The Super Bowl is always a vehicle for auto ads, but Super Bowl 54 was the year of the electric vehicle. In previous years, there had never been more than one E.V. ad in the Super Bowl. This year, there were four. In a year when Fox reaped $5.6 million for a 30-second ad, […]
Apple is no longer just closing one store in China over coronavirus worries — Apple is closing them all. The company is shutting down all its corporate offices, stores, and contact centers in mainland China through February 9th, according to a statement provided to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Now that the coronavirus outbreak has killed over […]
It’s best to think of the Super Bowl as the Content Bowl; brands try to outdo each other with celebrity power, attempts at creating viral moments, and trailers for the biggest movies. This year, that included TikTok. TikTok aired a 30-second Super Bowl commercial during the game, leaning into the realness of its creator base. […]
President Donald Trump on Friday revealed the official logo for the Space Force, the newest branch of the armed forces and part of the existing United States Air Force department, in a tweet. The Space Force, a fixation of Trump’s throughout his presidency, became a reality last month when Congress passed a $738 billion military […]
Apple may have a busy few months up ahead, with the company reportedly planning to release its rumored Tag trackers; a new high-end set of headphones; updated iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air devices; a 4.7-inch LCD iPhone; and another attempt at a wireless charger (after the disastrous AirPower cancellation). That’s all according to […]
Clayton Christensen, the business scholar who coined the term “disruptive innovation,” died at a Boston hospital last week, the Deseret News reports. He was 67. You may not immediately recognize his name, but the tech industry — and every resulting industry — is built on the framework of technology disruption and innovation that Christensen devised. […]
One of the best things about Google Chrome is its robust catalog of extensions. Microsoft’s new version of the Edge browser, which just launched for Windows 10, macOS, and mobile, is built on the same Chromium code base and can also tap into the Chrome web store. This means that it supports the same tremendously […]
Microsoft is launching its new Chromium-based Edge browser today. It comes with built-in tracking protection, a new Collections feature to grab images and content from the web, and an Internet Explorer mode for businesses. If you’re currently a Chrome user, then it’s very familiar in terms of overall features and the user interface. Windows 7, […]
A new and completely unofficial archive of all things Apple is attempting to make almost 44 years of the company’s official videos, ads, and imagery available to browse online. 9to5Mac reports that The Apple Archive currently contains just under 1TB of data, comprising over 15,000 files, and it includes everything from print ads, to TV […]
The latest “it” social media platform, TikTok, might appear to be overrun by teenagers creating viral short-form videos and dancing to trending songs. But there’s one woman working to break the mold of what the platform is all about by using it to educate young people about women’s health. Staci Tanouye, MD, is a […]