By Tim Pritchard, Executive Director, Joint Head of CREATE
With spring in the air, the National Trust is inviting us to look up and enjoy the sights of nature with Blossom Watch.
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- YouTube is rolling out TikTok-like Shorts in the US and testing automatic product detection in videos and linking to purchase
- Snap has doubled down on fashion and ecommerce with the purchase of Fit Analytics
- Microsoft is reportedly looking to buy gaming forum Discord
- Amazon expanding into healthcare
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