Its narrow focus on credit card debt management may have prevented it from pivoting after funding ran out.
Product safety issues could derail Chinese ecommerce platforms’ growth ambitions: Shein and Temu are struggling to keep products with high levels of toxic substances—as well as those hazardous to babies and children—off their marketplaces.
Amazon expands drone delivery to the UK while Walmart retrenches: The latter will end operations in Arizona, Florida, and Utah as it searches for a sustainable model.
Kroger promises to lower grocery prices by $1 billion if Albertsons merger is approved: But the political climate is unfavorable to the grocers as VP Kamala Harris makes high grocery prices a key campaign issue.
Kaiser Permanente rolls out Abridge’s genAI clinical documentation tool: Here’s why improvements to genAI are needed for most healthcare use-cases—but not clinical documentation.
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. will publish customer contracts online: Here’s how the PBM disruptor’s bid to further advance prescription drug price transparency is a sign of things to come in the space.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss the interesting ways folks watch the Olympics, the best (and not so best) ads from the Games, the impact of X suing advertisers, how much in-store chatbots can move the needle, how to view Disney’s streaming profitability milestone, which national park most of America could drive to in a day, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of content Suzy Davidkhanian and analysts Sara Marzano and Carina Perkins.
By launching its own iOS store, Epic challenges Apple’s monopoly and sets the stage for more app competition.
Venu Sports launch is temporarily blocked: Fubo’s lawsuit against the streaming service could cause it to miss a pre-NFL season launch date.
MLB secures Spanish-language presence with TelevisaUnivision: The deal amplifies the outperformance of Spanish-language TV as sports remain a key linear TV attraction.
They must choose between sacrificing traffic or protecting their content from Google’s AI use.
SB 1047’s restrictions could drive major AI companies out of the state, threatening innovation.
Companies investing in AI are facing a longer road to profitability, with meaningful benefits likely years away
US adults spend more time on Facebook (20 minutes) than any other platform, followed by TikTok (18 minutes), per our June 2024 forecast.
Fast shipping, the vast selection of products, and high-quality customer service add to consumers’ growing attraction to online retail marketplaces, our analyst Sky Canaves said. “If there are any issues with the order, for example, there’s a trusted intermediary between the buyer and seller, which is why consumers may often feel that they have greater trust in marketplaces,” she said.
Disney is encouraging its viewers to play. Instacart is balancing food content and advertising. YouTube is experimenting with less-intrusive picture-in-picture placements for livestreams. Here is how advertisers can capitalize.
It’s unclear whether customers understand what’s required for that level of personalization. Banks must bring customers up to speed about how they’ll do it.
This decision will transform the digital wallet competitive landscape, giving players like Google Pay and PayPal the opportunity to catch up to Apple Pay’s in-store presence
The tie-up introduces the BNPL player to a new purchase category, helping it diversify payments volume as key partnerships face risk