Walgreens catches up to CVS with Summit Health acquisition: We examine the deal’s impact on the investing players as well as those who are falling behind in the retail health competition.
Headspace Health goes head-to-head with Calm: We explore why employers might be interested in new offerings from both mental health platforms.
Branding is big in D2C healthcare: We unpack Hims & Hers’ recent marketing moves, which included a 105% spending increase in the third quarter.
UBS and Julius Baer are reportedly looking into offering wealth management advice to clients via the metaverse.
Chaos reigns at Twitter: The company takes on an impulsive character as it lays off half its staff but then implores ex-employees to return. Advertisers are pausing while new features are stalled until after the midterm elections.
As political advertising grows, social media's role has evolved: More ad collars are flowing to CTV now, though campaigns are approaching influencers to support candidates.
The era of explosive growth for podcast listenership is coming to an end for much of the world.
Vivrelle hopes to sidestep Rent the Runway’s woes: The luxury rental service raised $35 million in funding to help expand inventory and grow its showroom footprint.
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss the total market for US retail social commerce sales, whether Instagram is in trouble when it comes to social commerce, and what kind of a threat TikTok poses. Then for "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us four of their very specific—and potentially risky—predictions about the future of TikTok’s US retail strategy. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Jasmine Enberg.
Pro soccer will mark Apple’s first foray into live TV ads: Apple TV+ is one of the last streaming ad holdouts, and the company is honing in on ad revenues.
Tech workers might fare better than employers: Tech is having another bad week with layoffs and hiring freeze announcements. The strong labor market means these workers can find roles elsewhere.
AI art creating a monster: The tech industry has been searching for new products that hook consumers. It’s likely struck gold with AI art, but there will be major repercussions.
Apple warns of iPhone shortages: China’s lockdowns and supply chain disruption could accelerate Apple’s plans to find manufacturing alternatives in other countries as it prepares to have fewer iPhone 14 Pros for the holiday season.
Co-founder Jack Dorsey discussed how the app already offers everything needed to manage one’s financial life.
The app will give banks a holistic view of their customers through data aggregation to offer personalized customer experiences.
It’s not the first FI to cut back operations and focus on specialized areas. And it likely won’t be the last.
Apple tops best global brands ranking for 10th year: Tech companies stand foremost on list that considers environmental, societal, and governance practices.