Apple’s iPhone 15 under fire despite upgrades: The smartphone slump means even Apple loyalists are picky. The tech giant will have to work hard to keep users.
WhatsApp rolls out Channels globally: Enhanced features, collaborations with celebrities, and added privacy are in focus.
TikTok and Meta still struggle with content moderation: Threads has blocked search terms related to COVID-19, while TikTok cast too wide a net reining in Qanon.
Roblox Assistant empowers creators, enhances AI adoption, and reflects a broader industry trend of integrating AI assistants to tailor services and democratize AI use.
T-Mobile’s bid to acquire Comcast’s 600 MHz spectrum holdings is a strategic move to expand its network dominance.
Emphasizing health, environmental awareness, machine learning, and the mandated USB-C standard indicates the innovation taps are running dry.
Young patients want their wearable health data sent right to clinicians: But this vision for connected health won’t become a reality anytime soon.
TikTok continues to grow as a search platform: A report found 51% of Gen Z prefers the app over Google. Meanwhile, the latter braces for a search antitrust trial.
YouTube TV gained 300,000 subscribers in Q2 while the pay-TV industry suffered losses. The shift signals a new TV landscape where Big Tech gains ground.
Apple unveils the iPhone 15, focusing on premium upgrades in a stagnant smartphone market. Huawei poses a challenge in China and emerging markets.
Uber users may soon be able to hire handyman services through the app: The company is reportedly developing a service similar to TaskRabbit and Angi as it searches for growth opportunities.
On today's podcast episode, we discuss whether YouTube Shorts are cannibalizing long-form content, Instagram and Facebook users potentially being able to pay to avoid ads in Europe, how Netflix's password crackdown is getting on, whether serving multiple ads at once is a good idea, the impact of the Digital Services Act's arrival, how long it would take you to drive around every road in the US, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, analyst Bill Fisher, and forecasting analyst Zach Goldner.
Intel joins tech giants like Apple in investing in Arm and focusing on low-power chips for AI. A successful partnership could accelerate chip production.
On today's podcast episode, our vice president of Briefings Stephanie Taglianetti hosts a mock-debate-style analyst showdown on Meta versus TikTok. Analyst Debra Aho Williamson and director of Briefings Jeremy Goldman go head to head, advocating on behalf of Meta (Debra) and TikTok (Jeremy) to prove which social platform is the bigger threat in three areas: getting people to spend time on each app, meeting advertisers’ needs, and AI innovation.
TikTok leans into messaging: It’s ByteDance's move to counter Instagram's dominance and evolve as an all-encompassing digital hub.
Mobile advertising will keep growing at a rapid clip despite headwinds from privacy laws and genAI. Even so, app publishers will explore additional ways of making money for premium content. This may have an impact on the type and price of ad inventory in the future, although the volume of IAA should remain strong.
Competition in the VR/XR ecosystem is heating up, and strategic hardware-software alliances could accelerate competition for Apple's premium products.
Globalstar's $64 million partnership with SpaceX sharpens Apple's edge. Business pragmatism prevails despite regulatory disputes—for now.
Huawei’s domestically produced chip shows China’s self-reliance. With Beijing pushing local tech and Apple facing potential losses, a seismic market shift looms.
Ultra-light, slim, and energy-efficient, Honor's Magic V2 sets new standards in foldables and aims to ignite interest globally while challenging established brands.