Watch AR ecommerce at Snapchat's quarterly earnings: The company is sure to give more details on its push to make AR shopping a bigger part of its platform, especially after announcing two major partnerships earlier this week.
Protestors are using a US government-funded tool to bypass state-imposed social media restrictions. As global audiences are increasingly subject to censorship, Big Tech firms may need to offer features capable of bypassing local internet restrictions in order to serve those markets.
Blockchains make it far more challenging for beneficiaries to retrieve cryptos after the owner’s death than it is to access traditional assets. Here’s how the industry will respond.
Influencer marketing spending in the US is set to grow more than 30% this year and surpass a key milestone. According to our inaugural forecast on US influencer marketing spending, the category will exceed $3 billion in 2021 and will surpass $4 billion next year.
K-pop group BTS teams up with YouTube’s Shorts: The two launched an exclusive dance challenge as the platform works to install a globalized base in the heady competition among short-form video apps.
Growth revved up in June and could accelerate in the coming months—making retail tech solutions and other in-store enhancements more important than ever.
After taking a sizable hit to their business in 2020 from the coronavirus pandemic, digital-only banking players will host 6.5 out of every 10 digital account openings this year—driven by pent-up demand and the gradual return to normalcy.
Big US banks up their tech investments: To ward off competition, especially from the likes of fintechs, several large incumbents increased their spending on technology in Q2 2021. They’ve also started co-opting some of the challengers’ features.
Boston-area bank has national ambitions for digital-only unit: Cambridge Savings Bank’s direct bank subsidiary Ivy Bank faces an uphill climb due to marketing costs and the need to differentiate itself from other digital-only players.
As Amazon raked in more than $11 billion in Prime Day sales worldwide, health and beauty product sales boomed on the platform. In a survey conducted by Numerator throughout the event, 28.0% of US Prime Day buyers said they made a purchase in that category. Consumer electronics also made a spark: 27.5% of respondents reported buying tech gear and gadgets.