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Minnesota is at home and store ACH and Pearson play for the Cowboys. And so there's a Minnesota Viking security guard on the sidelines who runs up and tries to kick Drew Pearson of the Cowboys. Oh my goodness. Whilst he's down. Wow. And Brian ddo of CBS was noting this in a piece that he wrote at the end of 2023 actually.

TikTok is battling the Canadian government in court after its offices were ordered to close in November 2024 over national security concerns. The app remains available and widely used, but that could change if TikTok loses the case or faces new regulatory constraints in Canada or beyond.

Latin America is home to one of the world’s largest financially excluded populations, and local fintechs are proving there’s serious growth in reaching them. These neobanks and payment innovators have cracked the code of monetizing financial inclusion.

Examples include smartphones with built-in AI assistants, smart home devices, and AI-powered wearables. AI hallucination is a phenomenon where an AI system generates content that is inconsistent, nonsensical, or not based on facts. Hallucinations can be exacerbated by training data that is insufficient, false, or biased.

But the cost of things today, Social Security is not enough. The idea that you would need 25 times your earnings as savings in order to retire feels really out of reach probably. And I guess if the message is, because this is about young people, is they see that.

Story one, "Many smart home devices will soon feature a label that helps folks figure out how secure these products actually are," writes Sam Sabin of Axios.

Investing in this region could help TikTok establish a stronger foothold in ecommerce and offset some of the scrutiny it has faced in the West concerning data security. However, the company is expanding in a competitive market, with giants like Shopee and Lazada already dominating the e-commerce space.

The growth was driven by lower interest expenses, higher noninterest income, and lower realized losses on the sale of securities. February 25, 2025. Let’s go shopping: What is the most popular category users purchase with buy now, pay later (BNPL) services? A) Electronics and gadgets B) Furniture and home decor C) Clothing and fashion D) Home appliances.

Pix transactions are protected by several security layers, including cryptography and user authentication via biometrics or a password. These security measures make Pix less prone to fraud than credit and debit cards, giving consumers a high degree of confidence in the payment method.

Some had relocated to other cities or countries and adjusted their workflow around remote or home offices. The in-office requirements led to pushback across the tech landscape. 50% of Dell’s US workforce opted to live with the consequences of staying remote, undermining Dell’s efforts to restore its in-office culture.

Remodeling are major home repairs that are critical to being able to live in that home become an issue too for the average consumer that doesn't have a way to pay for emergencies. Victoria Guida (15:52):. Yeah, so that all affects the availability of housing, which affects the pricing of housing. So yeah, I definitely think that that is an extremely relevant factor in the housing market right now.

They don’t want to sacrifice experiences and enjoyment in the present for their financial security in the future, but they do hope to be able to cover those expenses. And they’re not necessarily afraid of accumulating debt—they just prefer to be able to pay off their monthly bills.

Consumers who’ve held back on making big-ticket purchases may now consider financing a home or auto purchase, increasing the number of policies written to protect these new assets.

A far greater proportion of homeowners in Florida and California said they were affected by rising home insurance costs in the past year than did US homeowners overall, per a February 2024 Redfin and Qualtrics survey. Shrinking addressable market.

That will make Mexico home to the third-fastest-growing ad market in the world, behind only Russia (18.0%) and Turkey (19.0%). Argentina faces economic uncertainty in 2024. Poverty levels are at an all-time high, and real wage growth is failing to keep pace with inflation.

The pandemic brought an obvious demand for these products, as working from home became widespread and stay-at-home restrictions encouraged digital media consumption. Digital ad spending followed very closely, with substantial growth in 2020 and 2021. However, there was a significant drop in spending once restrictions were lifted.

It’s getting hard to ignore the organized retail theft problem: Home Depot, Walmart, and Target are among the retailers ringing alarm bells about the growing crime issue.

Convenience and security are consumer priorities. Security (64%), ease of use (59%), and speed (35%) are most important to UK consumers when choosing an online payment method, per a January 2024 survey by YouGov for Brite Payments.

Despite the patio, lawn, and garden increase, not all home-related categories boomed. Tools and home improvement only increased 2% QoQ, and home & kitchen declined 5%. Video games, typically an indoor activity, showed the biggest Q2 decrease at 39%. The second largest decline was clothing, shoes, and jewelry (7%). 2. Inflation is taking a toll on consumer spending behavior.

Consumers now make purchases while browsing social media (38%), eating at home (24%), or on their daily commute (8%). Adaptive retail meets the demand for immediate satisfaction, allowing purchases within seconds of seeing an item without switching channels.

Another example, by age 35, 62% of boomers owned homes. While for millennials it's only 49% that are home owners by that age. One last one, about 63% of low skilled service workers who identify as boomers own their own home by the age of 35. That's compared to 42% of millennials in the same occupations. So it's very clear there's a large wage gap there and it seems to be getting worse and worse.

On today's special episode, we continue our monthly show where we discuss the biggest trends of the moment and the newest research, sprinkle in some analysis, and bundle it up into a quiz. Every month, three of our analysts representing their respective coverage area teams compete against each other. (We also encourage you to play along at home.) We keep a running score and will crown a winning team at the end of the year. Today, we cover how much the world is traveling again, how Amazon Prime Day did, the staying power of Threads, and more. Tune in to the discussion with this month's contestants: our analysts Carina Perkins, Max Willens, and Yory Wurmser.

That national security angle is also being taken in Canada in terms of judging whether or not TikTok is a threat to national security. There is an ongoing investigation. This is separate than the ban of TikTok on government devices.

As they rush to comply with the DMA, they’re also facing increased scrutiny at home in the US, where nearly 2 in 3 digital ad dollars will end up in their pockets in 2024. Antitrust activity could reshape digital advertising. As with most legal topics, change will be slow. But the bigger the platform, the more likely it is to attract the attention of antitrust regulators.

It's more in keeping with how people want to view and it may actually boost the entire business, not just home viewing. Marcus Johnson:. Yeah, Jeremy's note of box office sales often increased when films were made available for home viewing, suggesting a beneficial relationship with premium video on demand advertising and positive word of mouth.