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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.
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.
Real-time audience data from Facebook and Instagram is helping firms spot changing preferences and steer marketing, service and product decisions.
AI-generated answers are already shaping public perceptions, forcing firms to manage reputation across trusted third-party sources instead of search rankings.
Existing customers will see no disruption as the consultancy unifies its Canadian and US operations under one global name to chase AI and cloud demand.
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.
Communications teams gain real-time alerts as the new tool tracks sentiment across 177 countries and more than 60 languages.
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.
The brand's rapid rise signals founder-led labels can outpace global names on Instagram, despite far lower content volumes.
Unknown entrants on Love Island have delivered the biggest audience gains, even as the show's final viewers have fallen to about 700,000.
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.
Sydney photographers are set to gain hands-on access to Fujifilm cameras as the brand taps a survey showing green and blue dominate local feeds.
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.
Children can stay connected without the need to purchase a more expensive smartphone, with a range of parental controls available on Apple Watch SE 3.
