Meta puts AI at the center of the metaverse’s foundation: A glimpse into the company’s 10-year quest to build a VR future around AI reveals they are nowhere near finished and still have a long way to go
FAA says airport 5G towers can interfere with Boeing 737 planes: New information could cause further confusion on 5G’s effect on airplanes as the industry awaits a definitive solution.
On today's episode, we discuss the main takeaways from Snapchat and Twitter's Q4 performance. Then for "In Other News," we talk about why social platforms are pivoting toward more professionally created content and the significance of Snapchat testing mid-roll ads within Stories. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Jasmine Enberg.
Facebook Reels’ global rollout comes with fresh ad formats: The new banner and sticker ads both attract creators to the platform and offer marketers performance ad options for short-form video.
Retailers are developing ad businesses as an easy revenue generator: Michaels is the latest retailer to partner with an ad tech firm to monetize search.
Neobanks make personalized financial services plays: US-based indi is joining gig-worker app Steady’s cash-incentives product, while UK-based Zopa is offering a savings account tied to personal goals.
Consumers turn to online marketplaces for convenience: While marketplace adoption jumped significantly in 2020, growth stalled last year.
Target brings the in-store experience to shoppers’ cars: Allowing customers to return items and order Starbucks through Drive Up will lead more people to use the service.
The rollout of AppTrackingTransparency (ATT) in iOS 14.5 effectively deprecated the primary way publishers and advertisers track users on iOS and changed how the mobile ad industry approaches monetization and measurement.
The vast majority of US banks have no plans to offer some basic cryptocurrency-related services. For even the most widely adopted service—crypto investing or trading—only 1% currently offer it, and 78% have no plans to support it.
BofA sees success with digital mortgages: Its Digital Mortgage Experience product handled the vast majority of initiations in 2021—up from 45% the year before—and garnered several mortgage UX accolades.
California court lets Waymo keep AV tech secrets, setting pivotal industry precedent: A California court rules driverless car data filed with the DMV can stay private, but it isn’t a big win for business.
Afterpay’s deal with EyeBuyDirect and Sezzle’s tie-up with WellNow Urgent Care reflect BNPL’s push to diversify beyond retail.
: On the back of medtech pioneer Stryker’s $3.1B acquisition of Vocera, we unpack why it was a strategic decision and how it could help Stryker dig into the hospital-at-home market.