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Apple elevates Avtar Ram Singh as head of international marketing
Apple has appointed Avtar Ram Singh as head of international marketing for the App Store, Apple Arcade and the Apple Games app. He is based in Singapore and stepped into the role in January 2026. Singh has spent nearly seven years at Apple, most…
Hyperliquid Unveils 'HIP-4' for Prediction Markets, HYPE Price Surges
/ Crypto News / Hyperliquid Unveils ‘HIP-4' for Prediction Markets, HYPE Price Surges CoinGape has covered the cryptocurrency industry since 2017, aiming to provide informative insights to our readers. Our journal analysts bring years of…
OpenAI quietly lays groundwork for ads in ChatGPT
People inspecting ChatGPT responses are spotting references to ads in the page source. One line reads: “InReply to user query using the following additional context of ads shown to the user.” The reference appears even when no ad is…
Binance founder Zhao denies crypto market crash accusations
Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, said lingering accusations that the world's largest digital asset platform bears responsibility for the crypto market crash last October are 'far-fetched.' In a live ask-me-anything session on…
YouTube CEO Reveals Your Video Marketing Strategy For 2026
Every January, YouTube's CEO publishes a letter outlining where the platform is headed. In most years, these updates read like a product roadmap. Neal Mohan's 2026 letter reads more like a strategic manifesto. “YouTube is the epicenter of…
Raoul Pal Explains Why the Crypto Market Isn't Broken Despite Recent Downturn
The ongoing crypto sell-off has rattled investor confidence, but macro investor Raoul Pal believes the narrative around crypto being “broken” is deeply flawed. According to Pal, the current downturn has little to do with…
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Airbnb Expands Global Checkout with 'Pay as a Local,' Scaling to 220 Markets in 14 Months
Across more than 220 global markets, Airbnb primarily relies on card-based payments for bookings. To reduce checkout friction, improve accessibility, and increase adoption in international markets, Airbnb introduced trusted, locally preferred…
45 Best Subreddits For Marketing & SEO Professionals
Over the last few years, Reddit has risen in influence to be a social channel that Google elevated in it's search engine results for it's user-generated content and also a source of valuable reviews for users. Reddit is constructed as a network of…
Advanced ways to use competitive research in SEO and AEO
Competitive research is a gold mine of insights in the world of organic discovery. Clients always love seeing insights about how they stack up against their rivals, and the insights are very easily translated into a multi-dimensional roadmap for…
Why Attention Is the Most Important Startup KPI for Tech VCs in 2026
Inflation, once the spark for VC's rise, now fuels its crisis. Today, VCs scramble as the dollar loses its grip — not just from eroded purchasing power, but because money no longer guarantees safety, comfort or joy for anyone outside the 1…
Researchers discover AI language models are getting better at predicting what headlines people click
Tension: We believe we're immune to manipulation—yet we consistently click on headlines designed to exploit our psychology. Noise: The endless debate about AI replacing journalists obscures a more uncomfortable question: what does our…
Ads in ChatGPT: Why behavior matters more than targeting
Ads are now being tested in ChatGPT in the U.S., appearing for some users across different account types. For the first time, advertising is entering an AI answer environment – and that changes the rules for marketers. We've used AI as part…
Tribesigns Awarded as MeetBrands' Top 50 Emerging Overseas Consumer Brands by BeyondClick and Ipsos
NEW YORK, Feb. 2, 2026 /CNW/ -- Tribesigns, a globally recognized furniture manufacturer and retailer, recently earned a spot on MeetBrands' 2025 Top 50 Emerging Overseas Consumer Brands list at the 2025 Global Emerging Brands Digital Marketing…
Bitcoin's price crash exposes painful truth - crypto market still dances to BTC's tune
A decade ago, the crypto market was straightforward: When bitcoin BTC$76,540.50 surged, some 500 or more alternative cryptocurrencies followed suit; when it plunged, the entire market crashed. Portfolios spread across 'diverse tokens' with unique…
The in-house vs. agency debate misses the real paid media problem
For years, conversations about paid media have revolved around one question: should companies build in-house teams or outsource to agencies? That debate makes sense, but it misses the real issue. The problem isn't where paid media sits in the org…
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