Legacy TV services like HSN and QVC may have put live shopping shows on the map for consumers, but livestream commerce got a completely new boost of life in the pandemic, with retailers and e-commerce leviathans tapping a perfect storm of the craze for video entertainment, a trend (or even municipal rules in some cases)…
A 2016 study by global consultancy PwC states that an estimated 90% of sales in Africa’s major economies come through informal channels like markets and kiosks . In sub-Saharan Africa, 90% of these household retail transactions are carried out via a network of about 100 million MSMEs .
Africa’s retail payments,…
Five months after announcing a $3 million seed round from Spero Ventures, shopping-focused live video host Talkshoplive is back, this time with a $6 million seed extension led by Raine Ventures.
The new round of funding gives Los Angeles-based Talkshoplive $10.5 million raised to date and enables it to scale its product management and technical…
Beyond Meat today announced the arrival of its new plant-based Chicken Tenders at upward of 400 U.S. based restaurants. The news follows continued growth for the California-based faux meat giant, which includes expansion to Walmart stores, Taco Bell restaurants and a big push into China over the past year.
The company says it’s a different…
"We wouldn't have had an Apple had I not grown up in a very open technology world," Mr Wozniak said.
The tech giant faces legal action from 37 US states over its app store practices.
Intellimize, a startup leveraging AI to personalize websites for unique visitors, has raised $30 million in a venture capital round.Read More
The Walking Dead is coming to the decentralized gaming world of The Sandbox. That's a big boost for the blockchain-based NFT world.Read More
The Games Fund, which raised $50 million for a new game-focused venture capital fund, has invested in four game studios in Eastern Europe.Read More
Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Intellimize, which uses AI to optimize websites to help marketers drive conversions, raises $30M Series B led by Cobalt Capital — Where does your enterprise stand on the AI adoption curve? Take our AI survey to find out. — Intellimize, a startup aiming to help marketers drive conversions …
Bloomberg: Twitter says it will “fully comply” with India's new IT rules, has appointed an interim chief compliance officer, and will name a grievance officer by July 11 — Twitter Inc. pledged to “fully comply” with India's new internet regulations, caving in a dispute with the government …
Nikkei Asia: Sources: Google is acquiring a cashless payment company, pring, in Japan for between $180M-$270M and hoping to offer fintech services in the country next year — US tech major's acquisition of cashless payment startup heralds more competition — TOKYO — Google is making a foray …