Green Wave Goes Global: Cannabis Sales Worldwide Predicted to Hit $35 Billion in 2022

Consumer demand for weed in America may have boomed during the early days of the Covid-19 health crisis, but it was no short-lived, lockdown trend. The green rush in the U.S.–which began in earnest in spring of 2020–will continue to pick up speed in the pandemic’s third year. And looking ahead, it’s poised to go…

Is The Trade Desk Encroaching On SSP Turf With OpenPath?

The Trade Desk recently made waves with the rollout of OpenPath, its direct-to-publisher offering, and its plan to turn off Google Open Bidding, a one-two punch in supply path optimization (SPO). Both of these SPO moves could reshuffle the ad buying ecosystem, making publishers less reliant on SSPs and cutting off a revenue source forContinue reading »

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Automotive Platform Yelp Fusion Details Several Integrations

Business directory and crowdsourced review forum Yelp unveiled several integrations for its Yelp Fusion platform for automobiles’ infotainment systems, mapping applications, search engines and voice assistants. The integrations revealed Thursday are with Audi, Cerence, Ford, Telenav and Uber. Users of Uber’s ride-sharing application can open its new Explore tab and see information from Yelp on…

Two Years Into the Pandemic, Americans Inch Closer to a New Normal

Americans in 2022 find themselves in an environment that is at once greatly improved and frustratingly familiar.

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The Big Story – The War In Ukraine

This week, there’s only one big story: the Russian invasion and war in Ukraine. The past week has been a time of traumatic firsts for the internet and for the world. The first deployment of NATO forces. The first time that supersonic jets are shooting one another out of the sky. The first TikTok how-toContinue reading »

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Morphe Cosmetics Strikes Gold With Its Next Collaborator, Lucky Charms

Morphe Cosmetics’ next major collaborator won’t be found offering tutorials on YouTube or walking down the latest fashion runway. Instead, you just have to head to your local cereal aisle. Today, the brand announced its next major partner, General Mills’ Lucky Charms. The Morphe X Lucky Charms: Make Some Magic Collection will launch on Tuesday,…

Accenture Discontinues Business in Russia Following Invasion of Ukraine

Business consultancy Accenture has announced that it is to discontinue its business in Russia following the invasion led by President Vladimir Putin of its neighboring country Ukraine. Almost 2,300 members of staff are employed in Russia, including its marketing services division Accenture Interactive where it has worked with Unilever, Avianca and Radisson Hotels. The company…