Travel apps roll out engagement rewards
New travel platforms like Hopper and OYO are turning to features like referral programs, app-engagement rewards, and even mini-games to build customer loyalty while cutting down on marketing costs.
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The NFT market downturn wipes out the speculators
The NFT market may have cooled significantly in the past several months, but the freeze has “left behind” a community of artists and developers that are genuinely passionate about the technology.
DeStore opens up DAO ownership
DeStore is creating what may be the first retail store owned and operated by a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO).
Toys try to trend on TikTok
Toy companies are moving their marketing money from TV to TikTok, YouTube, and other social platforms.
Halsey gives concerts a makeover
Halsey and Live Nation are making makeup a bigger part of live -music by debuting “in-person try-and-buy makeup experiences” to venues and festivals all over the country.
Fast food is trying to give the dining room a quick death
Nearly every fast-food restaurant franchise is experimenting with getting rid of in-person dining and offering locations that only cater to mobile ordering, drive-thrus, or pick-up.
Doodles mints a massive investment
Despite losing value in the midst of a crypto winter, the Doodles NFT project has scored $54 million in funding to scale both its character roster and media presence.
Wyoming will soon have miles of carbon removal
A direct-air carbon removal project, dubbed “Project Bison,” will be in operation in Wyoming at the end of next year.
Minoan remodels rentals into showrooms
A startup called Minoan is helping short-term rental hosts outfit their spaces with products that guests can purchase with a few taps on their phone.
Stability AI imagines a billion-dollar valuation
Stability AI, the developer behind popular AI-art generator Stable Diffusion, is in the process of raising $100 million from investors, which could greatly expand the company’s various ambitions with its tech.