This week on a spectacular M7 Innovation Brief: 👩‍⚖️#Yelp sues Google over local listings 🤳#TikTok gives you power of its algorithm 👨‍🍳#Samsung invades your fridge with AI #Antitrust | #Algorithms | #ArtificialIntelligence

My take on why Meta easily won its FTC antitrust lawsuit... #Antitrust #Meta #SocialMedia

What the hell did he just say?! Welcome to M7’s Tech Translator™️, where I decrypt what big tech executives say and explain (in layman’s terms) what they actually mean. 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫: Sam Altman 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞: Cryptic Silicon Valley-ian 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: Advertising in

My latest interview with TheStreet discusses everything from Blockchain to Bitcoin, specifically the billion dollar use cases that aren't in the headlines. https://t.co/k54vzwerPS

Google picked the perfect time to drop their most aggressive AI shopping tools yet: The Holiday Rush 🎁 I breakdown the top 3 AI features you can use this holiday season to get ahead. #GoogleAI #Ecommerce #RetailTech

Will you let OpenAI and ChatGPT slide into your DMs? #AI | #GroupChat | #PleaseStopSam

Disney is turning the Streaming Wars into the Remix Wars. Bob Iger knows people are already using AI to remix their characters. The new strategy? Don't sue them. Recruit them. Here is my breakdown of the shift. ⬇️ #CreatorEconomy| #GenerativeAI | #StreamingWars

Is Reddit a search engine or social media? Australia's government can't decide. They just added Reddit to the under-16 social media ban for the Aussie youth, lumping it in with TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X and YouTube. As governments attempt to age-gate the web, we're about

Amazon is turning Whole Foods Market into a "ghost kitchen" for groceries. #WholeFoods #RetailInnovation #SupplyChain

Apple just handed Google the keys to 1.5B iPhones 🔑 Apple is paying Google $1B per year to integrate Gemini AI directly into Siri and Apple Intelligence. It's the ultimate "frenemies" deal, and it proves that AI is the new center of gravity in tech. #Apple #Google #AI

I let algorithms make my purchase decisions. Paula prefers her own choice. In a wonderful debate with Paula Macaggi on the #OFFBounds podcast, we discussed Amazon's new 'Help Me Decide' button and the death of free will in this next evolution of commerce. Would you let AI make

Is TikTok's new "Smart Split" a time-saver or a creativity-killer? #TikTok #AI #ContentStrategy

Are you ready to enter the 3rd era of social media? From friends to feeds to synthetic slop, buckle up... #SocialMedia | #Algorithms | #SyntheticMedia

"AI is doing more than taking our jobs, it's hurting our children." Following a tragedy (and subsequent lawsuit) linking a 14-year-old's suicide to its app, https://t.co/XNA8Rf82Ug is now banning all users under 18. Concurrently, Congress is looking at the GUARD Act, which

Your face is your brand. YouTube is finally helping you protect it. Google is unleashing a new AI to scan millions of YouTube uploads and alert you if your likeness is used. With 2.6 million new videos a day, synthetic media has been the wild west. This move by YouTube is a

Consumer choice is dead. The algorithm will decide now. Amazon's new "Help Me Decide" AI button will literally choose the product for you. One click = decision, checkout, delivery. It analyzes your past behavior to pick the single best item, eliminating the need to dig through

Forget AI and sensors. @Nike's latest innovation is 100% analog. #Innovation | #ProductDesign | #Commerce

Just got my hands on the new Meta Oakley Vanguards, crowdsourcing my demo and first use case… 🥇 What sport/activity should I test these out on? 🎶 What song should be blasting from the glasses? 🎬 What highlight should I record in 3K video?! Open to all suggestions!

Meta's New PG-13 Rules: Protection or Patronizing? Instagram will now (attempt to) hide harmful content like nudity, sexual material, and dangerous stunts. A noble goal! But, enforcement will be key. My generation put "Ocean's 11" levels of planning into sneaking into R-rated

Would you get Viagra from a vending machine? A hard question, I know. Amazon's One Medical is rolling out pharmacy kiosks. The promise is pretty incredible: get your meds instantly after your appointment, no lines, no waiting. But also...no privacy. No pharmacist to consult

The new KPI for going viral? Live-streaming your own childbirth. A streamer broadcast the birth of her child on Twitch, turning a delivery room into a stage for tens of thousands to comment and like.