Target expands Starbucks curbside pickup partnership to boost sluggish sales: The retailer is expected to post its first quarterly sales decline in six years as discretionary spending remains under pressure.
Retailers can’t afford to ignore the post-purchase experience: If merchants don’t meet consumers’ high expectations, those shoppers may not return.
Apple uses safety and security to win over consumers. Birkenstock focuses on education, showcased through a three-part docuseries. And Taco Bell, with the help of Pete Davidson, apologized for “over-innovating” its breakfast menu.
On today's episode, we discuss how Spotify added a record number of users, the impact of its price increase, and the latest on its podcast business. "In Other News," we talk about how good people are at recalling audio ads and some adjustments to Netflix's ad tier. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Daniel Konstantinovic.
Meta is moving mountains to develop AR glasses: Instead of giving up on the metaverse, it’s taking patient, painstaking steps to beat Apple in the headset race.
The Hollywood strike is a chance to explore cheaper ad formats: With new content spending plummeting, streamers are sweetening the deal to keep advertisers on board.
Remember the metaverse? Bain predicts $900 billion by 2030, but big brands are showing mixed reactions.
Google’s Bard rises while ChatGPT dips again: Soaring costs and usage drops could send OpenAI into bankruptcy. Cheaper chips to train GPT-5 and more Microsoft funding could save it.
Google and American Airlines collaborate using AI to cut contrail production. Positive results and wider adoption could diminish the environmental effects of flying.
Study reveals Midjourney’s AI can be manipulated to produce racist and conspiratorial images. As 2024 elections approach, AI misuse raises serious concerns.
Even managers were doing it: The SEC and CFTC imposed $549 million in fines on a slew of financial institutions for using unapproved messaging apps and failing to keep records of their business communications.
We’re not out of the woods yet: Moody’s ratings downgrade and negative outlook on 27 US banks is yet another indicator of the high cost small and midsize banks are paying to stay competitive in a challenging environment.
On today's episode, we discuss how to do ads in stores the right way, whether Google will eat the internet, whether the rebrand from HBO Max to Max worked, if the US ad market is starting to see green shoots, how successful the "Barbie" movie has been, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Ross Benes, Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf, and Max Willens.
But the new pricing partnership will cut into Marqeta’s revenue growth as it struggles to achieve profitability
It’s now available in Vietnam and Chile, adding to the long lists of markets it’s launched in this year
They are the latest BRICS nations to make CBDC inroads, which could give them more influence over global CBDC policy
Capital requirement increases bring out the lobbyists: Aside from JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, most US banks aren’t saying much publicly about the proposed regulatory changes. But that doesn’t mean they like them.
US Supreme Court denies Epic Games’ appeal against Apple’s App Store payment practices, maintaining the current commission system amid ongoing antitrust concerns.
Lyft diversifies revenue with in-app ads: User data to optimize targeting while mitigating privacy concerns.
Disney+ and Hulu bundle up, but at a much higher cost: Disney is cranking up streaming pricing and starting a password-sharing crackdown to increase revenues.