Not only did 78% of U.S. respondents to a NordVPN survey encounter attempted online scams in the past two years — 20% say they lost money as a result. Most (27%) lost $100 or less. People need to be more suspicious, with 46% of U.S. respondents admitting engaging with an email link that they later realized was part of a cyber scam.
There has been further confirmation that Reddit may move to monetize content by putting some subreddits behind paywalls. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has described this as “a work in progress.” Less and less of the internet is looking free.
Composable CDP Hightouch has raised $80 million in its latest funding round at a valuation of $1.2 billion. Hightouch expects to make significant investments in AI Decisioning, an intelligence layer to choose the best messages for individual customers. Agentic AI will not only optimize customer journeys but automatically run experiments to identify what works for different cohorts.
Preliminary findings by the European Commission state that Apple and Google are in violation of the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Among the findings, Google Search is accused of prioritizing Google’s own products and services in results; Apple is instructed to improve interoperability between iOS and third-party devices. The companies now have an opportunity to respond.