Adapt to COVID-19 Crisis and Generate Demand
The COVID-19 crisis has disrupted the global market, and with its trajectory on the rise, businesses across the world are grappling with its devastating impact. In order to contain the spread of this virus, governments are adopting measures such as social distancing and quarantine that...
Foxtel’s streaming service ‘Binge’ now available in Australia
Foxtel’s new subscription video on device (SVoD) service, Binge, is now available in Australia. According to a Ray Morgan research, by the end of 2019, over 14.5 million Australians had access to one or another form of streaming service [1]. Additionally, while Netflix, Amazon Prime...
Facebook & Shopify Launch Facebook Shops for Small Business
Shopify has teamed up with Facebook to launch Facebook Shops, designed to help merchants create online storefronts. These online stores will be available on Instagram and Facebook. In simpler terms, Facebook will allow merchants to turn their Facebook Business Pages and Instagram profiles into digital...
The Indian smartphone market increased by 4% in Q1 but predicted to decrease by 10% this year
India has developed as one of the fastest-growing smartphone businesses in the last decade, reporting increase each quarter even as handset shipments stalled or declined elsewhere globally. But the world’s second-largest smartphone is starting to feel the coronavirus flame, too. The Current Scenario The Indian...
Vox Media’s Strategic Move: Decreasing Pay and Furloughing Workers
Vox Media is executing several cutbacks in acknowledgement to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. In extension to Vox itself, the digital media firm owns assets including Curbed, Eater, Recode, SB Nation and The Verge — and it obtained New York Magazine last year....
University of Oxford coronavirus vaccine test intends to have 500 people in testing by mid-May
One of the most significant COVID-19 vaccine tests currently started will have over 500 aides actively experimenting with its solution by the middle of next month. Researchers at the University of Oxford have now acquired that number of members, including a representational sample of people...
A novel FDA-authorized COVID-19 test doesn’t require a lab and can provide results in only 5 minutes
There’s a new COVID-19 test from healthcare technology inventor Abbott that seems to be the quickest yet in terms of providing results, and that can do so on the spot directly at point-of-care, without needing a round trip to a lab. This analysis for the...
Instacart Shoppers Strike for Security and Pay Amidst COVID-19
Instacart shoppers, accompanied by the folks over at Gig Workers Collective, had organised a nationwide strike in objection of the company’s methods among the COVID-19 pandemic. The Demands Shoppers, who are liable for grocery buying and deliveries, state that they had requested Instacart to use...
Walmart closes down its temporary personal shopping service, Jet black
Walmart is closing down its private shopping service, Jet Black, on February 21, after striving to find approval or extra investment. The service had provided New York-area consumers to text message requests for home delivery. Why Is The Service Shutting Down? According to its website,...
Aki Obtains Eyeview’s Ad Personalisation Tech
Video advertising firm Eyeview closed down in December, though its technology will remain on thanks to a purchase by Aki Technologies. How Do The Two Complement Each Other? Aki CEO Scott Swanson stated that he is expecting a severe increase in the market for ad...
