Game over for gaming industry’s boom: Nvidia is the latest company to note the sharp decline in the gaming industry as shortages, declining consumer spending, and continued inflation take their toll.
Quality-of-life features don’t amount to privacy changes: Meta is introducing user privacy features to WhatsApp that fail to address longstanding data privacy concerns.
UNC is adding new patient engagement features as healthcare consumers grow impatient with providers’ poor digital experiences.
Samsung’s smartwatch opportunity: The growing demand for smartwatches and lack of an Android alternative to Apple Watch could help Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 5 capture market share.
Sports betting’s ad cooldown won’t be permanent: A year of hefty spending might have DraftKings slowing down, but sports will persist through a recession.
Kargo’s doubling down on the future of rich media: The ad tech firm is buying Ziggeo to enhance its video capabilities.
CHIPS Act draws a line in the sand: The $52 billion CHIPS Act will go a long way to help chipmakers fire up chip fabs in the US, with the proviso that they avoid chipmaking in China for 10 years.
There’s a new chip sheriff in town: The semiconductor industry undergoes a seismic shift as AMD excels in earnings, innovation, and its future diversification plans.
More repairable Samsung Galaxies: The company will ship kits, parts, and step-by-step instructions for end-user and technician fixes of recent S20, S21, and Tab S7+ devices, indicating that right-to-repair pressure is working.
In-game ads are set to debut during a downturn: The popularity of free-to-play games will help them endure, but advertisers may be cagey about spending.
On today's episode, we discuss how much of an effect Elon Musk has had on Twitter's recent performance, how advertisers are now viewing the company, and what initiatives the social media platform will likely consider moving forward. "In Other News," we talk about how bots and spam influence advertising and whether shorter ads on social media are the way to go. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Jasmine Enberg.
5G coverage buoys T-Mobile’s growth: Leading the US mobile market in performance and 5G coverage positions T-Mobile to take more market share in the enterprise segment, where it falls behind.
Amazon lays off 100,000: As pandemic-era spending cools and the online ad market declines, hiring pauses and layoffs have become a relief valve for companies.
Indian government completes 5G auction: High-speed connectivity is coming to the world’s second-largest mobile market, but shortages and expensive infrastructure costs are the next obstacles.
As Apple’s ad business expands, ATT’s reputation suffers: The mobile ad industry is reeling from the change, while Apple’s services unit grows ever larger.
Big Tech earnings reveal economic uncertainty: Consumer spending is down while costs are up and supply chain woes continue to drag down profits. Big Tech is bracing for tough times.
Anzu’s Integral Ad Science deal is a win: In-game ads remain an untapped market—but measurement has historically been an issue.
On today's episode, we discuss what to make of Snapchat's Q2 sales slump, what the No. 1 challenge facing the company is, and how Snapchat+ will fair. "In Other News," we talk about how to best interact with Gen Zers on social media and the significance of TikTok testing games in the app. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Jasmine Enberg.
New Digital.Health database could help health entities sift through health apps: But if it doesn’t vet health apps’ efficacy, too, will it actually help?