Facebook’s Messenger ads are bad and must be destroyed
Tech IndustryWhen Facebook removed messages from the main app, I swore then and there that I would never download Messenger . That’s been a pretty easy promise to keep, especially since they introduced the lovely idea of enormous ads that take up half your screen while you try to use the service. Today Facebook redesigned them
Southeast Asia: An Emerging Market With Booming Digital Growth
FinanceSoutheast Asia: An Emerging Market With Digital Growth Potential When it comes to economic growth in Asia, the focus often falls on China. However, while China’s story is continually staggering in its scale, the Chinese economic powerhouse is only a part of a much wider story in Asia. Just like China, rapidly-growing countries like Vietnam,
How Tech is Changing How Healthcare Must Communicate With Patients
FinanceFrom consumer-focused apps to groundbreaking 3d printing techniques, the healthcare industry is constantly in the process of being revolutionized by new technologies. These changes are disrupting the status quo of how business has been done for years – and they are even forcing companies to pivot in the areas of business that aren’t as traditionally
Visualizing the Unicorn Landscape This Year
FinanceVisualizing the Unicorn Landscape in 2019 It was only six years ago that venture capitalist Aileen Lee coined the term “unicorn” to describe any privately-held startup worth $1 billion or more. At the time, such valuations were so rare that they deserved a special name – but since then, it’s fair to say that the
Uber’s reported IPO filing puts it in same lane as Lyft
Tech IndustryOne day after Lyft submitted paperwork to the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, Uber sent in its own confidential filing, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing ‘people familiar with the matter.’ The move puts Uber and Lyft in a race to Wall Street, an indication that both companies expect investors
Google walkout was ‘unprecedented.’ It could prompt more tech protests
Tech IndustryAt Google offices around the world earlier this week, employees gathered en masse for the Google walkout, a coordinated demonstration to protest the company’s handling of sexual harassment allegations against some key executives. At one point at the search giant’s global headquarters in Mountain View, California, thousands of Google employees streamed onto campus, through a
Investing in the Rise of the New Spending Class
FinanceInvesting in the Rise of the New Spending Class It’s no secret that the world has been a little down on China. The world’s most populous country has been the primary engine of economic growth for decades, but recently investor optimism around China has diminished significantly. With a sliding manufacturing sector and lower GDP growth,
Instagram Stories hits 150M daily users, launches skippable ads
Tech IndustryInstagram Stories now has as many users as the last number announced by Snapchat, the app Instagram copied. And it’s swiftly moving to monetize that massive audience. Along with the new 150 million daily user stat, Instagram today announced the launch of ads mixed into Stories. The unclickable five-second photo and 15-second video ads appear
Video: Preparing For The Energy Needs Of The Future
FinanceWe’re living in a time of unprecedented change. Our snail mail has turned to email. We’ve traded our TVs and radios for Netflix and iTunes. Instead of going to the store down the street, we do our shopping online, and we can even pay with crypto instead of cash. Our world is
The Outlook for Automation and Manufacturing Jobs in Seven Charts
FinanceThe Outlook for Automation and Manufacturing in Seven Charts Over the last decade, the prospect of mass automation has seemingly shifted from a vague possibility to an inescapable reality. While it’s still incredibly difficult to estimate the ultimate impact of automation and AI on the economy, the picture is starting to become a bit clearer
