Publishers continue pushing back against OpenAI: The list of outlets blocking the genAI giant lengthens.
On today’s podcast episode, we take a deeper dive into lesser-known areas of Amazon’s business. First, we examine the initiatives at play for the company's TV and voice businesses. Then, we discuss Amazon's ambitions around “just walk out” and smart payment technology. Tune in to the conversation with our analysts Grace Broadbent, David Morris, and Yory Wurmser.
AI gives rise to ‘digital sweatshops’: Evidence suggests that the technology’s economic value won’t be equally distributed as the companies building it get accused of worker exploitation.
QSRs see opportunity in late-night dining: Easing labor pressures and growing delivery demand are helping increase visits and sales during off-peak hours.
The service is now available on web browsers. But it will still be hard to sustain engagement after an 80% drop in users from its July peak.
Amazon to weave AI into sports broadcasting: It’ll power Thursday Night Football on-screen features with its neural network. We expect other digital entertainment platforms will follow suit.
Google, Meta, and Amazon gear up for AI announcements: Tech’s busy fall event calendar will be packed with AI announcements. We could see new models and new tools.
Getting a bank charter is a marathon, not a sprint: Fintechs are increasingly dropping out of the race, trying to buy a bank instead or settling for partnerships.
Neobank Guava plugs in the power of networking: A community hub designed to help Black creators and entrepreneurs grow their businesses will also promote Guava’s brand to its target audience.
Strong volume growth and 100 million users prove the BNPL provider’s successful expansion
Its rise in delinquencies exposes potential deterioration in the credit card market
The partnerships will help grow its volume as it digs it deeper into the $176B rewards industry
The Digital Services Act goes into effect today: Ahead of the EU law’s deadline, Google made landmark changes to privacy and moderation transparency.
Ways to make financial wellness marketing pay off: Getting customers to use the materials and tools they claim they want is a challenge. Here are four tips to improve their engagement.
“We all want to create that aura and the air of excitement so the customer across all channels can say, ‘It is indeed my happy place we’ve got here,’” Dhriti Saha, COO of The Container Store, said at eTail Boston this week.
On today’s podcast episode, host Bill Fisher is joined by our analyst Paul Briggs and forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood to examine the size, advertiser opportunity, and competitors in the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service space.
Retailers turn to gamification to encourage loyalty, boost sales: Lego, Under Armour, and Hudson’s Bay Company are hoping to keep users engaged and their brands top-of-mind.
Retailers face a tough terrain: We dissect why some retailers appeared immune to Q2’s slowdown in discretionary spending, while others fell flat.
Key stat: US digital commerce platform gross payment value growth will slow down this year, increasing only 9.0% compared with last year’s 25.0%, per our forecast.
Digitally native vertical brands (DNVBs) have a long way to go to catch up to established brands. While established brands will make up $134.55 billion in D2C ecommerce sales in 2023, digitally native brands will make up just $34.84 billion, according to our March 2023 forecast.