Google quickens the pace on AI tool deployment: It has grand ambitions to be the clear generative AI frontrunner this year. The path to the top entails courting consumers.
Microsoft moves to reduce reliance on OpenAI with new AI team: It’s targeting the industry’s AI cost-effectiveness problem, which could give it a key advantage in the race.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss the digital habits across generations: what baby boomers' top digital activity is, Gen X's approach to all things digital, and how much more time Gen Zers actually spend on social media over other generations. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Paola Flores-Marquez and vice president of research Jennifer Pearson.
On today’s episode of The Banking & Payments Show podcast, we discuss the most important banking trends that we expect to see in 2024. We examine the big headlines from our Banking Trends to Watch in 2024 report, such as risky banking as a service partnerships, the social media players pushing the boundaries of banking, the disruption caused by AI and new developments with digital wallets. In a new segment called "Place Your Bets," using a total of 10 points, we allocate points to different trends to predict their likelihood of coming true. Listen to the conversation with guest host Marcus Johnson and our analysts Tiffani Montez and David Morris.
Agencies prepare for a pivotal 2024: They’re balancing optimism and economic reality in a bid to harness new opportunities and foster resilience.
LinkedIn's new sponsored post feature: The B2B leader attempts to raise engagement and lead generation with a new format, but will it work?
Nearly 4 in 5 people in the US own a smartphone, per our March 2023 forecast. US adults check their phones an average of 114 times each day, and usually do so within the first 10 minutes of waking, per a Reviews.org study.
It may be a new year, but 2023 shopping habits aren’t going anywhere, according to Barbara Connors, vice president of strategy and acceleration at 84.51, a retail data company under The Kroger Co. Customers are still motivated by price and value, still expecting the shopping experience to seamlessly shift between online and offline channels, and still interested in buying private label goods.
In 2025, Google will begin gradually phasing out third-party cookies, with the goal to eradicate them by year’s end. To help our readers prepare, we answered the most common questions we receive on cookie deprecation and identity resolution.
Post-pandemic slowdowns and layoffs have developers contemplating unionization. Meanwhile, AI use in game creation gains ground, creating more uncertainty in the sector.
More layoffs at Google, this time at X moonshot division: It’s part of a broader restructuring to boost revenue, develop AI, and spin off viable startups. It could hinder innovation.
Startup’s genAI model beats Meta’s Llama 2: 01.AI’s open-source model could shake up the sector. With AI profitability uncertain, the outlook might be winner takes all.
Only 3.7% of retail workers belonged to a union last year: That’s down from 4.3% a year earlier, as the labor movement fizzles out.
AI and technology advances increase risks of disinformation in an election year. Officials scramble to identify threats, but the damage could already be done.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss why gaming is a digital advertising hotbed, how consumers are embracing shoppable media, and what happens now that the ride-sharing industry has bounced back. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood.
Google isn’t prepared for the coming influx of AI content: The company said it doesn’t distinguish between AI and human-made articles on Google News.
The “Mad Men” approach of finding the perfect slogan and polished copy isn’t gospel. For some, we’re now in the era of unpolished content, disruptive formatting, and what TotalRetail is calling “weirdvertising.” These ads take the basic idea of memeification found on social media and extend it to other forms of display advertising, including out-of-home (OOH) and print.
Nearing a $1 trillion valuation, Meta rebounds with a strategic shift, reversing its post-pandemic slump and signaling a potential AI-driven Big Tech revival.
TikTok’s US growth is slowing: That trend correlates with the launch of TikTok Shop, which some feel degraded the app’s experience.