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Google Extends WhatsApp Chat History Migration From iOS Devices

Google said Tuesday that the ability for WhatsApp users to migrate their chat history between operating systems was extended to all Google Pixel devices and any phone rolling out with Android 12. WhatsApp debuted the feature at Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked 2021 event in August, starting on Samsung Galaxy foldable models. It was added for all…

The Pandemic May Be the Final Nudge Brands Needed to Ban Fur

For decades, organizations such as the Humane Society of the U.S. and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have worked toward creating a more humane world for animals. But until recently, efforts to convince consumers, businesses and governments to ban the production and sale of fur largely fell on deaf ears. The pandemic,…

People Are Ready for a Joyful (and Cautious) Holiday Season

If your first sip of pumpkin spice latte happened before September, if you’ve begun checking items off your gift list, if you’ve got a Halloween costume picked out and your Thanksgiving weekend is planned–you’re not alone. There’s excitement in the air for the holiday season, according to a survey of social shopping analytics service Bazaarvoice’s…

Twitter Users Can Now Subscribe to Revue Newsletters Directly via Tweets

Followers of Twitter accounts tied to Revue newsletters can now subscribe to those newsletters directly via tweets on desktop and mobile web, with Android and iOS to be added soon. ???? We’ve got big news. (You’re really going to like this.) Starting today, your followers can subscribe to Revue newsletters directly from Tweets in their…

Apple’s iOS 14.5 Takes a Bite Out of Snap’s Q3 2021 Revenue

The third quarter of 2021 marked the first full quarter in which Apple’s App Tracking Transparency framework, introduced as part of its iOS 14.5 operating system, impacted the entire period, as iOS 14.5 began rolling out April 26. Snap Inc. was the first domino to fall, reporting its financial results for the three months ending…

Azerion Acquires Inskin and PubGalaxy to Grow in Europe

As it aims to build an advertising alternative to Google and Facebook, digital entertainment and media platform Azerion has announced the acquisition of digital advertising company Inskin Media and PubGalaxy as it expands its European growth aspirations. The deals are the latest acquisitions to follow the company raising $242 million (200 million Euros) through a…

Apple TV+ Invaded Twitch With an Eerie Nosebleed Stunt

What could spark conversation more effectively than a mysterious nosebleed plaguing the internet? Don’t worry, nobody was harmed–it was all just an elaborate stunt by Apple TV+ to kick off the premiere of its new show Invasion, which arrives on the platform later this week. On Oct. 17, some of Twitch’s well-known “Just Chatting” streamers…

Studios and Hollywood Union Reach Deal, Averting Strike

Hollywood studios and the union representing tens of thousands of Hollywood crew members reached a tentative new deal Saturday night, narrowly avoiding a work stoppage that could have ground most television and film production to a halt just as it had finally returned to pre-pandemic levels. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the union…

Studios and Hollywood Union Reach Deal, Averting Strike

Hollywood studios and the union representing tens of thousands of Hollywood crew members reached a tentative new deal Saturday night, narrowly avoiding a work stoppage that could have ground most television and film production to a halt just as it had finally returned to pre-pandemic levels. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, the union…