At-home physical therapy startup Luna gets AARP’s endorsement: The partnership will likely help Luna ink new deals with providers and expand into more markets.
Digital health startups to watch: This week, we spotlight medication platform MDI Health and remote learning provider Marker Learning on the back of fresh funding.
Social media influences patients and providers: Medical professionals can change their view of medications and treatments based on social media content. Pharma marketers, take notice.
Inaccurate coverage maps could delay broadband initiatives: SpaceX’s Starlink and Comcast have provided inaccurate coverage data, and now customers are challenging their claims.
Roblox emerges strong after a tough 2022: While users and revenues rose, the metaverse platform’s advertising ambitions haven’t yet taken off.
Roku shows Q4 progress but faces uphill battle: Revenues top estimates as streaming audience picks up, but its hardware bets are costly.
On today's episode, we discuss why some folks think digital ads are getting worse, whether things are looking up for Uber, TikTok’s parent company ByteDance challenging Meta on VR, why Warner Bros. Discovery will continue Discovery+, the Grammys rebounding from the pandemic's effect on viewership, the surprising most littered plastic item in the US, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti and analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and Max Willens.
Among Gen Zers in the US, those who watch both digital video and linear TV spend 13.1 hours per week with TikTok videos and other user-generated content, per Hub Research.
Ad spending is moving to CTV, and marketers want to compare performance on CTV with video ad campaigns on mobile web and mobile in-app delivery. Industry KPIs, Insider Intelligence’s new benchmarking tool, lets advertisers evaluate the performance of their video ad dollars.
Tensions with China flare faster than the US can build its production base: Ford’s CATL partnership for EV batteries illustrates that US dependence on China’s manufacturing won’t be easily overcome.
Bing’s bot has poor boundaries: Users reported inaccuracies and unhinged rants by Microsoft’s AI-search engine. Rushing product releases instead of properly testing before deployment could hurt AI safety and investment.
Alpha Kappa Alpha founded For Members Only Federal Credit Union to empower Black women to build generational wealth.
Wahed brought on the firm to provide will-writing services and legal advice to its customers who follow Sharia law.
NY-based Comun will use the funds to create a resource hub for Spanish-speaking Latino immigrants to the US.
It released draft legislation to provide more safeguards for UK consumers, many of whom are under financial strain.
For TikTok, the second time’s the charm: The app’s creator fund has had repeated issues with payouts. But rather than adopt another model, it’s revamping the fund.
In a good sign for TV advertisers, ad-cost inflation slows: Scarcity, rising costs, and newcomers pushing prices up caused ad inflation to soar last year.