Tag: business

• Prime Leverage: How Amazon Wields Power in the Technology World

  December 15, 2019

  Software start-ups have a phrase for what Amazon is doing to them: ‘strip-mining’ them of their innovations. SEATTLE — Elastic, a software start-up in Amsterdam, was rapidly building its business… more ›

• Remember QR Codes? They’re More Powerful Than You Think

  December 14, 2019

  China’s mobile payment ecosystem, the largest in the world, is built upon QR codes. But that technology extends far beyond shopping to ease friction throughout daily life. https://a16z.com/2019/10/30/the-power-of-qr-codes/ more ›

• Facial recognition: how China cornered the surveillance market

  December 8, 2019

  Gain a global perspective on the US and go beyond with curated news and analysis from 600 journalists in 50+ countries covering politics, business, innovation, trends and more. https://www.ft.com/content/6f1a8f48-1813-11ea-9ee4-11f260415385 more ›

• Ecommerce as Video’s Killer App

  December 8, 2019

  As online video platforms seek a business model beyond advertising, and short videos start to look more and more like commercials, it turns out that commerce may be video’s killer… more ›

• The Video-First Future of Ecommerce

  December 6, 2019

  In the future, we’re all going to be shopping on video apps like TikTok. Whether you’re buying instant noodles or high-end sweaters, it has become increasingly clear that short video… more ›

• The Difference Between a First Mover and a Category Creator

  December 1, 2019

  Last year, when SAP spent $8 billion to acquire the online research firm Qualtrics, a price that was roughly 14 times the company’s projected 2019 sales, SAP’s CEO defended the… more ›

• Platforms and Publishers: The End of an Era

  November 26, 2019

  This report is part of an ongoing, multi-year study by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia Journalism School into the relationship between large-scale technology companies and journalism. This… more ›

• AI is Industrializing Discovery

  November 26, 2019

  One of the defining characteristics in an industrial revolution is the fundamental shift from a bespoke, artisan process to an  industrialized, engineerable, repeatable one. https://a16z.com/2019/11/19/ai-industrializing-discovery-biology-healthcare/ more ›

• LVMH reaches deal to acquire Tiffany for $16.3 billion

  November 25, 2019

  Bulgari owner LVMH has reached a deal to buy Tiffany & Co. at $135 a share in cash, or $16.3 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter.  https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/24/lvmh-reaches-deal-to-acquire-tiffany-for-16point3-billion.html more ›

• e-Conomy SEA 2019: Swipe up and to the right: Southeast Asia’s $100 billion internet economy

  November 11, 2019

  Companies are switching their focus from acquiring new customers to driving engagement. Their goal is to convince users to stay on their platforms for longer, in the belief that purchases… more ›