Smart homes go brain-dead: IoT company Insteon abandons its smart home connectivity post, letting homes’ vital digital functions flatline. It’s the latest sign of a need for more IoT safeguards.
Amazon and others are rapidly rolling out contactless checkout: While the pandemic sparked interest in contactless technology, the tight labor market could lead more retailers to adopt the tools.
omcast’s faster-than-fiber hollowcore tech could accelerate 10G adoption: Higher speed and low-latency upsides over legacy glass fiber networks could spur adoption in data center, financial services, and edge computing.
Contractual issues have reportedly stalled its plans to let users send money to businesses via WhatsApp.
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T-Mobile ranks No. 1 for 5G, download speeds, and coverage in Q1: Leading network carriers with extra 5G capacity can grow 5G subscriptions and solidify a foothold in the MVNO space through prepaid partnerships.
Governments and consumers are making it harder for retailers to get away with fake reviews: A class-action lawsuit against Fashion Nova and new legislation in the UK show the perils of misleading shoppers.
Netflix is the final domino to fall in streaming’s advertising pivot: The company’s shocking loss of 200,000 subscribers means big changes are coming.
A sign of Glossier’s maturation: The beauty brands signs teen idol Olivia Rodrigo to a celebrity endorsement deal—a longtime hallmark of the industry—to court Gen Zers.
Instagram adds a flurry of product tweaks: Expanding the use of product tags, adding Reels fundraising, and testing the removal of its “Recent” tab signal a willingness to improve UX.
For CMOs in the US, the biggest potential challenge to growth this year will be talent and labor issues, cited by 42.6% of those executives. The next biggest headwinds they anticipate are supply chain issues (29.6%) and inflation (24.5%). Two years into the pandemic, just 5.8% expect new coronavirus measures to hinder growth.
The internet will have 4.55 billion users worldwide this year, up 2.6% over 2021. This amounts to 57.4% of the general population.
Uncertainty around Twitter’s future grows: Elon Musk now says he has funding secured—but whatever happens next, it could be throwing Twitter off its growth goals.
Retail media advertising poised to grow in Latin America: The region’s marketers and retailers are awakening to opportunities to help drive consumer purchases with media networks.