eMarketer junior forecasting analyst Zach Goldner and senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Oscar Orozco discuss how US media use will change in 2021: Are fewer Americans watching TV, which digital devices are being used more, and how much time is spent with TikTok and Disney+? They then talk about how much people are willing to pay for TV streaming, virtually co-viewing digital content, and whether video games have replaced music as the most important aspect of youth culture.

eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Andrew Lipsman discusses how holiday shopping in 2020 actually went: how much was bought online, whether "shipageddon" came true, and the retail winners and losers. He then explains the implications of Walmart's ecommerce boss leaving, Poshmark's and Affirm's IPOs, and why Peloton is buying Precor.

Vaccines won't bring shoppers back to stores: Nearly half of US consumers won't return to brick-and-mortar stores for nonessential purchases even after getting vaccinated, according to new First Insight research, as online shopping habits become permanent.

Signal boosts its chat features: The move is aimed at capturing a more mainstream audience, and though we don’t think it will hurt WhatsApp, it could make for a more fragmented mobile messaging space in the future.