More people in the US are listening to digital audio, and those who already do are spending more time listening.

From streaming to ad measurement and privacy, 2023 will be a year of transformation. Here are four changes we expect in the new year.

Early adopters are shaping our commercial quantum future: The quantum computing industry is heating up as end users take investment risk. Skills deficits and technical errors are the stumbling blocks.

On today's episode, we discuss the most important trends we're watching in 2023: what's upending the duopoly's dominance, Gen Z putting its stamp on the next phase of social media, what to make of consumers’ time and attention declining, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our director of reports editing Rahul Chadha and director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman.

What trends will be talking about this year? Economic pressures will push retailers to look for new revenue streams this year.

We dive into the most important findings from a globally sampled open banking report and detail why more tie-ins could be forthcoming.

Economic uncertainty caused investors to grow cautious: Even so, there were several significant acquisitions in 2022.

The leading reason consumers in the UK and US return online purchases is due to fit, size, or color, according to Coveo. Damage, defects, and poor quality are other top reasons. Some 18% of UK and US consumers make returns because they order multiple sizes with the intent of keeping only those that fit.

The days of heady growth are over for rapid grocery startups: The once-frothy sector is now down to a handful of players and facing steep competition from Uber and Doordash.

European regulators intensified their investigations into Big Tech’s anticompetitive practices: Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon parried with regulators throughout the year as various countries put tech giants in their crosshairs.

It’s time for podcast advertising to mature with its audience: The format has reached mainstream success, but ad solutions are lagging behind.