Advertisers are ditching a tumultuous Twitter in the wake of Elon Musk’s erratic behavior, combined with an underwhelming (or downright concerning) earnings season for Big Tech.
Many US companies are cutting their investments in China: The country’s COVID-related lockdowns have led many retailers and brands to shift manufacturing elsewhere to avoid disruptions.
On today's episode, we discuss what to make of the early changes at Twitter, whether stores within stores really work, what to expect now that Netflix Basic With Ads is here, a drone Candy Crush ad in the sky, Sainsbury's playing the loyalty long game, an explanation of the ways US consumers cut costs, how much Americans love cheese, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our director of reports editing Rahul Chadha and analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and Max Willens.
Sweatcoin leads US mobile health apps in traffic, with 15.0 million unique visitors in August. Fitbit and MyChart rank No. 2 and No. 3, with 12.5 million and 12.1 million unique visitors, respectively.
Throttling processors risks slowing innovation: Semiconductors are a battleground in the tech cold war between the US and China, and now manufacturers are scaling down performance to comply with chip bans.
Call of Duty transcends gaming’s slump: Activision Blizzard’s shares are up following a Call of Duty sales milestone. With Microsoft’s deal still pending, competition and a recession could test its resilience.
Spanish is powering Latin America's podcast prowess: The region is now 20% ahead of Western Europe, though China looms on the horizon.
Our latest forecasts on media and tech usage in Japan offer a glimpse of what’s expected.
Transparent solar panels work well on cloudy days: Swiss researchers have made a solar energy breakthrough that makes the tech more versatile and attractive. Expect more solar improvements ahead.
Our Mobile Banking Emerging Features Benchmark report covers in-demand features that will win points from consumers.
EU-based Coinmetro won €7 million in funding and hopes to attract weary consumers from other major crypto exchanges.
Gen Z shoppers are ready to splurge on holiday purchases: But financial concerns remain at the forefront as consumers turn to sales and BNPL to stretch their budgets.
Amazon and Walmart adopt varying tactics to juice subscriber growth: Amazon is going after college students with its beefed-up music offering while Walmart doubles down on value.
It launched Ant Bank PayLater, which will let AlipayHK users spread purchases across three-month installment plans.
After a brutal September, ad jobs are on the rise: In fact, they’ve never been higher despite the industry’s shaky ground.
As users and advertisers jump ship from Twitter amid Elon Musk’s takeover, there’s no shortage of platforms for them to land on.