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Short-form video is pushing more New Zealanders to use avocados beyond toast, as home-cooked lunches and dinners gain ground.
Australia may let users switch off personalised feeds as regulators move to curb harmful content and protect under-18s online.
Pre-bid controls on TikTok cut unsuitable ad placements and lifted engagement for PepsiCo Philippines by up to 30% in a DoubleVerify test.
Scammers are draining older adults' savings through romance, friendship and fake AI trading pitches on social media before withdrawals are blocked.
Cost pressures have helped slow New Zealand's media shift, with television narrowly beating global video-sharing platforms and streaming use easing.
Britons aged 25 to 34 are three times as likely as over-65s to fall victim, with social media and AI worsening scams.
Only a minority of forced-view video adverts are watched as intended, leaving UK and US brands buying attention that often never arrives.
Developers could save setup time as the platform lets AI agents provision media environments and carry workflows through to handover.
Brands will be able to buy placements in ChatGPT through Pattern, as shopping discovery moves from search engines towards AI tools.
AI tools are increasingly steering UK shoppers to products, but most still buy through retailer sites, stores and human advice.
Gym-goers across the UK will see creator-led TikTok and mental health content as Zoom Media widens livegood's reach to more than four million viewers a month.
Privacy and defamation risks are mounting as Auckland retailers post suspected shoplifters' CCTV images, experts say.
The plan faces an uncertain path in Parliament, with coalition partners ACT and New Zealand First refusing support for the under-16s ban.
A survey of 9,000 gamers suggests frustration is fleeting, with most rage quitters returning to play within hours and enjoying it more.
Unknown entrants on Love Island have delivered the biggest audience gains, even as the show's final viewers have fallen to about 700,000.
A third of young New Zealanders have sought personal advice from AI, highlighting a trust gap that Netsafe hopes to tackle with its new programme.
Viral lookalikes are spreading fast across toy and game marketplaces, with cheaper copies now posing safety and reputational risks for brands.
UK regulators may soon tighten scrutiny, after a study found 89% of top crypto posts on social media breached FCA promotion rules.
Up bank grew by focusing on design and trust, with more than 80 per cent of customers arriving through word of mouth.
Paid social costs are rising as UK finance marketers struggle to produce enough creative for platforms that now reward constant ad testing.
