Paywalling TweetDeck would help Twitter’s ads and subscriptions: The tool is used by many journalists and features ad-free news feeds.
For the first time, we broke out Disney+ and Netflix viewers by age. It’s widely understood Disney programs are usually aimed at youth. Our forecasts give some clarity on how much Disney+ skews toward young people compared with other streaming services.
US food and beverage ecommerce sales will approach $80 billion in 2022, up 20.7% from nearly $65 billion last year. While the growth is impressive, it’s far slower than the 99.0% surge the category saw in 2020, when wary consumers pivoted to buying online at the onset of the pandemic.
FedEx’s electric cart plans are strategically sharp: Last-mile fulfillment is a major pain point, and the company plans to innovate while simultaneously improving capacity.
For AVs, it’s about brains over brawn: Nvidia’s latest AV industry products are essential to the technology’s safety and proper functioning, and the stakes are high for automated driving’s regulatory future.
We detail why their remote monitoring tool is scaling at a time when hospital-at-home momentum is only going to pick up.
Snap’s AR acqui-hire spree continues: Buying companies is easy—getting disparate technologies into a suite of products is hard. Snap can still be first to market with hands-free AR Spectacles.
TV audiences are fragmented, and the Oscars won’t change that: Though the 2022 ad inventory is sold out, a modest bounceback from last year’s disappointing show is probably the best ABC can hope for.
Spotify’s Greenroom rebrand consolidates its live audio products: Greenroom’s confusing branding and separate download hampered its success.
Climate disclosures are a boon for cleantech: A flood of cash funded greentech last year—a trend that could skyrocket under an SEC proposal. But only if the sector delivers.
Politically unaligned voters are a valuable customer segment: This moderate customer base plans to increase spending at a higher rate than the average voter.
Restaurants scramble to roll out loyalty programs: Hardee’s, IHOP, and Carl’s Jr. are the latest chains to leverage loyalty to offer personalized experiences and deepen relationships with consumers.
Spotify could break away from Google and Apple’s payment duopoly: Google’s alternative payments pilot program might only serve higher-profile apps, leaving smaller developers in the lurch.
Solarisbank brings BaaS concept to brokerages: The banking as a service (BaaS) provider’s white-label solution will make it easier to enter the European and US low-cost brokerage market.
Platforms are cracking down on fake reviews: Meta and Amazon have taken legal action against businesses that post misleading or fraudulent customer reviews.