How Bad is Cell Phone Radiation?: Europeans are getting nervous about cell phone radiation thanks to the Council of Europe’s new draft resolution and report on device radiation safety. The report calls for its member nations to adopt precautionary measures, which would include banning all mobile phones, DECT phones, WiFi and WLAN systems from classrooms. This sounds a bit extreme when the scientific findings could only confirm “more or less potentially harmful, non-thermal, biological effects on plants, insects and animals, as well as the human body when exposed to levels that are below the official threshold values.” Ars Technica
AT&T and 4G: AT&T announced that it will introduce high-speed 4G LTE mobile networks to Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Atlanta and San Antonio this summer and will add at least 10 more markets later in the year. AT&T also plans on releasing 20 new 4G devices, some of which will be LTE capable. HuffPo
Cat Entertainment: Need to entertain your cat? There’s an app for that. Your cat obviously has an iPad, right? OK, good, just checking. Then you should download these three new games from Friskies. mocoNews
Mobile Cloud Computing: More and more people and businesses have taken advantage of cloud services. The next step is mobile—but we are well into 2011 and haven’t seen much progress with mobile cloud services; however, that doesn’t mean the future for mobile cloud computing isn’t still bright. Mashable
Move Over iPad: Apple’s beloved iPad may have some competition, at least as far as price point goes: Acer Inc.’s Iconia Tab A500 went on sale in April $449.99, and a new model that works on AT&T Inc.’s 4G wireless network is expected to be in stores this summer for an as-yet-undisclosed price. WSJ
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Media Briefing: Publisher execs fear lack of visibility for Q3, but feel steady year over year
Publisher execs share how Q2 shook out for their businesses as they brace for an equally murky second half.
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Digiday+ Research: Nearly two-thirds of publishers think they will lose when the third-party cookie dies
Publishers have been busy prepping for the end of the third-party cookie, but that doesn't mean they think they'll come out on top in the post-cookie era. In fact, publishers count themselves among those who stand to lose from the end of the cookie.
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As AI spreads across the marketing landscape, data’s role will be key to success or danger
There’s a growing awareness of the risks inherent in AI's ultra-powerful potential, but whether enough steps are being taken to mitigate them remains a huge question mark.
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SponsoredWhat the measurement and currency discussion really means to TV advertisers
Ali Mack, head of TV and agency, Experian Major streaming video providers have recently made headlines by adopting new currencies for ad measurement, threatening Nielsen’s long-standing TV ratings monopoly. NBCUniversal, for example, has certified iSpot and VideoAmp as currencies for advanced audiences and formed the Joint Industry Committee with Paramount, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros. Discovery. […]
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Spotify cancels six true crime podcasts amid layoffs, Gimlet-Parcast merger
Spotify is canceling six shows and laying off 200 people as it merges its Gimlet and Parcast units to push its podcast business towards profitability.
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‘Not the future’: European publishers remain steadfast in blocking alternative IDs to third-party cookies
Some European publishers believe alternatives to the third-party cookies, probabilistic or deterministic, will do more harm than good to their ads businesses.