In this week’s Digiday+ Research Briefing, we examine how YouTube commands the majority of marketers’ ad placements and ad budgets among ad-supported streaming services, how fewer publishers plan on growing their events business, and how ads are coming to Meta’s Threads platform sooner than expected, as seen in recent data from Digiday+ Research.
Elon Musk is reportedly raising $6 billion at a $18 billion valuation for his latest venture, xAI.Corp. Initially, xAI was set to raise $3 billion with a premoney valuation of $15 billion. However, because of overwhelming interest from investors, the terms of the deal were renegotiated, resulting in a significant increase in valuation. "We all received an email that basically said, ‘It's now $6B on $18B, and don't complain because a lot of other people want in," an anonymous source told...
One local elementary school providing extra support for students of military parents who are deployed is now being recognized at the state level for it.
WILKES-BARRE LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Important after-school programs are in danger of losing funding impacting hundreds of students in northeastern Pennsylvania. On Thursday, lawmakers and community advocates joined together to voice their concerns and opposition to that decision. "This is terrible news for the students that really need these afterschool programs. It's terrible news for their []
Plans to construct several new fiber-optic internet subsea cables that will improve Hawaii’s internet reliability and connectivity were announced Tuesday by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and Benji Robinson, director of Asia Pacific network planning and acquisition for Google.
The Ohio Department of Commerce reported last week that its Division of Unclaimed Funds is safeguarding about $4 billion in unclaimed funds.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) -- Billions of unclaimed dollars are available for Ohio residents, are you one of them? According to the Ohio Department of Commerce's Division of Unclaimed Funds, approximately $4 billion in unclaimed funds have been secured by the agency and are waiting to be claimed. These funds, which are reported by a bank []
(The Center Square) – North Carolina education perspectives at opposite ends of thought do not show signs of meeting in the middle. Republican lawmakers led the state Senate’s approval of $500 million to erase the waiting list for Opportunity Scholarships on Thursday evening. Gov. Roy Cooper has sought a moratorium. “This is catastrophic for the hardworking educators who deserve higher pay and the families with children in public schools whose education is...
“Public elementary and secondary school spending in New York hit a new record high of $29,873 per pupil in 2021-22,” grumbles the Empire Center’s E.J. McMahon.
The company has benefited from marketers turning to the digital platform to reach Gen Z users - more than 40% of its user base - and leverage its new AI-driven ad tools and latest ad formats, which offer better user engagement. Last month, ad group Interpublic Group's media research unit MAGNA Global said it expects the U.S. ad Market to grow by more than 9% this year to reach $369 billion. A majority of Pinterest's first quarter ad spend in the U.S. came from the shopping category at 50%,...
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) – Corning Community College will receive over $300,000 in federal funding to support a new program at the school, according to Congressman Nick Langworthy. The funding comes from a grant totaling $348,324 from the U.S. National Science Foundation, which according to the foundation, is part of the Advanced Technological Education Program. This []
Donald Trump and his allies are trying to appeal to Black voters with overpriced sneakers, fried chicken, past-their-prime rappers and, now, some plain old bigotry to boot. In recent months, Trump-allied groups have begun running radio ads targeting voters in largely Black areas that push a raft of offensive claims as they seek to undermine support for President Joe Biden. The ads were highlighted by sports journalist Jemele Hill over the weekend during her coverage of the NFL draft in Detroit. ...