ByteDance and TikTok sue to block a January ban: The 270-day sale deadline could be extended further as legal battles rage on. Until then, it’s business as usual.
Instacart and Uber team up to keep DoorDash at bay: Instacart hopes the deal will protect its grocery business and widen consumer appeal, while Uber looks for new customers.
Hims & Hers’ stock price flips after topsy-turvy week: CEO Andrew Dudum’s controversial comments on Gaza came days before the company’s record-level subscriber growth. Is this a lesson learned for brands and marketers?
Ro’s new approach to integrated virtual care: Market factors like low telehealth usage are driving some virtual care players to differentiate, and others out of the market entirely.
FDA OKs Apple Watch’s aFib history for clinical studies: The Watch becomes the first digital health tool to be qualified under the FDA’s Medical Device Development Tools program. Here’s what it means for Apple’s health ambitions.
Amazon aims to break down the barriers between TV and shopping: The retail giant rolled out interactive video ad formats that look to spur viewers to shop.
OpenAI introduces a deepfake detector to aid disinformation researchers during a record election year, targeting potential voter manipulation.
Retail media is moving beyond performance to become a tool that marketers can use to drive both sales and brand awareness. In this next evolution, off-site, in-store, and upper-funnel formats like connected TV (CTV) and social will play a larger role in marketers’ retail media strategies as they seek more scale and control over their campaigns.
A major rebound for Disney's streaming sector: Losses cut dramatically to $18 million, while Disney+ adds 6.3 million subscribers thanks to key partnerships.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how Meta could take the GenAI space by storm, the likelihood that rapid AI development and deployment backfires, and how advertisers are viewing Threads as it approaches its first birthday. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Jasmine Enberg.
Microsoft moves to reduce dependence on OpenAI with a newwith new model: Microsoft is seeking technological independence, but it also needs cost control to maintain its frontrunner status.
Digital wallets will be the only payment type to increase its share of worldwide point-of-sale transaction value between 2023 and 2027, making up 46% of total value by the end of that time period, according to a March 2024 report from Worldpay.
Overdraft policy mostly meets with indifference: If asked about their bank’s practices, most consumers would answer: “Don’t know and don’t care.” A NY Fed study found experience is the best teacher about what’s in the fine print.
What’s all the fuss about headless banking? There's lots of buzz lately about banks that separate banking services from any branches, apps or user interfaces. We take a closer look at this variation on BaaS.
New York Community Bank averts its predicted collapse: Its high-profile management team assuaged investors’ fears—for now—by showing a path to profitability.
“The pace of change and innovation is accelerating, and that's bringing with it a lot of big new challenges for advertisers to navigate,” our analyst Jasmine Enberg said during our recent Outlook and Strategies for 2024’s Second Half summit. “It's also bringing pockets of new opportunities as ads become ubiquitous across platforms, creators reshape strategies, and AI powers it all.”
To capture Gen Alpha’s attention, marketers can tap into their love of tablets and YouTube.