Tech’s labor tug of war: Big Tech is raising pay and discouraging union efforts, but an increasing number of workers are banking on unions to give them a voice in negotiating working conditions and benefits.
5G and satellite internet at war: SpaceX, DISH, and RS Access fight over who can use the 12GHz spectrum. The FCC could arbitrate the issue.
The solution lets customers store their loyalty cards in the Klarna app, which may help encourage use.
Reddit tries to solve its brand safety problem: A new partnership with DoubleVerify brings much-needed metrics and safety tools to its burgeoning ad platform.
The neobank reportedly plans to buy Latin American fintechs at a discount due to the market downturn.
Prime Day will once again prove to be a major retail event this year, not just for Amazon but for its competitors as well.
Whitney Birdsall, senior forecasting analyst, worked on our latest forecast for US retail and ecommerce sales in Q2. She tells us how recent market turmoil, supply chain issues, and economic uncertainty could impact our forecast, which measures the total value of all the merchandise sold on ecommerce platforms
Conversations at Cannes: Our analyst on the ground fills us in on some of the Festival's latest developments.
Shopify’s ambitions extend far beyond ecommerce: The tech company wants to spur growth by rolling out new features aimed at B2B, offline retail and local shopping, and social commerce.
Microsoft dials down facial-analysis AI: The technology can infer people’s emotional state, gender, and other attributes, but the algorithm’s inherent bias makes it prone to inaccuracies that could lead to misuse.
Lowe’s tests the metaverse waters: The home improvement retailer hopes to use its 3D virtual assets to attract new audiences and persuade consumers to buy.