TikTok’s powerful algorithm and cultural relevance has made it the go-to platform for emerging shopping trends. To succeed on TikTok, brands must craft their social commerce strategies around creating content that’s designed for entertaining first and shopping second. Insider Intelligence’s TikTok Commerce 2022 Report details social shopping behaviors on TikTok, the importance of creators in…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
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President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Royal Court of Saudi Arabia / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Officials in the Biden administration are growing concerned that a Russian oil price cap could backfire. Sources told Bloomberg that OPEC+’s oil production quota cut is undermining the Western effort to punish Russia. …
5G has become a vital part of the transport and logistics industries as more companies integrate the technology into their processes. Westend61/Getty Images Transportation and logistics industries are relying on 5G to create new products and offerings. Driverless car company Halo.Car and UK courier service Yodel join a growing list of companies pegging key…
An American Airlines plane lands at the Miami International Airport on June 16, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency return to a Florida airport on Wednesday due to a chemical odor. The odor had seeped out of a passenger’s carry-on bag and into the…
A realtor pitching two possible homebuyers at an open house. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Owners’ equivalent rent — a popular measure of housing costs — rose 6.7% in the year through September. That’s the fastest pace since at least 1984 and a clear sign that the cost of living isn’t cooling off. With mortgage rates on…
Microsoft’s HoloLens headsets for the US Army have some teething troubles. Bloomberg and Insider say a recent unclassified report reveals the current Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) iteration is creating problems for soldiers in tests. Some testers suffered nausea, headaches and eyestrain while using the augmented reality goggles. Others were concerned about bulk, a limited…
TikTok may soon offer an easy way for you to buy a movie ticket after you see a trailer that catches your attention. It’s offering select movie studios access to a tool called Showtimes on TikTok. The studios will be able to show a full trailer, then display details on showtimes and nearby theaters. They’ll…
The Oppo Reno 9 ins’t official yet, but that isn’t stopping it from breaking cover if newly shared photos are what they appear to be. If the rumor mill has its way we can expect Oppo to announce the Reno 9 series of devices in either November or December, meaning we could be just weeks…
Nvidia has improved the resolution of its GeForce Now RTX 3080 tier when running through a Chrome browser. Members on the highest subscription plan can now stream at up to 1600p and 120fps when playing games through Chrome. The same is true with several game-centric Chromebooks launched in the week – the Acer Chromebook 516…