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3 Shifts (Feb 26 2021): LinkedIn Marketplaces, Retail giants + SaaS ecommerce, India’s IT-hardware incentives
6Pages Market Shifts - February 26, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes(1) LinkedIn’s Marketplaces for freelancers – coming this fall (0:36). (2) Walmart & Amazon team up with SaaS ecommerce platforms (6:15). (3) India expands its incentive scheme to attract IT-hardware manufacturers (10:26). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/339a8. Sign up to receive fre...
3 Shifts (Feb 19 2021): Facebook blocks news in Australia, Upstream supply-chain hacks, Financial institutions embrace crypto
6Pages Market Shifts - February 19, 2021 19:00 - 15 minutes(1) Facebook blocks news in Australia in response to proposed News Media Bargaining Code (0:35). (2) Upstream hacks in software and hardware supply chains (7:08). (3) Traditional financial institutions are embracing crypto (11:17). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/dguhj. Sign up to re...
3 Shifts (Feb 12 2021): Global chip shortage, Water-facility hack via remote desktop, Archer-United’s $1B air taxi deal
6Pages Market Shifts - February 12, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes(1) The global chip shortage is putting billions of dollars at risk across industries (0:37). (2) Water-facility hack exposes flaws in remote-desktop software & industrial control systems (6:33). (3) Air-taxi startup Archer goes public & signs $1B deal with United (10:16). Read this 3 Shifts Edi...
3 Shifts (Feb 5 2021): Bezos steps back, Big tech struggles in gaming, Exxon’s $3B carbon-capture business unit
6Pages Market Shifts - February 05, 2021 19:00 - 13 minutes(1) Jeff Bezos steps back – what’s next for Amazon? (0:35). (2) Google and Amazon struggle to make video games that people want to play (5:00). (3) ExxonMobil’s $3B investment in carbon capture (9:33). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/dzyqf. Sign up to receive free summaries of our d...
3 Shifts (Jan 29 2021): GameStop’s wild stock surge, Amazon’s freight partner program, Federal vehicles go electric
6Pages Market Shifts - January 29, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes(1) GameStop’s wild social media-driven stock surge (0:36). (2) Amazon’s freight partner program and its tightening grip on delivery (5:57). (3) Sustainability comes to the federal vehicle fleet & Boeing airplanes (10:08). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/brcj4. Sign up to receive fre...
3 Shifts (Jan 22 2021): Big tech teams up with automakers, Amazon’s white-label Alexa, Will Apple launch a paid podcast subscription
6Pages Market Shifts - January 22, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes(1) Big tech firms team up with automakers on EVs & autonomous vehicles (0:35). (2) Amazon’s custom white-label voice assistants built on Alexa (5:58). (3) Will Apple launch a paid podcast subscription? (9:00). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/8fe8h. Sign up to receive free summaries ...
3 Shifts (Jan 22 2021): Big tech teams up with automakers, Amazon’s white-label Alexa, will Apple launch a paid podcast subscription
6Pages Market Shifts - January 22, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes(1) Big tech firms team up with automakers on EVs & autonomous vehicles (0:35). (2) Amazon’s custom white-label voice assistants built on Alexa (5:58). (3) Will Apple launch a paid podcast subscription? (9:00). https://6pag.es/8fe8h. Sign up to receive free summaries of our deeply researched bri...
3 Shifts (Jan 15 2021): Big Tech bans & Section 230, Visa’s Plaid acquisition falls through, Walmart-Ribbit launch a fintech startup
6Pages Market Shifts - January 15, 2021 19:00 - 15 minutes(1) Big Tech bans & their Section 230 implications (0:37). (2) Visa’s Plaid acquisition falls through under pressure from the DOJ’s antitrust suit (6:42). (3) Walmart is launching a venture with powerhouse fintech VC Ribbit Capital (10:34). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/nwwk2. Sign...
3 Shifts (Jan 8 2021): US bans anonymous shell companies, EPA prioritizes studies that use public data, OpenAI’s DALL-E text-to-image model
6Pages Market Shifts - January 08, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes(1) The US Corporate Transparency Act effectively bans anonymous shell companies (0:37). (2) Controversially, the EPA will prioritize studies based on publicly available data (5:17). (3) OpenAI reveals its new DALL-E model that can generate images from text (9:21). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: ht...
3 Shifts (Dec 18 2020): Toyota’s hydrogen-powered Mirai, Are Robinhood & the Fed propping up bubbles, Amazon offers custom clothing
6Pages Market Shifts - December 18, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutes(1) Toyota, Hyundai & other OEMs push towards a hydrogen-powered future (0:36). (2) Are Robinhood and the Fed propping up bubbles? (6:00). (3) Amazon offers custom clothing with its new Made for You service (10:23). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/8k8fv. Sign up to receive free summa...
3 Shifts (Dec 11 2020): Stripe in banking services, SpaceX’s Starlink wins FCC subsidies, Warner Bros. to stream 2021 slate
6Pages Market Shifts - December 11, 2020 19:00 - 15 minutes(1) Stripe and the broader shake-up in banking services (0:37). (2) SpaceX’s Starlink wins $886M in FCC subsidies to roll out satellite broadband in rural areas (5:36). (3) Warner Bros. will release all of its 2021 movies on HBO Max, in parallel with theatrical runs (10:19). Read this 3 Shifts E...
