Instacart leans into shoppable TV ads for Super Bowl campaign: Delivery platform’s signals its desire to woo CPG brands to improve its IPO prospects.
Microsoft urges developers to buy its Store Ads: Feature could benefit app creators, possibly at the expense of the user search experience.
Amazon’s ad business reports another strong quarter: Its new AWS Clean Rooms could bolster its ongoing efforts to woo advertisers.
TikTok’s future is anything but guaranteed: While the app remains king of video for now, Meta and Google are making strides to steal market share.
Retail layoffs garner headlines but they’re not the full picture: The number of people working in retail continues to grow—we break it down.
The scale of FTX’s bankruptcy has placed it among the biggest bankruptcies in financial services history, where it sits fourth behind only WorldCom, Enron, and Lehman Brothers. However, there’s a chance of an even bigger disaster if Tether goes down.
Musk’s 100 days at Twitter sink in: Its workforce is greatly reduced, users and advertisers are fleeing in droves, and now third-party developers are gone. What’s next for the beleaguered social network?
B2B marketing is shifting to become more customer-focused and digitally oriented, which means the processes, people, and technology of B2B companies all need to follow suit. Here are five charts to help you stay ahead of the curve.
Amazon is rethinking its grocery business: The retailer is putting Fresh expansion on hold as it tries to strike a balance between innovation and value.
Slowing consumer demand rocks tech’s ivory tower: Apple, Alphabet, and Amazon turned in disappointing quarterly earnings. Expect further austerity measures, including layoffs, which could prove costly.
Over the past year, retail has pushed further into healthcare for two reasons: more customers and more money. The usual suspects (e.g., CVS, Walgreens, and Rite Aid) are all making investments in their healthcare offerings, but Amazon is on their heels.
Adversarial relationship with China is bad for tech: Retaliation by Beijing shouldn’t surprise us as Biden eyes more tech sanctions and a US general starts preparing for war.
Alphabet leans on DeepMind for AI support: Google is scrambling to please investors and keep pace with Microsoft’s generative AI ambitions, but sacrificing safeguards might be a mistake longer term.
Search seems like a good bet for disruption—sooner rather than later.
The Nike-lululemon rivalry rages on: This time, Nike is suing lululemon for infringing on its footwear patents.
Ingenico and Splitit are focused on cutting customer friction to grow their in-store BNPL presence.