Led by Apple and Intel, US tech giants protest India’s unexpected tech import license rules, fearing trade disruption. Regulations could make tech firms rethink expansion.
B2B marketplace Ghost raises $30 million to help retailers solve their inventory problems: The startup offers companies a place to buy and sell excess goods.
Instacart’s gross transaction volume grew just 5% in the first half: That’s a troubling number that can’t be glossed over by the company’s 30% revenue growth.
Meta sends mixed messages over return-to-office mandate: It plans to terminate employees who skirt in-office rules but says the future of work is remote made possible by its tech.
YouTube wants Sunday Ticket to represent the future of sports: A bevy of new features aims to lighten higher consumer costs and convince advertisers of unique opportunities.
The New York Times could file a landmark AI lawsuit: The publisher is considering suing OpenAI after licensing negotiations collapsed.
tvScientific aims to make CTV a performance marketing channel: The CPO model integrates with affiliate platforms, offering advertisers a low-risk, high-reward option.
Retail media partnerships are the future of TV.
EU hurls sweeping regulation at Big Tech: Two major laws are about to take effect, sending Google, Apple, Meta, and others scrambling to adapt to a new era of curtailed industry power.
Microsoft undermines OpenAI with Databricks partnership: The tech giant has found a new startup interest to grow its cloud business with open-source AI tools. OpenAI may be in trouble.
Meta slow to capitalize on X’s forecast failure: Musk predicts X’s downfall amid controversies and operational missteps. Meta could act faster to seize the opportunity.
‘You get a downgrade, and you get a downgrade’: Fitch’s warning about potentially plummeting credit ratings for US banks signals yet another threat to banks’ balance sheets.
FDIC chair previews even more regulatory proposals: Expect new long-term debt requirements and changes to provisions for banks’ ‘living wills’ to show up soon, Gruenberg said.
Apple sells a lifestyle to affluent millennials and Gen Zers: We look at how its financial services offerings differ from any other traditional financial institution’s.
The company has been beefing up its BNPL capabilities ever since its exclusivity period with Affirm ended earlier this year
It ramped up its probe against Visa over tokenization practices and amid wider investigations into anti-competitive behavior of Visa’s and Mastercard’s debit practices
Its financial results for the first half of 2023 showed a deceleration of growth and led to a stock tumble
Amazon's Sponsored Products ads now reach beyond its platform: High-performing format could grow retail media's share of market.
Instagram tries multiple Reels ads simultaneously: The format would lower CPMs, but consumers may not welcome the experience.
The biggest data privacy battles are fought at a state level: A California data privacy bill is getting steep opposition from the Association of National Advertisers.