Is Black Friday losing its allure? Not only are sales down, retailer web traffic dropped, too. We looked at data for the top five e-commerce platforms in the U.S. — Amazon, Walmart, BestBuy, Costco and eBay. All had less web traffic this year than last. Christie Smythe , Stella Weng 12.3.21 9:31 PM Markets
This week in Business Twitter: Web3 crashes Art Basel, Tether takes heat, Elizabeth Holmes’ schedule gives us all anxiety, and Jack bids Twitter adieu We take a look at how crypto and Silicon Valley are invading a decades-old art show, at the Holmes trial as it winds down, and at Jack Dorsey's departure from Twitter. Christie Smythe 12.3.21 5:47 PM People
What is Riverside.fm — the video podcasting app used by Gary Vee, Hillary Clinton and Kara Swisher It’s pretty clear that Riverside.fm has some momentum behind it. We decided to take a closer look to learn more about how this app works and what’s driving the interest. Alex Yalen 12.2.21 11:07 PM Tech
Fashion’s next frontier is the metaverse. Meet the founder laying the groundwork for clothing our digital selves. Emma-Jane MacKinnon-Lee is the founder of Digital Ax, the first live NFT digital fashion market. She’s helping to marry high fashion with Web3. Joon Ian Wong 12.2.21 5:02 PM Crypto
The poop-testing startup founder who lied to get on a "30-under-30" list is now officially a fugitive Co-founders of the fecal testing startup Jessica Richman and Zachary Apte are facing a 47-count federal indictment accusing them of defrauding insurers and investors. The U.S. says they are hiding in Germany. Christie Smythe 12.1.21 9:35 PM Outcasts
China is trying to rein in Big Tech. Here are 5 things you need to know. Recent legislation gives Chinese regulators the power to stop walled garden practices and control data collection by companies operating in China. Lee Li 11.30.21 11:55 PM Tech