Some hospitals can’t afford to make digital health investments right now: Not-for-profit health system Cone Health poured $12M into a digital diabetes management solution, and then abandoned it—highlighting how digital health investments aren’t feasible for all hospitals and health systems despite their ability to improve patient health.
Verily’s 1st major acquisition signals it’s springboarding its digital clinical research efforts: We unpack how Verily’s SignalPath snap up could complement Google’s other healthcare ventures.
Amazon’s move into podcasts creates the possibility for massive, networkwide deals: The platform’s recent content acquisitions point to how lucrative podcasts are as a vehicle for ads, even during the pandemic.
A small but growing number of remote employees have found ways to secretly work multiple jobs at once. The trend, along with the prospect of prolonged remote work, could amplify the proliferation of remote monitoring software.
Qualcomm is trying to make the case with the creation of a first-of-its-kind 5G-enabled aerial drone platform. 5G connectivity could improve drone technology and increase adoption across numerous industries, but 5G networks themselves require continued buildout for connected drones to really take off.
Retail investors and the investing-curious give Reddit a push: Thanks to January's meme-stock craze, the 16-year-old platform's user growth helped fuel increases in ad revenue, which will help the company dive into international expansion and video.
Twitter’s move toward greater accessibility causes issues: The social platform’s new layout helps users with low vision but makes it harder for some to tweet
Starling adds another accolade, topping CMA survey on business banking: In its inaugural year of being included, the neobank placed first in a survey of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) backed by the UK regulator. The results mark the latest accolade for Starling and show that its focus on businesses is paying off.
The neobank hit this lofty level on the back of bagging $750 million in new funding. Insider Intelligence examines the bullish and the bearish cases for whether it’s worth it.
An incoming tide of ad revenue swelled the social media platform’s $10B valuation and funding raise of $700M. Here’s how our Fintech and eMarketer analysts say meme stocks helped.
Retail social commerce is already a multibillion dollar industry in the US, having earned $26.97 billion in sales in 2020. That figure will more than double by 2023, when we predict retail social commerce earnings will hit $56.17 billion.