Amazon’s second shopping event for Prime members will take place October 11 and 12. The event, called the Prime Early Access Sale, will be virtually the same as Amazon’s Prime Day held earlier this year.
Sparrow AI chatbot isn’t ready for public consumption: DeepMind researchers want to ensure the new chatbot is safe before release. Their approach could help make conversational AI products more useful.
Alibaba tries to catch up with Amazon and Microsoft: The cloud giant launched a $1B fund for global expansion. But with geopolitical tension escalating, some markets won’t welcome the investment opportunity.
Increased funding and refreshing leadership changes will give heads of digital a solid footing in their firms’ future digital strategies.
Driven by Pie’s full-stack ambitions and proprietary pricing tools, it's the second-largest funding round of 2022.
Costco plans to hold off on membership fee hikes—for now: The retailer doesn’t want to rock the boat as sales and foot traffic continue to rise.
FedEx’s Q1 earnings raise more questions than answers: The company blamed a global slowdown, overexpansion, and inflated operating costs for its poor quarter, despite posting record revenues a few months prior.
Digital developments and new players in the insurance space could result in a win for all if collaboration happens.
Senators want regulators to expand Regulation E to cover APP fraud, an industry-wide issue with no silver bullet.
Social commerce experienced two years of exceptional growth amid the pandemic, and while growth in the number of social buyers is slowing, the amount of social commerce sales is still rising rapidly, said our analyst Jasmine Enberg on a "Behind the Numbers" podcast.
Digital wallet usage is by far highest in China, where 45% of adults use the payment method daily, and an additional 41% do so at least once a week. By comparison, just 6% use digital wallets daily in the US.
EVs needn’t contribute to the energy crisis: Stanford researchers are concerned about EV charging draining the energy grid at night. But new charging technologies point to a less worrisome outcome.
Humana, CVS battle for Cano Health: We unpack why the two companies are going after primary care disruptor Cano, and posit which player might have the upper hand.
The ad industry is slowing down, but political spending isn’t: Advertising ahead of the elections is skyrocketing, despite 2022 not being a presidential election year.
Apple replaces Pepsi as the Super Bowl Halftime Show sponsor: As it goes back and forth on a $2.5 billion Sunday Night Football deal, Apple is stepping up to the pop culture plate.
Walmart’s holiday messaging focuses on convenience and value: The retailer introduces three new returns options and price rollbacks in key categories.