Amazon’s $1 billion-a-year Thursday Night Football bet appears to be paying off, drawing record Prime sign-ups and reinforcing advertisers’ confidence in Amazon’s streaming tech. Once a pillar of pay TV, live sports have become the next big thing in streaming.
Twitter accidentally ran ads alongside child sex abuse content
Despite slowing sales growth, US ecommerce sales will top $1 trillion for the first time this year. Our “Reimagining Retail” podcast team spoke about the latest ways retailers are trying to streamline their ecommerce operations.
Banking trade groups, including The American Bankers Association, have sued the agency, claiming it overstepped its authority regarding UDAAP enforcement.
Regions Bank paid $191M in fines and reimbursements for improper overdraft charges on ATM withdrawals and debit card purchases.
A Fed official has suggested updating bank merger rules that account for the proliferation of fintechs and nonbank entities in the banking system.
The UK’s cost-of-living crisis is getting worse: A weakened pound, ongoing labor strikes, and worsening inflation are causing consumers to pull back their spending and confidence to plummet.
The Payment Systems Regulator’s proposal could restore trust in P2P payments and mobile wallets—and could serve as a model for US regulators.
Google courts younger cohort with search updates: New features put bigger emphasis on visual elements to address user preferences.
Creators and influencers are looking for ways to diversify platforms in order to increase audience outreach, foster community, and assure they’re not at the whims of any single social media algorithm.
Google’s latest search features streamline the shopping experience.
On today's episode, we discuss how the digital ad duopoly is evolving, the most interesting dark horse digital ad giant, and whether Netflix, not TikTok, is a bigger threat to Facebook and Instagram. "In Other News," we talk about ad industry practices coming under fire as privacy lawsuits surge and who the winners and losers will be when the third-party cookie says goodbye. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Paul Verna.
Rising prices aren’t cooling consumer demand: Even with consumer confidence ticking up and wages increasing, there could be storm clouds ahead.
Chinese automaker BYD was the top passenger electric vehicle (EV) brand in Q2, accounting for 16.3% of the units shipped worldwide. US-based Tesla ranked second, with an 11.7% share.
Private 5G’s big debut: NTT’s multi-party, multi-phase private 5G project for Las Vegas will boost connectivity in schools, power security and monitoring systems, and make telehealth more accessible.
Employers tap virtual mental health to support their workers’ kids: We dig into Lyra Health’s new mental health offerings for teens and kids and detail why digital health solutions must step up to support the entire family.
Amazon rolls out bedside sleep tracker: We dive into how the new non-wearable sleep monitoring product works and how it stacks up in the market.