Providers double down on AI for healthcare admin: An innovation institute run by six major health systems is teaming up with Olive to build AI-driven healthcare automation tools—here are the areas that they’ll prioritize to tighten up their finances.
On today's episode, we discuss what the most interesting areas of Amazon's business are, what longer videos mean for TikTok, why marketers should focus on Clubhouse and/or podcasts, why one company is bringing TV ads to console games, where Walmart beats Amazon, when we can expect to enjoy space tourism, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer director of forecasting Cindy Liu, forecasting analyst Peter Vahle and analyst at Insider Intelligence Blake Droesch.
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Google is dragged into the app store battle: The US antitrust lawsuit follows similar suits against Apple, alleging that the 30% app store fees are anticompetitive.
Hackers are using masks, deepfakes, and other facial recognition evasion techniques to illegally claim unemployment benefits. This apparent rise in facial recognition evasion technique could inevitably accelerate an arms race between facial recognition developers and its opponents.
The FTC is preparing new regulations limiting manufacturers’ ability to prohibit consumers from repairing devices. The move marks a stark departure from the current standard and comes as internet connectivity is being added to a growing number of products.
Some customers became collateral damage from the US neobank’s initiative to fight fraudulent federal stimulus checks and unemployment insurance—which could hurt Chime’s efforts to attract users and persuade them to make it their primary bank.
A new desk at The Trade Desk: On track to surpass $1 billion in ad revenues this year, The Trade Desk unveiled a new venture capital arm and a new trading platform focused on first-party data.
Bringing them home: Comcast’s Universal Pictures will send its 2022 film slate directly to Peacock after appearing in cinemas, replacing HBO as its traditional distributor.
TikTok copies Cameo: The Shoutouts feature will let fans pay for personalized videos from their favorite influencers, another monetization route that should help keep creators on the platform.
The network’s $1 billion crypto-related spend total in H1 2021 points to an effective growth strategy—and serves as a harbinger of what’s to come.