Is TikTok ready to take on Amazon? ByteDance wants to launch an international ecommerce platform; whether it rolls out as a TikTok integration, or as a standalone app, will be a litmus test for the strength of the US social commerce market.
Among executives at US banks, less than half believe their institution has tools in place to effectively serve millennials.
Parcels in the US, Australia, and the UK most commonly originate from China, as many retailers ship goods from the country.
Heightened regulatory scrutiny led to fewer SPAC deals after an IPO frenzy this year, per Rock Health—we unpack why digital health startups won’t abandon the SPAC route anytime soon.
Carbon Health paves a path toward better chronic care management with hybrid virtual care model: The primary care disruptor remote patient monitoring firm Alertive Healthcare to combine in-person and virtual care—we unpack why its peers are headed in the same direction.
On today's episode, we discuss emerging podcast sub-worlds, how listener behavior has (permanently?) changed, and how the ad dollars are fairing. We then talk about what we expect from Twitter's Ticketed Spaces, what is going on in the world of print, and how Americans get their news on social media. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Peter Vahle.
New IDC data predicts the value of emerging tech like XR and smart home devices will grow to $524.9 billion by 2025.
YouTube aids ad shoppability with expansion of video action campaigns: The platform could be making a play for advertising dollars typically allocated to linear TV ads.
Singles’ Day, the online shopping festival invented by Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba and held on November 11, is widely known in the West. Now, a series of similar “double-digit” shopping festivals from digital powerhouses Lazada and Shopee are driving ecommerce growth in Southeast Asia.
YouTube viewers are pivoting to TV screens as their method of choice for watching content, a trend that experienced significant growth before and during the height of the pandemic. We estimate that 113.1 million US YouTube viewers, 52.8% of total viewers, watched the platform's content on connected TV (CTV) devices in 2020. Those numbers will increase to 130.8 million and 57.7% by 2022.
The county’s Ministry of Science and Technology announced new regulations placing restrictions on AI circumscribed by six principles.
Curve follows most UK fintechs in focusing on broadening its product suite rather than making a profit, which has done little to deter backers.
After a leadership change and multiple delays, the tech giant won’t offer co-branded bank accounts through its digital wallet. But its Plan B could be a problem for banking as a service firms.
U.S. Postal Service’s pilot poses a banking-revival path: Services like check cashing and ATMs could help to fill gaps caused by banks’ branch closures. A fuller-fledged postal banking option would require Congressional action.
Facebook’s whistleblower reveals herself, keeps controversy in the spotlight: Frances Haugen’s disclosures continue to damage the company’s reputation—and potentially its financial prospects.