Fashion waste during festival season is a problem: platform thredUP knows this, and is building a campaign around it—but will the overall resale pie grow?
After years of development, delivery drones are finally taking off: Alphabet, Walgreens, and FedEx are some companies turning to autonomous tech to speed up delivery.
Intel ups its SaaS game: In a bid to cater to data center customers, Intel harnesses Granulate’s AI optimization software. It’s part of a bigger strategy to expand its high-performance computing business globally.
Earn while you learn comes to tech: Amid the Great Resignation and labor shortages, the tech industry could get a wave of new blood with the rise of tech apprenticeships.
Retailers haven’t given up trying to make voice shopping happen: Amazon Prime users can now receive notifications about upcoming discounts and schedule purchases in advance.
Ikea is one step closer to becoming a circular business: The home goods retailer makes its furniture resale service permanent in the US, but restrictions could limit adoption.
Amazon workers vote to unionize as labor activism remains potent: A historic victory in New York could forever change Amazon’s relationship with its workers.
The Payment Systems Regulator is concerned that rising fees are harmful to merchants.
Apple is taking a stand against anti-LGBTQ+ policies: the tech giant is taking a stance popular with its employees—and an increasing number of consumers.
Cashless ATMs become workarounds for cannabis sales: Disguising dispensary purchases as cash withdrawals from ATMs is a stopgap measure until banking is legalized federally.
Goldman to buy robo-advisor NextCapital: The US banking giant adds a company that plays in the retirement-plans space as the market for stand-alone robo-advisors shrinks further.
Robinhood diversifies into retirement space: The move could lessen the US digital brokerage’s dependence on trading volume from its youthful customer base.
US-based Mana’s perks like debit card points and special offers on subscriptions for gaming services are tailored toward its target affinity group.
Nearly half of marketers have increased their AI-related CX spending: Customer service and custom content are two of a few priority investment areas for companies.
Watch the on-demand replay of our webinar, TikTok Commerce: Strategies for Success in 2022, as we discuss the growing social commerce opportunity on TikTok.
Mineral arms race dives deep: The future of clean energy and ocean ecosystems hangs in the balance of the UN’s closed-door decision-making on deep-sea mining. Yet there are greener trajectories.
Robots on demand: The latest in tech democratization, companies are offering robots for hire, geared for small businesses cut out of the automation action. Economic effects could be massive.