What marketers need to know from the Meta Connect event — Meta, owner of Facebook and Oculus, hosted its annual Meta Connect event on Tuesday and unveiled its latest go-to-market strategy for its metaverse ambition: teaming up with Microsoft to drive adoption among enterprise users first, and hoping these knowledge workers will want to use immersive devices to access metaverse for…

Unpacking the ripple effects of EVs going mainstream and the shift in priority in mobility innovations — From the increasingly digital in-car experience to the latest developments in EVs and driverless technologies, various factors are transforming the mobility industry from an ownership-driven, lifestyle industry to an on-demand, accessible, and sustainable service. As a significant milestone, during Q2 of 2022, the number of connected cars surpassed that of…

Five questions that we hope CES 2023 will answer — Welcome to the Lab’s coverage of the 2023 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), straight from the exhibit halls of Las Vegas. …

Highlighting key aspects of digital media and innovations to which we hope 2023 will bring answers — After a year of great uncertainty and tentative hope, we are closing out 2022 the way we always do — by recapping the biggest trends that played out over the past 12 months, and by looking ahead to what 2023 may bring. In a broad sense, 2022 felt like a…

From Crypto’s rise and fall, to the metaverse mania — here’re the top five innovation trends of the year — With the holiday spirit in the air, now is the time to look back on the year we had, and recap the biggest and most impactful trends that emerged out of the intersection of media and technology. As with every year, all the top trends did not come out of…

Reading the tea leaves on the state of retail transformation based on early results from the Thanksgiving weekend — Following two pandemic holiday seasons riddled with public health concerns and supply chain issues, a lot is riding on this year’s holiday shopping season for brands and retailers alike. …

The launch of Amazon Clinics, its value propositions, and the future of accessible healthcare services — As we close out a year of hope and uncertainty, several emerging trends in the healthcare space are ushering in new consumer expectations and a shifting competitive landscape. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic still looms large, and while accelerated growth of telehealth services during the lockdown era has slowed…

With Apple, Amazon, and Netflix all pursuing live sports content, advertisers gain a new window to reach cord-cutting households — Last week, Netflix officially launched its “Basic with Ads” tier in the U.S. and a dozen global markets, marking an end of an era for the so-called “streaming wars.” …

Unpacking the immediate aftermath of Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover — By now, you’ve probably heard that Elon Musk finally made good on his words and officially bought Twitter for $44 billion a week ago. Predictably, chaos ensued, as Musk kicked out the senior executives and took over the company board, proposed to sell the “blue check” verification mark as a…