Apple held its much-anticipated “By Invitation Only” event today, with Tim Cook promising a “huge” morning of news and updates. Over the course of two hours, Apple delivered on the promise with updates to both hardware and software. Apple Arcade Read More
The Mall Is More or Less Dead, Says Legendary Retail Analyst Jan Kniffen
“The mall is more or less dead except in 279 great cases where we’ve got fabulous malls out there,” says legendary retail analyst Jan Kniffen. “But the 1,100 malls they’re struggling. It’s the levered retailers and the mall-based retailers that Read More
U.S. Government Investing in AI Research
The U.S. has been at the head of AI research since its inception but, in recent years, China has made significant headway and narrowed the gap. Now, according to a report in U.S. News & World Report, non-military AI research is set to Read More
Sandip Bhagat, CIO at Whittier Trust On Why This Is a Good Time For Tech Stocks
“The scope of this regulatory oversight is changing. People used to focus on just consumer welfare and a price effect. That has now expanded to what harm you are doing to competitors and non-price effects. The scope is expanding, and Read More
Noticeable drop in reviews showing in Google search results
It has begun, Google is showing fewer review stars in its search results. Numerous Google search tracking tools are all reporting a drop in the number of search results that display the review rich results, the stars under the search Read More
YouTube offers creators more revenue opportunities
The video platform announced new levels for Channel Memberships, Super Stickers and more merchandising partners. YouTube is introducing new monetization capabilities for creators, including Super Stickers and new tiered Channel Membership levels. It’s also adding more merchandising partners. The announcements came during Read More
5G Poses New Security Risks, Says Avast CEO
“5G brings a couple of things,” says Avast CEO Ondrej Vlcek. “One is the density of the network which is enabling things like IoT, the Internet of Things. That’s an exciting thing but also poses some new security risks. Second is Read More
McDonald’s Is Seriously Looking At Offering Vegan Burgers Worldwide
“We’ve got a vegan burger going in Germany at the moment on a promotional basis,” says McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook. “When you look at the whole meat substitute type ideas what will be interesting for us will be to see Read More
Uber CEO Reveals Formula To Profitability
“Scale is the primary driver toward profitability,” says Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. “It’s getting big. We’ve got over a billion rides per quarter and we’ve got trips growing at 35 percent on a year on year basis. It’s a combination of Read More
How Non-Amazon Retailers “Leaned Into” Prime Day To Increase Sales
“Retailers and brands took advantage of the buzz, the demand, the awareness, that Amazon has created and really rode that wave for great growth,” says Rob Garf, VP of Industry Strategy and Insights for Salesforce. “Retailers didn’t just ignore Prime Day, but they Read More