Meta looks for loopholes in changing EU rules: A major ruling means users can opt out of tracking, but the company is making it a difficult process.
Kohl’s, Michaels, and others launch third-party marketplaces to boost shopper appeal: At the same time, Wish, Zalando, and Amazon are focusing on improving customer satisfaction and reducing returns.
Search advertising industry could be monetizing AI chats too soon: Much rides on Bing Chat ads—and how it impacts user experience.
Apple’s long-teased buy now, pay later service is finally here, but what can it bring to an already crowded table? Our analysts unpack who may use Apple Pay Later and evaluate five of its prerelease features to see how they stack up to consumer demand.
On today's episode, we discuss how recent YouTube TV price hikes will affect subscriptions, whether streaming TV actually costs less than cable, and if a sports streaming hub is a viable product. "In Other News," we talk about what Roblox's new ad rules will do to the metaverse and why Walmart+, Walmart's membership program, is resonating with high-income shoppers. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Daniel Konstantinovic.
When asked about generative AI, 62% of US adults strongly or somewhat agreed that it can save time and resources in the workplace, but there were concerns about the effectiveness and accuracy of its written work, according to Ipsos.
Social media ad spend declined in the second half of 2022, and the category will make up a shrinking slice of total digital ad spend in the US this year, according to our forecast. But brands still need a social media presence. That’s where AI and ChatGPT can help. Here are six uses for generative AI in organic social campaigns.
Retail health clinic use soared during the pandemic: We examine what drove growth and forecast the future of retail clinic utilization.
Female physicians don’t have time for pharma reps: With more women becoming doctors, pharma companies need to tailor their detailing strategies.
Who wants subscription healthcare? We dive into recent Morning Consult data to see which demographic groups would sign up.
The chipmaking giant is appealing for its government to shore up production on key manufacturing equipment to better compete with the US and China.
Tech’s economic pain spreads to gaming: Electronic Arts lays off hundreds of workers. Hiking game prices during high inflation could hurt revenue and mean more cuts ahead.
Roku cuts 400 jobs in four months: Rising costs and a tight ad market have hurt the rising advertising player, which could make it an acquisition target.
Netflix games may soon ditch mobile-only: In-app code reveals that Netflix is testing ways to bring its costly game investments to TV screens, using phones as controllers.
As Bing makes inroads into Google’s lead, it experiments with AI ads: Disney and Roku layoffs and pivots by Twitter and ByteDance dominated headlines this past week.
Panera deepens ties to Amazon with Alexa ordering capabilities: The partnership could grow sales, but at the risk of overwhelming restaurants already swamped with digital orders.
RH’s earnings miss could signal broader luxury slowdown: The high-end furniture retailer offered a softer 2023 outlook than expected as the luxury housing market cools.
A rule on lending to small businesses arrives: The long-awaited regulation on disclosure of owners’ demographics, among other data, also has a weird part.
Google shows its dissatisfaction with Bard: Alphabet’s Google and DeepMind subsidiaries are joining forces to take on OpenAI. The AI model-building effort could get a boost from Nvidia’s H100.