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TL; DR Samsung Display is showing a new foldable OLED at CES 2026 that appears to be completely wrinkle-free. The screen reportedly has a new metal plate design that reduces tension during folding, eliminating the visible crease. This panel could appear in the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and could also be used in Apple’s first […]
I’ve written extensively about CTV, often to help marketers recognize when the channel isn’t the right investment. While CTV remains relatively underutilized in B2B, interest is growing as brands begin planning their 2026 marketing budgets. In recent months, the number of questions from B2B marketers assessing whether CTV deserves a place in those plans has […]
The advertising world has reached a moment of reckoning. From the end of November 2025 Omnicom Group is officially closed are hereisition of Interpublic Group (IPG), with revenues of more than $25 billion. The deal caused a global reorganization: more than 4,000 jobs were cut (some of which probably occurred as of the date of […]
They’re rude, pushy and widely disliked, so why do we still send unsolicited emails to unsuspecting recipients? It is generally accepted that cold outreach should be avoided like a half-eaten hot dog in a parking lot. And yet it continues to exist. With the right framework – and real respect for the recipient’s time – […]
In the MarTech section “MarTechBot explains it all” we ask ourselves a question about marketing MarTechBotthat has been trained in the MarTech website archives and has access to the wider internet. Would you like to ask MarTechBot a question yourself? Give it a try. To increase brand visibility in major language models like ChatGPT or […]
Pro-Democratic demonstrators gather in front of the Sudanese army headquarters in the capital Khartoum. Credit: Masarib/Ahmed Bahhar via UN News Opinion by Robert Misik (Vienna, Austria) Monday January 5, 2026 Inter-Press Office VIENNA, Austria, Jan 5 (IPS) – Think of our political systems not just as battlefields of passions, ideologies and economic interests, but as […]
Security Council meets to discuss threats to international peace and security. Credit: UN Photo/Mark Garten by Cecilia Russel (united nations and johannesburg) Monday January 5, 2026 Inter-Press Office UNITED NATIONS & JOHANNESBURG, Jan 5 (IPS) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern about Venezuela’s immediate future. In a statement read by the Under-Secretary-General […]
Intel has finally let its new Panther Lake CPUs out of the cage. First detailed in October and now launching under the Intel Core Ultra Series 3 brand, these are the first chips made with Intel’s 18A process and feature improved power efficiency and performance, especially for graphics and AI workloads. Laptops with the chips […]
Shopify launches new cross-merchant product network and interview with Mike Ryan | EP. 412 This week on Marketing O’Clock: Microsoft tested grouping Bing ads under a single “Sponsored Results” label, but confirmed the experiment is over. Shopify launched its new product network, which integrates products from merchants. Search Console has added weekly and monthly views […]
TL; DR Amazon has launched a new website for Alexa Plus. Through this website, Alexa Plus early access customers can access the AI assistant directly in their browser. All previous chats, preferences and personalizations carry over to whatever device you use. Nine months ago, Amazon launched the souped-up version of its AI assistant, Alexa Plus. […]
