Digital transformation of healthcare accelerates on the heels of the pandemic: Nearly 400 healthcare execs say so, per a new Accenture report—we unpack how this will spur even more synergies among healthcare organizations and tech companies.

On today's episode, we discuss how Prime Day performed versus last year, what kind of a halo effect took place, and whether Amazon was able to capture the back-to-school spending. We then talk about augmented reality's ability to help shoppers, what WhatsApp Shops might look like, and how many folks said social media content resulted in them buying products. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer analyst at Insider Intelligence Blake Droesch.

At least 11 US federal agencies are using facial recognition services from private companies with little or no oversight. Despite the growing patchwork of local and state laws, nothing short of a federal standard will work to hold these agencies, and their vendors, publicly accountable.

Back to class: US back-to-school ecommerce sales will grow more than 13% this year, even after last year’s spike, increasing their share of total back-to-school sales this season.

The gaming gender gap: The number of male teens who found in-game ads the most captivating was more than triple that of female teens, though this may be the result of female preference for mobile over PC and console gaming.

eMarketer was pleased to moderate a Tech-Talk Webinar featuring Merkle’s Shirli Zelcer, head of analytics and data, Scott Nuernberger, senior vice president, analytics, Amanda Gessert, analytics solution lead, and Alice Harmon, senior director, customer analytics, health. They shared how analytics ensures a systematic means of evaluating outcomes, and improving the overall process.

In this Meet the Analyst Webinar, Nicole Perrin, eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence, offered her perspective on the latest privacy developments, and shared best practices for advertisers to understand and reach audiences.

The insurtech, which matches insurers so they can offer additional products, raised $180M as it tackles its next growth opportunity—embedded insurance.