Tue. 04/28 – Deepfakes As A Killer (Advertising) App

Shopify unveils its own shopping app. DJI unveils the Mavic Air 2. The Pixel Buds 2 finally arrive. Tesla pushes out a new auto driving update. What really accounts for Magic Leap’s crash and burn? And why deepfakes are probably going to be in a bunch of commercials soon.
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Links:

Shopify launches Shop, a new mobile app (TechCrunch)

NHS rejects Apple-Google coronavirus app plan (BBC News)

DJI’s new Mavic Air 2 has an upgraded camera and much longer flying time (The Verge)

GOOGLE PIXEL BUDS REVIEW: SECOND TIME’S THE CHARM (The Verge)

Tesla says cars can automatically stop for traffic lights (Associated Press)

Magic Leap's $2.6 billion bait and switch (TechCrunch)

Magic Leap is a Tragic Heap (The Blog of Palmer Luckey)

An ESPN Commercial Hints at Advertising’s Deepfake Future (NYTimes)

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