On today's episode, we discuss this year's holiday spending expectations, Google making its Maps and Search apps more immersive, adding perks to loyalty programs, Bed Bath & Beyond's future, malls attempting to evolve, what search will look like in five years, what Americans spend their money on by generation, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti and analysts Suzy Davidkhanian and Evelyn Mitchell.
Amazon’s seasonal hiring is consistent with last year’s: But the retailer doesn’t plan to fill the roughly 10,000 corporate job openings that oversee its physical and online retail division.
Macy’s identified a shift in consumer spending earlier this year: That enabled it to cancel or otherwise adjust its merchandise orders.
The larger the mobile ad, the more time spent looking at it. Static interscroller ads, which fill the screen once users scroll past a certain point, receive the most attention from smartphone users worldwide—an average of 3.3 seconds. For the video interscroller format, that figure is 3.0 seconds.
Gopuff and Grubhub team up: Grubhub looks to benefit by leveraging Gopuff’s warehouses to offer a wider selection of convenience items, while Gopuff eyes a new sales channel.
Gen Zers and millennials are engaging with healthcare organizations through all digital channels.
Telehealth exposure helps patients stay attentive to their care: We dive into study findings comparing the quality of in-person care with virtual and analyze how the rosy results for telehealth could impact future policies.
A new survey on dental patient trust indicates that could be true, and AI implementation may help dentists earn their patients trust.
Digital health startups to watch: We spotlight funding rounds from tech-enabled mental health group Grow Therapy and sleep apnea tech company Acurable, and detail why they’re worth watching.
A West Health-Gallup report shows citizens rate their healthcare system as C+ at best. We unpack the grades for access, cost, equity, and quality.
Designed in California, made in India: AirPods join iPads and iPhones as the next products to be made in India. The acceleration away from China opens up opportunities for alternative manufacturing hubs.
Fandom sees a failing publishing niche and says “hold my beer”: The entertainment platform’s strategy to save failing entertainment news brands is to increase ad loads.
Google Cloud’s $100B opportunity: Data residency and sovereignty in regions like Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Greece could be Google Cloud’s competitive advantage in its pivot to a network provider.
Big Tech vs. SCOTUS: Social media regulation goes before the Supreme Court, with a lawsuit against Google in focus. Rulings could have major implications for user content on the internet.
The asset manager’s renamed division will be charged with managing critics from the political left and right.
Despite rumors of a pivot for central banks, most are remaining steadfast in their stance against inflation.
The agency formed a climate risk committee and published a digital asset risk report, providing two valuable resources to banks.