Haptic suits beat bobble-headed avatars in VR: Technologies like MetaTouch could be the gateway to all sorts of sensory delights in VR and kick-start a trend for remote medical diagnostics.
Virtual doctors say pets, family, and bathroom breaks make some telehealth visit difficult
On today's episode, we discuss how much Netflix and Disney+ will make from ads, what Snapchat+ is, how best to prevent customers from leaving you and trading down, Facebook's algorithm change to take on TikTok, why Apple and Google are coming for your car, an unpopular opinion about email newsletters, what the new "Squid Game" game show will look like, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and Max Willens and director of reports editing Rahul Chadha.
Tech’s labor tug of war: Big Tech is raising pay and discouraging union efforts, but an increasing number of workers are banking on unions to give them a voice in negotiating working conditions and benefits.
5G and satellite internet at war: SpaceX, DISH, and RS Access fight over who can use the 12GHz spectrum. The FCC could arbitrate the issue.
The solution lets customers store their loyalty cards in the Klarna app, which may help encourage use.
Reddit tries to solve its brand safety problem: A new partnership with DoubleVerify brings much-needed metrics and safety tools to its burgeoning ad platform.
The neobank reportedly plans to buy Latin American fintechs at a discount due to the market downturn.
Prime Day will once again prove to be a major retail event this year, not just for Amazon but for its competitors as well.
Whitney Birdsall, senior forecasting analyst, worked on our latest forecast for US retail and ecommerce sales in Q2. She tells us how recent market turmoil, supply chain issues, and economic uncertainty could impact our forecast, which measures the total value of all the merchandise sold on ecommerce platforms
Conversations at Cannes: Our analyst on the ground fills us in on some of the Festival's latest developments.
Shopify’s ambitions extend far beyond ecommerce: The tech company wants to spur growth by rolling out new features aimed at B2B, offline retail and local shopping, and social commerce.