Amazon makes investments in live audio: Unlike social audio properties like Clubhouse and Twitter Spaces, Amazon is making inroads into the lucrative digital radio market.
There will be 23.6 million YouTube Premium subscribers by the end of the year, which is up a healthy 18% over 2020.
South Korea's new laws make changes to Apple and Google app stores near inevitable: The US and EU won't be far behind, and mandatory 15% to 30% fees could soon be a thing of the past.
It led a $50M round in Aumni to scale its investment analytics capabilities in private markets, and we expect the incumbent will seek more targets in H2 to power its digital transformation.
Apple’s new iPhone may have the ability to send calls and messages using satellite internet. The feature would offer a connectivity alternative in areas without 4G/5G—while giving satellite internet companies a new use case.
Matt Turner, an industry-hopping head of digital, sees the future of banking as hyper-personalized services embedded in customers’ daily lives.
The etailer will offer Affirm as a payment option for its US customers, which can sharpen Affirm’s edge against competitors and help Amazon stay ahead as BNPL services gain steam.
Could Amazon be in trouble? With many key executives departing, new CEO Andy Jassy could face major hurdles in attracting top talent and maintaining the company’s overall growth.
In 2020, B2B digital ad spending leaped from 4.9% of the US digital ad market to 5.7%, marking a sizable growth in share for the industry.