Nearly half of US adults are dissatisfied with how much they pay for broadband per a new study. Though proposed governed infrastructure will increase access for rural and low-income households, many more Americans are overpaying because of a lack of ISP choice.
Hippo’s public debut continues the SPAC frenzy, with many similar deals likely to follow in the next few years. But will all these SPAC companies be able to find lucrative acquisition targets?
It’s Citibank vs. Afterpay (and Square) in a Rumble Down Under: The bank’s launch of a BNPL product in Australia sets up Citibank against Afterpay, whose pending merger with Square gives the combined company potential as an Australian SMB-focused neobank.
Back to not-so-normal: Marketers may have jumped the gun a little on optimistic “back to normal” ad campaigns, which are starting to look inappropriate as another wave of COVID-19 cases emerges.
Facebook's WhatsApp conundrum: Still struggling to monetize WhatsApp, the tech giant is looking for a way to analyze users' encrypted messages without decrypting them.
The branded content ball starts rolling: WarnerMedia’s new content studio “House of Max” follows other companies like NBCU and Roku, which have started blurring the lines between commercials and TV shows with brand-sponsored and co-created content.
The Spot card’s vast acceptance network could make Citi a formidable player in the BNPL space and threaten business for incumbent players like Afterpay and Klarna.
Amazon trashes wasteful measures in UK: The company's announcement comes just six weeks after public outcry about how it was destroying millions of unsold items per year at a single warehouse.
Every state in the lower 48 now has a Chase branch: The banking giant can boast of a physical presence in all 48 contiguous states. It’s expanded into 10 states this year alone—this push is a contrarian bet, as other banks have been cutting branches.
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Meanwhile, the separate phased migration of legacy BB&T and SunTrust accounts to Truist’s combined digital platform will help limit the bleeding, should major glitches happen.
Digital health apps are a dime a dozen: There are more digital health apps on the market than ever before, per IQVIA. We unpack how digital health app devscan make sure their apps don’t get washed away in the sea of 350,000+ available to consumers.
On today's episode, we discuss Spotify's Q2 performance, what to make of its ad revenue growth, and how its podcast investments are getting on. We then talk about where Amazon wants to take Alexa, social audio's monetization issue, and the significance of the NBA and iHeartMedia podcast partnership. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Peter Vahle.
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