Apple Apologizes and Removes Controversial ‘Out Of Office’ Ad Following Public Backlash

Apple Store Carrousel du Louvre in Paris
Apple Store Carrousel du Louvre in Paris. Photo: Mikhail (Vokabre) Shcherbakov.

In a rare move, tech giant Apple has issued a formal apology and removed its recent “Out Of Office” (OOO) advertisement after facing significant public [Read More…]

Probe underway over liquor advertising with K-Pop idol ‘Lisa’ as brand ambassador

Lalisa Manoban (Blackpink)
Lalisa Manoban (Blackpink). Photo: Explicit. CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thailand’s Disease Control Department’s Office of the Office of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee will seek an explanation from those responsible for posting an advertisement [Read More…]

Google Home: a $129 speaker that plays advertisements when you ask it for a “daily briefing”

Google Home
Google Home, an artificial intelligence assistant at home that can control the TV, music, security and answer pretty much any question. Photo: Frederik Hermann / flickr.

Owners of Google Home smart-speakers got a surprise today when their personal assistants finished the “daily briefing” (a rundown of weather, calendar reminders an traffic [Read More…]