You likely have heard of Concorso Italiano, perhaps even attended the big annual celebration of all things Italian — especially cars and food — held on the Monterey Peninsula in mid-August. But did you know about the other Concorso Italiano, the one on the East Coast? In Salem, New Hampshire, Tuscan Village Salem hosts its own Concorso Italiano, and this […]
Two favorite American classics, one from Ford and one from Chevy, tied to lead the Mecum auction in Orlando, Florida, this past weekend, which scored an 80 percent sales rate and $35 million in total results. The auction-topping 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 and custom 1961 Chevrolet Corvette each sold at Mecum for $352,000 (all results include auction fees). The […]
WhatsApp introduced a new View Once feature that, precisely as its name suggests, enables viewers to set photos or videos to disappear from chats once they are viewed once. The Facebook-owned messaging application said in a blog post Tuesday that View Once–which will be rolled out to all users this week–was introduced to give people…
The YouTube Shorts Fund, initially revealed in May, officially debuted Tuesday. The Google-owned video site will distribute $100 million to creators over the remainder of 2021 and 2022, with payments of $100 to $10,000, based on viewership and engagement on the short-form videos. YouTube chief business officer Robert Kyncl said in a blog post that…
Popeyes may have publicly declared that the chicken wars are over, and challenger brand Lee’s Famous Recipe called its own cease fire, but some of the country’s fast food players are still suiting up for battle. Bojangles, namely, plans its own shot across the bow, officially debuting its new chicken sandwich this week. The product,…
Creativity drives 80% of an ad’s effectiveness. Yet it continues to be the least objectively understood part of the marketing ecosystem. Anastasia Leng, founder and CEO of CreativeX, joined Adweek’s 2021 NexTech summit to reveal the impact of creative effectiveness in advertising and how brands can start tapping into this potential. Insights into creative power…
Google Maps on iOS is getting a major update, including the long-requested dark mode for those occasions when users are driving or navigating in lower light conditions. Google says the update – which also includes live home screen widgets and a mini app for iMessage – will assist users experiencing screen fatigue. The company says going to the ‘dark side’ […]
Google’s Tensor SoC When announced the Google Tensor SoC alongside the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, it left plenty of details on the table; like who was making it for them, for example. Well, 24 hours on from the announcement, we may have an answer to one of the major unanswered questions. According to Nikkei sources, the company manufacturing […]
Apple’s most powerful computing product, the Mac Pro, just got a major graphics boost for 2021 thanks to some high-end AMD Radeon Pro GPUs. Those ready to drop thousands on a Mac Pro can now trick it out with an Apple-exclusive AMD’s Radeon Pro W6800X, W6800X Duo or W6900X card. The successors to the Vega 2 line will offer at […]
Pixel 6 vs Pixel 6 Pro: Google confirmed two new flagship phones for 2021, with full details coming later this year. Here’s what we know about how the Pixel 6 phones match up. Google half announced the Pixel 6 range on Monday August 2. Both intriguing and kind of annoying. However, the company gave us plenty to whet the appetite […]
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