The country’s biggest banks more than doubled funding into highly polluting tar sands projects to $16.8B last year.
Advertisers have more digital options than ever before: A surge in new channels bolstered digital ad revenues by 35% last year.
Circle’s $400M round is a vote of confidence in stablecoin: Funding from Fidelity and BlackRock, which is also partnering with the USD Coin issuer, shows investors are optimistic about the future of stablecoin.
The card lets customers earn unlimited 2% cash back and may signal a broader move into general-purpose cards.
As trading slows, Robinhood adds Shiba Inu trading support: The “meme token” is one of four cryptos the US-based digital brokerage is including in its lineup—and its latest of several product releases.
Brooklinen and Parachute push to gain market share: The two D2C home goods brands are opening stores and expanding into new channels to drive sales growth.
Ad revenues for short-video-sharing app TikTok and Chinese sister app Douyin will hit $31.66 billion this year to account for 5.3% of the global digital ad market.
Cash is on the decline everywhere, accounting for at most 44% of point-of-sale (POS) transaction value regionally and just 18% globally in 2021. Its share will drop to 10% worldwide by the end of 2025, with North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe leading the charge away from physical money.
A digital food supply chain is now in season: Rampant food waste drives up costs and kicks climate change into high gear. Startups like Choco have an app for that.
Meta’s Horizon Worlds features can monetize VR: Creators will be able to sell items “in-world,” with Meta taking up to 47.5%. Will creators balk at the cost of business in the metaverse?
Our analyst Andrew Lipsman is joined by Sara Livingston, head of customer solutions at Rockerbox, to discuss where direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands' Facebook ad budgets are flowing since iOS tracking changes disrupted ad targeting and measurement last year. Find out why Google, TikTok, and connected TV are capturing more spend and how D2C budgets are likely to migrate in the coming years.
The old music you love is more valuable than the latest tunes: Elvis’ catalog is the latest to get scooped up as listening shifts away from newer hits.
Disney+ bets on “Dancing With The Stars” fans to boost subscriptions: Moving the flagship broadcast to streaming shows where Disney’s priorities are.