Pinterest acquires The Yes to grow its social commerce business: The platform plans to leverage the company’s AI capabilities to provide personalized shopping experiences.
Walmart takes a strategic, high-tech approach to warehouse expansion: The big-box retailer hopes to speed up fulfillment while avoiding Amazon’s mistakes.
Few startup fintechs from a decade ago were able to withstand the force of incumbent financial institutions. Neobanks that can’t get their act together soon may face the same fate.
It just became easier for brands to use TikTok: The platform’s marketing partner program expansion should facilitate usage and attract ad dollars.
Stripe launched its in-store POS system in Singapore as the wider region sees growing digital payment use and demand for unified commerce.
Instagram to gain users over the next few years: The platform will continue to grow, but the era of explosive growth is long over.
Tech’s reshuffling makes spending tough for marketers: The industry is refocusing on advertising, which is still shaky from a year of changes.
Search advertising is the oldest form of digital promotion, with roots in Google’s rise during the late 1990s. Search engine optimization (SEO) and search engine marketing (SEM) were disciplines that brought legitimacy to digital marketing departments. The sustained performance of search to this day is a big part of why Google remains such a powerful digital ad platform.
Change is coming to Amazon: Amid slowing ecommerce growth, Amazon split its stock, saw its consumer chief resign, and announced plans to shutter its Chinese ebook store.
Among US social network users, those ages 18 and older will spend an average of 1 hour, 40 minutes per day on those platforms in 2022, the same amount as last year. This figure is peaking after pandemic restrictions fueled a rapid rise in social media use over the past two years, and it will decline by 2 minutes next year.
EVs gaining ground: Despite a more cautious Q2 for many industries, electric vehicles are one segment seeing momentum beyond just the segment leaders. Here is a roundup of the latest EV developments.
Ammonia-powered zero-emissions tractors in development: Developing alternative energy sources could ease the dependence on gas and diesel sources. With EVs, ammonia, and automation, farmers’ options are expanding.
Ford could follow Tesla’s lead eschewing transitional advertising for EVs: The move could dramatically impact media platforms—but will other EV makers follow suit?
3D-printed ear for transplant used human cells: AuriNovo is a patient-specific living tissue implant created through 3D-bioprinting. It could lead to safe and successful outer-ear implants by using the patient's own cells.
New data reveals teletherapists are less likely to offer services to Medicaid beneficiaries than Medicare patients post-pandemic. We detail what it means for the future of Medicaid.