Apple Q2 revenues grow 5% YoY, but Services are slightly below expectations: Despite revenue gains, tariffs and an antitrust case could cause the tides to turn.
Regulators slammed TikTok for failing to protect 175M EU users from potential Chinese access, fueling divestment and ban pressures worldwide.
WhatsApp’s importance to Meta goes well beyond social messaging: A forced divestiture could disrupt customer service, commerce, and loyalty worldwide.
Visual and audio data will feed Meta AI unless voice commands are disabled—placing an ultimatum between convenience and control.
Epic Games forced Apple to unwind App Store rules, setting a precedent that weakens Apple’s payment monopoly and threatens its fastest-growing services revenue stream.
By automating reservations, triaging inquiries, and personalizing responses, Yelp is betting that smarter services will keep businesses paying and users engaged.
Pushing out contractors to prioritize automation could save costs but risks alienating users, hurting team morale, and compromising content quality in the short term.
When it comes to mobile marketing, SMS is a timely approach to bringing brands closer to their audience.
Google aims to reset its ecosystem with AI-infused Pixel updates and expansion beyond phones—countering fragmentation and pressure from rivals.
Game developers, martech platforms, and agencies are increasingly trying to convince advertisers that consumers playing mobile games are worth reaching.
On today’s podcast episode, we discuss what traveler media can do that retail media can’t, what makes travelers more receptive to personalized ads, and the possibilities that emerge once fast, free WiFi becomes ubiquitous on planes. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, Principal Analyst Sarah Marzano, and the CEO of MileagePlus, United Airlines Richard Nunn. Listen everywhere and watch on YouTube and Spotify.
Internet adoption in Asia-Pacific will rise from 65.8% in 2025 to 70.2% in 2030, thanks to rapidly expanding infrastructure—particularly in the Philippines, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. But parts of the region are still lagging.
YouTube tests new AI features: The updates, including video carousels in search results and AI video summaries, promise innovation but require adaptation.
With device price hikes looming, carriers are betting on their service-first models but may need to fight harder to retain cost-conscious customers.
US adults spend over 32.3 hours monthly on the Spotify app, compared with 3.5 hours on Amazon Music and less than an hour on Apple Music, according to a January 2025 Comscore study.
With 65% participation and high multi-recipient sharing, Gen Z treats location sharing less like surveillance and more like a way to stay virtually present.
Over half (53%) of US video game players who mostly play story-driven, single player games say that advertising in games or game-related promotions has at least somewhat of an impact on their purchasing decisions, according to March data from CivicScience.
Meta defends past acquisitions in FTC trial: The case could force Instagram and WhatsApp divestitures, disrupting ad buying and reshaping tech merger norms.
With TikTok in limbo, Neptune is pitching itself as a mental-health-conscious, creator-first alternative, but it’ll need more than good vibes to scale