April 12, 2024
Bunq Raises $31 Million After Quadrupling User Deposits in 2023
European neobank Bunq’s shareholders signed a commitment letter in March to provide 29 million euros (about $31 million) of capital to finance the company’s growth. The new commitment followed the majority...
March 29, 2024
Rising Fraud Casts Shadow Over Voice Commerce Potential
The proliferation of voice-activated technology, from virtual shopping assistants to speech recognition in smartphones and smart homes, is reshaping how consumers interact with devices. Advancements in this field are continually expanding the possibilities...
March 07, 2024
Porch Group Earnings Show Resilience for InsurTech Category
InsureTech companies are showing financial resiliency. After a February that featured 40 funding deals in the category, Porch Group, a leader in the homeowners insurance and vertical software platform sector,...
February 14, 2024
Epson Takes a Tip From Apparel Retail With New Secondhand...
With clothing and footwear brands increasingly turning to resale programs to reach cost-conscious consumers and drive loyalty, Epson is noting the opportunity to apply a similar strategy in the printing...
January 31, 2024
Who Controls Your Phone: Client-Side Scanning and the Future of...
This article examines the intersection of technology, privacy, and ownership, discussing client-side scanning (“CSS”), where a user’s smartphone scans its owner’s files, text messages, and photos for unlawful material, with...
January 30, 2024
Auto Industry Revs Up Customer Experience With Tech
Artificial intelligence (AI) is playing a big role in the future of the automotive industry both inside and outside of the car. Although most of the focus up until now...
December 21, 2023
Apple Stops Online Sales and Repairs of Smartwatches in Patent...
Apple stopped selling its latest smartwatches, the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, in its online store Thursday (Dec. 21) due on to an ongoing patent dispute....
December 11, 2023
Antitrust Chronicle® – Right to Repair
Dear Readers, The “right to repair” has enjoyed considerable grassroots support in recent years. Essentially, as consumer goods (notably electronics), vehicles, and other products have grown more advanced, they have...
December 11, 2023
States Do-it-Themselves: Amid Spotty Federal Enforcement, State Legislatures are Revamping...
At both the federal and state levels, product warranties and product-design features that may limit how consumers repair and service products have increasingly come under legal scrutiny. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and class-action...