Tag: ad

  • Ad Blockers Could Be Helpful for Your Privacy

    Ad Blockers Could Be Helpful for Your Privacy

    Whether you’re using a mobile device, a computer, or a tablet, ad blockers can help you save time, protect your personal information, and eliminate annoying ads. Among the many benefits, these tools can also help your computer speed up, block intrusive and repetitive ads, and disrupt first-party infrastructure.

  • LeddarTech raises $140 million to develop autonomous driving technology

    LeddarTech raises $140 million to develop autonomous driving technology

    LeddarTech has raised investment of $140 million, which comprises a Series D first close of $116 million and debt facility of $24 million. LeddarTech is a developer of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving sensing technology. FS Investors led the financing round with the participation of Investissement Québec, BDC Capital, Go Capital, certain…

  • VW partners with Microsoft to build computing platform for autonomous vehicles

    VW partners with Microsoft to build computing platform for autonomous vehicles

    Volkswagen says it is further strengthening its capabilities in the development of autonomous or highly automated driving (AD) solutions with a new partnership with Microsoft. The Group’s software company Car.Software Organisation will collaborate with Microsoft to build a cloud-based Automated Driving Platform (ADP) on Microsoft Azure and leverage its compute and data capabilities to deliver…

  • Walmart considers buying TikTok in bid to tackle Amazon’s advertising dominance

    Walmart considers buying TikTok in bid to tackle Amazon’s advertising dominance

    Walmart is considering buying TikTok, the Chinese-owned app and social media platform.  While it may not seem to make sense at first, the idea is part of Walmart’s restructuring as a more digital-oriented enterprise. Walmart is by far the America’s largest retail chain, with more stores selling more stuff than anyone else – revenue for…

  • How Burger King’s OK Google ad exposed flaws in home automation

    How Burger King’s OK Google ad exposed flaws in home automation

    Burger King recently decided to try something different to promote its classic Whopper. The fast food giant aired a commercial in which a Burger King employee who says he doesn’t have time to talk about all of the ingredients in a Whopper comes up with another way for customers to learn about its ingredients. The…