LGBT+ population grows in US but sees threats: Despite its increased numbers, this demographic group faces significant barriers to well-being and economic security.
An Amazon warehouse worker died on Prime Day: The incident prompted a federal investigation led by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and may help organizers’ unionization pushes regain momentum.
The livestream shopping landscape has completely transformed in recent years. QVC, which saw 45% of the downloads among the top 10 US livestream shopping apps two years ago, accounted for just 10% in the first five months of this year. (Apps like YouTube and TikTok were excluded because ecommerce is a secondary feature of their platforms.)
Investors pour money into food startups: Mushroom-based meat alternative startup Meati Foods raised $150 million and FreshRealm, a provider of fresh meals for retailers, raised $200 million.
Paving the path to the metaverse: Unprecedented interest in the emerging metaverse might cool if the tech industry can’t sustain momentum on innovation and public enthusiasm during the downturn.
The video game industry tries to clean up its image: Now that marketers are paying more attention, gaming brands have to address harassment campaigns.
DoorDash is capitalizing on diners’ affinity for food delivery: The platform is running a weeks-long promotion to boost revenues for its membership service.
Domino’s can’t hire enough drivers and its costs are rising: That led the pizza chain to fall short of expectations in Q2.
Rebag makes a play for the luxury apparel and footwear space: The resale platform is adding new categories even as sites like The RealReal and thredUP struggle to turn a profit.
Despite a less-than-stellar Q2, eBay still has few tricks up its sleeve.
An end to password authentication: Poor password security resulted in $52B in losses in 2021. There’s an opportunity to compete in the passwordless authentication market.
Samsung stands to gain from foldable surge: The global market is forecast to reach $29B in sales by 2025, and Samsung’s constant iteration on form factor makes it the smartphone maker to beat.
Cloud can’t take the heat: The UK’s heat wave causes Google and Oracle cloud data centers to shut down. Data infrastructure needs better cooling technologies to adapt to climate change.
Air travel disruptions could stall recovery: Skyrocketing complaints show industry has a customer service problem.