacker Leaked Snapchat Source Code On GitHub: prs.pctvix.co/2nlc40Q
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