Apple’s opt-in for cross-app advertisement leads to a 15% – 20% drop in revenue, says Brian Bowman
A few months ago, Apple changed its practice regarding user-tracking across apps. Since then, Apple requires app developers to explicitly ask users whether they agree...
Microsoft introduces a machine-learning lecture/tutorials
Microsoft launched a 12-week, 24-lesson curriculum for machine learning. They cover the standard topics like linear and logistic regression and clustering but also topics like...
Google Android Users May Emphasize Importance of News Recommendations
Google Android phones display news recommendations on the very left screen (at least my Pixel 5 phone). Until now, users only were able to remove...
‘Microsoft Academic’ Discontinued
Microsoft announced to discontinue its Microsoft Academic Services (MAS), including its Academic Search Engine (like Google Scholar) and Microsoft Academic Graph (MAG). This is a...
Free MOOC on Automated Machine Learning (AutoML)
Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) is one of the techniques that will greatly advance recommender systems in the near future (see also AutoRecSys). Recently, there was...
Alyce, a personalized corporate gifting service raises $30M
Alyce offers personalized corporate gifts for employees and business partners. It offers several plug-ins to e.g. Chrome or Salesforce, and then makes recommendations for gifts...
Google Maps’ route recommendations now consider environment/fuel consumption
Sustainability and eco-friendliness found their way into Google Maps. Google announced that Google Maps will offer route recommendations that might take a bit longer than...
Spotify Adds New Personalized Playlists: Favorite Artists, Genres, and Decades
Spotify announced to introduce three new personalized playlists. The playlists will feature your favorite artists, genre, and decade. Now, we’re excited to share three new...
Microsoft Starts New ‘Because You Liked…’ Game Recommendation Feature For Xbox Game Pass [Laurent Giret @ OnMSFT]
Microsoft has started testing a new Xbox feature that will help gamers find new Xbox Game Pass games to play based on their previous gaming...
Germany’s online stores do not use personalized pricing
A study by the German Ministry for Justice found that online shops in Germany do not use personalized pricing, as reported by several news outlets...