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 31, 2024
TechCrunch Cuts Subscription Program as Consumers Cancel Media Memberships
Amid ongoing financial pressures, consumers are making difficult decisions about which subscriptions provide enough value to keep and which to cancel, and against this backdrop, TechCrunch has found its subscription...
January 30, 2024
AI Helps Lift YouTube and Google Cloud Subscriptions 5x Higher...
For Alphabet, the artificial intelligence (AI) boon has helped boost subscriptions. But advertising sales for the parent company of Google, having fallen just short of expectations despite surging 11%, were...
January 30, 2024
D2C Brands Win With High-Income Shoppers
As direct-to-consumer brands look to drive customer acquisition, high earners are their best customers. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence report “The Online Features Driving Consumers to Shop With Brands,...
January 30, 2024
AWS: Retailers and Brands Partner With Platforms to Drive Innovation
As we finish the first month of the new year, more and more businesses are putting 2023 innovations into action and hoping to see results. The focus on results takes place within...
January 29, 2024
Streaming Platforms Step Up Push for Shoppable Integrations
As streaming services look to drive revenue, shoppable integrations are popping up in everything from mobile games to advertising breaks. As a recent Bloomberg report points out, Amazon Prime Video,...
January 29, 2024
Substack Rolls out Payment Support for International Currencies
Substack readers can now pay for their subscriptions in local currencies. It’s part of a wider series of changes by the newsletter publisher announced last week as it seeks to...
January 29, 2024
Experian Launches Service to Secure Savings and Cancel Unwanted Subscriptions
Experian launched a new feature that can identify opportunities for consumers to save on recurring bills and paid subscriptions. The free savings scan feature is available to consumers who enroll...
January 29, 2024
BNPL Finds Traction in Unexpected Niches and Subscription Services
People using buy now, pay later (BNPL) are favoring these options and incorporating them into their financial choices. This growing trend has led BNPL providers to discover unexpected success in...