Amazon could face repercussions for surreptitious intelligence gathering: An Amazon team reportedly misrepresented itself to gain information on its rivals.
Government employees threaten to quit over former OpenAI researcher’s hiring: We can expect to see rising discord over generative AI’s social and economic risks and what to do about them.
Struggling with practicality, poor battery life, and security concerns are roadblocks to consumers adopting the latest AI-powered devices. Read online
TikTok and ByteDance's data practices under fire (yes, again): Lack of controls and exposure of US data in China fuel national security worries.
While most big banks saw some revenue and profit dips, their generally stable performance exceeded analyst expectations.
YouTube’s ad blocking and layout changes are a shift in priorities: Users have responded negatively to changes, but YouTube is seeing positive results.
Online shopping is all about convenience: UK shoppers want to be in control of when and how their online orders will arrive.
Big Tech throws caution to the wind with massive AI capital expenditures: Tech companies’ multibillion-dollar AI spending spree could face the harsh reality of an overtaxed energy grid.
Ahead of his keynote session at this year’s CommerceNext event on June 11-13, Lockton shared how Tractor Supply leverages its physical and digital channels to connect with the retailer’s varied audience and how its retail media enables advertisers to target a hard-to-reach rural audience via digital channels.
Eight in 10 US Amazon Prime Video subscribers will be ad-supported this year, according to our February 2024 forecast.
Google escalates its California battle against publishers: The company has started blocking news links in response to an act that would require it to pay publishers more.
Advertising industry focuses on sustainability: Client demand and a rising awareness of the environmental footprint of digital activities help drive move.
“Digital advertising was founded upon third-party cookies, which are going away by the end of 2024 if Google sticks to its current timeline,” said our analyst Evelyn Mitchell-Wolf. “That makes first-party data more valuable because there is a direct relationship between the data owner and the person from whom the data originates.”
Big Tech scrambles to attract talent amid AGI quest: Companies have hundreds of AI-related open positions to snatch the best from a small pool of applicants to build frontier systems.
On today's podcast episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss the main friction points at the point of sale and potential sticking points to adopting easier payment systems. Then for "Red-Hot Retail," our analysts give us four spicy predictions about the future of retail payments. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and David Morris.
Microsoft and OpenAI are the latest companies expanding into Asia with significant investments in AI, aiming to fuel regional growth and technological innovation
On today's podcast episode (part 1), we discuss why consumers are using GenAI to look up health information, how physicians feel about it, and how this stacks up against other health-related internet searches. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Rajiv Leventhal.