Creator-led growth fails subscription apps without attribution
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 by Richard Harris
Subscription apps have a marketing problem that has very little to do with the quality of their creative or the size of their advertising budget.
They often cannot reliably tell which creator, affiliate, or partner sent them a paying subscriber.
On the open web, businesses solved much of this years ago with links, cookies, and browser sessions. Inside the App Stor...
Top manufacturing trends for 2026
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 by Trey Abbe
Manufacturers have spent years trying to make warehouses of data behave like a single source of truth. They wrote custom connectors, maintained brittle API chains, and paid the tax every time a schema shifted or a vendor upgraded. Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is the first credible exit ramp from that grind. Rather than forcing every system to integrate with every oth...
Influencer Debate AI Anthropic IPO Reveals Industry Concerns
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 by Trey Abbe
Anthropic's move toward the public markets is not just another AI headline. For app developers, SaaS teams, and software companies building with AI, it is a sign that the industry is entering a more serious phase.
Anthropic, the company behind Claude, has confidentially submitted a draft S-1 registration statement to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission fo...
Nvidia valuation fears grow
Friday, June 12, 2026 by Russ Scritchfield
Nvidia earnings are expected to be strong again, but investors are increasingly questioning whether the chip giant can justify a towering valuation amid pressure from bond markets and elevated yields, says Nigel Green, chief executive of global financial advisory deVere Group. He notes that the company continues to deliver industry defining performance, yet the market b...
Spotify and UMG strike landmark AI music licensing deal
Thursday, May 28, 2026 by Brittany Hainzinger
For years, fan made covers and remixes have lived in a legal gray zone. Creators moved fast. Rights lagged. Platforms patched around the edges. This deal recognizes the obvious and does something useful about it. Spotify will offer a generative AI powered creation tool as a paid add on for Premium users. It is not a free for all. It is a licensed lane where artists and ...
AI layoffS: What is really behind it all
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 by Ben Conway
Companies are invoking artificial intelligence to explain job cuts, strategy pivots, and cost actions, but the evidence points to a broader operational reset. Productivity language is surging while measurable AI adoption and output gains remain scattered. That gap is creating confusion for workers, investors, and leaders who need a clear view of what is driving risk and...
When Social Listening Becomes Social Surveillance
Wednesday, May 20, 2026 by Sameer Ahmed Khan
I want to tell you about two tools that do the exact same thing.
The first tool scans Facebook, X, and YouTube. It reads public posts. It analyzes them for sentiment, emotional tone, and trending patterns. It tells you what people feel, what they care about, and what they are saying about you.
Marketers call this social listening. It is how brands understand their...
APAC 5G expansion to fuel 347B mobile market by 2030
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 by Trey Abbe
The Asia Pacific mobile communications market is on track to exceed 347.3 billion US dollars in annual revenue by 2030, rising from an estimated 310.6 billion US dollars in 2025. This equates to a compound annual growth rate of about 2.3 percent, supported by steady subscriber additions and the accelerating shift to fifth generation networks. As operators extend coverag...
The App Economy Is Thriving
Monday, April 20, 2026 by Brittany Hainzinger
The app economy keeps accelerating, generating jobs, revenues, and new services for consumers and businesses. Drawing on market data and a national survey of 1,250 U.S. app based business leaders, this press release outlines why the ecosystem is strong, what risks could slow it down, and how balanced policy can protect consumers while preserving innovation and growth.
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How Industrial AI Is Transforming Operations in 2026
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 by Richard Harris
A new global study of industrial decision makers shows that artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation to meaningful deployment, bringing clear expectations for business outcomes and a sharper focus on the networks and security foundations that make those outcomes possible. Respondents represent firms with annual revenues over one hundred million dollars, op...
Foresight Secures $25M to Bridge Infrastructure Execution Gap
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 by Richard Harris
Foresight, the AI powered project delivery platform for large scale infrastructure, announced a Series A financing of 25 million United States dollars led by Macquarie Capital Venture Capital, with participation from seed investor Creandum, ISAI Build from the Bouygues group managed by ISAI, i2bf Global Ventures, and Somersault Ventures. The company will use the capital...
AI productivity rises amid 2026 uncertainty
Thursday, February 19, 2026 by Trey Abbe
AI continues to deliver measurable productivity and performance gains across organizations, but global economic uncertainty and geopolitical risk are reshaping technology investment, hiring, and innovation strategies for 2026, according to the annual Reveal Top Software Development Challenges Survey from Infragistics, released today. The study surveyed 250 senior t...
Sony backs eRedCap as the future of 5G IoT
Friday, January 16, 2026 by Austin Harris
Sony Semiconductor Israel announced its long-term vision for 5G IoT connectivity, positioning eRedCap (enhanced Reduced Capability) as the foundation for the next generation of global, long-life connected Altair devices. As industries accelerate the AI revolution and mobile operators plan the retirement of legacy networks, the transition from 4G to 5G is reshaping what ...
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