Meta’s teen safety missteps are costing it: Irish regulators fined the company more than $400 million for violating user data privacy laws.
Netflix responds to reports of $65 CPMs: The streamer said reports of higher-than-average costs for its anticipated ad platform are just “speculation.”
Retailers grapple with rising retail crime: Ulta Beauty and Walgreens are some of the retailers investing in stronger store security measures to deter theft.
OOH ad spending is getting back to where it once belonged. Prior to the pandemic, OOH was steadily growing, which was impressive for a medium still primarily rooted in traditional ad buying.
Thanks to the pandemic and rising inflation, customer behavior seems more erratic than ever. Customers are not great at saying what they want, and understanding the motivations behind their purchases is difficult.
Boots looks to spur growth by launching an online marketplace: The project comes just a few months after Walgreens Boots Alliance abandoned plans to sell the UK drugstore chain.
While Amazon Prime Day was bigger than ever this year, one key category took a hit. Electronics sales decreased by 5% from last Prime Day, while growth shot past 25% in home, garden, and tools, as well as in beauty and health.
We detail why Signify Health’s physician network is important to CVS, and how the purchase will help Aetna contend with Humana.
Value-based care for seniors and Medicare members helps Walmart keep pace with Walgreens and CVS.
Meta faces litany of fines in EU: Ireland fines Instagram $403 million for exposing underage users’ personal data. Persistent privacy penalties and lack of user protection could diminish Meta’s wider metaverse ambitions.
On today's episode, we discuss the significance of Amazon securing the rights to NFL Thursday Night Football, how the broadcast could look different, and what other tech players might secure sports rights in the future. "In Other News," we talk about whether video streaming platforms looking too similar is a problem and what to make of two Snapchat ad execs going to Netflix. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Andrew Lipsman and Paul Verna.
In the year since NCAA athletes have been able to cash in on their names, images, and likenesses (NIL), celebrity college athletes are just catching up to the opportunities other celebrities have.
Delivery robots aren’t ready for prime time: A project that tested Kiwibot sidewalk delivery robots identified several key hurdles before the technology can effectively deliver food and other items.
The coming boom in trans-Pacific subsea cable installations: Regional demand for bandwidth is nearly doubling every two years. A wave of new subsea cables is coming, but at a high cost.
T-Mobile widens its spectrum: Winning 90% share of available 2.5 GHz band licenses at auction solidifies T-Mobile’s lead in coverage. The move could win over more 5G subscribers and MVNO partnerships.
Some are calling the program designed to help Black and Hispanic families achieve home ownership ‘predatory lending.’
They’re making small concessions for employees and doing little to nothing for customers. But focusing only on profits won’t help their popularity with either group.
The agency warned that one of the bank’s partnerships could have brought undue risk to customers.