3 Shifts (Dec 4 2020): Salesforce joins with Slack, Remote customer service, DTC insurance
6Pages Market Shifts - December 04, 2020 19:00 - 15 minutes(1) Salesforce joins with Slack, in the battle for the enterprise against big cloud players like Microsoft (0:36). (2) Advances in remote customer service – from cloud-based contact centers to chatbots (4:25). (3) Direct-to-consumer insurance is widening its reach (10:23). Read this 3 Shifts Edi...
3 Shifts (Nov 20 2020): Amazon Pharmacy, Walmart pulls back on struggling markets, DOJ approves Mastercard’s Finicity acquisition
6Pages Market Shifts - November 20, 2020 19:00 - 15 minutes(1) Amazon Pharmacy launches on Amazon.com with free delivery and Prime-member discounts (0:37). (2) Walmart pulls back on struggling international markets to continue focus on priorities (5:34). (3) US DOJ approves Mastercard’s Finicity acquisition – while continuing its Visa-Plaid suit (9:26)....
3 Shifts (Nov 13 2020): China reins in big tech, Honda will make L3 autonomous cars, The smartphone leaderboard reshuffles
6Pages Market Shifts - November 13, 2020 19:00 - 15 minutes(1) China reins in its big tech firms with a new focus on antitrust (0:36). (2) Honda will mass-produce L3 autonomous cars by March (4:59). (3) Samsung regains top spot in a reshuffled global smartphone leaderboard (9:16). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/kpss2. Sign up to receive fre...
3 Shifts (Nov 6 2020): California’s Prop 22 & Prop 24, New H-1B visa rules, Health insurers expose negotiated rates
6Pages Market Shifts - November 06, 2020 19:00 - 15 minutes(1) California’s Prop 22 & Prop 24 set a new tone for the gig economy and data privacy (0:41). (2) New H-1B visa rules make hiring foreign workers more expensive (5:40). (3) US health insurers (and hospitals) are forced to publicize their negotiated rates (10:26). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: htt...
3 Shifts (Oct 30 2020): When is a vaccine coming, Apple builds its own search, Cryptocurrency goes mainstream
6Pages Market Shifts - October 30, 2020 18:00 - 14 minutes(1) When is a COVID-19 vaccine coming and who’s leading the race (0:36). (2) Apple builds its own search capabilities as antitrust heats up around its Google deal (7:34). (3) PayPal, Coinbase & JPMorgan Chase push cryptocurrency further into the mainstream (11:22). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: ht...
3 Shifts (Oct 23 2020): Export controls in US & China, India pushes back on foreign control, Latest in space connectivity
6Pages Market Shifts - October 23, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutes(1) The world becomes less open with new export controls from the US, China & EU (0:37). (2) India’s private & public sectors – seeking self-reliance – push back on foreign control (5:28). (3) Microsoft, Nokia, and Deutsche Telekom target satellite and high-altitude connectivity (9:18). Read thi...
3 Shifts (Oct 16 2020): Shoppable YouTube videos, Twilio acquires Segment, Disney’s streaming-driven reorg
6Pages Market Shifts - October 16, 2020 18:00 - 12 minutes(1) Google wants YouTube viewers to buy items directly from videos (0:36). (2) Twilio acquires Segment for $3.2B – unifying customer interactions and customer data (3:50). (3) Disney restructures to make streaming its main content priority (7:27). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/lkht...
3 Shifts (Oct 9 2020): India’s $6.6B for phone makers, Google’s $1B program to pay publishers, Social media seeks civility
6Pages Market Shifts - October 09, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutes(1) Apple & Samsung shift manufacturing to India, encouraged by a $6.6B incentive scheme (0.36). (2) Google’s $1B program will pay news publishers directly (5:02). (3) Social media tries to encourage more civil conversations (8:46). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/z3f2e. Sign up to r...
3 Shifts (Oct 2 2020): California bans gas cars in 2035, Microsoft & Amazon in cloud gaming, Regulators clarify crypto
6Pages Market Shifts - October 02, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutes(1) California effectively bans the sale of new gas-powered cars starting in 2035 (0:36). (2) Microsoft and Amazon push forward on cloud gaming (5:02). (3) Regulators paint a clearer picture for cryptocurrencies (9:33). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/6zpx9. Sign up to receive free s...
3 Shifts (Sep 25 2020): Microsoft’s new Azure offerings, Tesla’s plan to cut battery costs, Big 4’s ESG reporting standards
6Pages Market Shifts - September 25, 2020 18:00 - 12 minutes(1) Microsoft seeks to differentiate Azure with 3 new offerings (0:37). (2) Tesla’s plan to cut battery costs by 56% within 3 years (4:50). (3) Big 4 accounting firms release the first coordinated ESG reporting standards (8:25). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/yzxjl. Sign up to recei...
3 Shifts (Sep 18 2020): Trump’s order on drug prices, NVIDIA acquires Arm, A wave of climate commitments
6Pages Market Shifts - September 18, 2020 18:00 - 14 minutes(1) Trump’s controversial order to test capped Medicare payments for Part B & D drugs (0:36). (2) NVIDIA’s proposed $40B acquisition of Arm is rocking the chip industry (4:46). (3) Major climate commitments by tech firms & energy giants (9:54). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/4jyj2. ...
3 Shifts (Sep 11 2020): Reliance Retail’s tailwinds, GM & Nikola’s sticky situation, Tech on the horizon
6Pages Market Shifts - September 11, 2020 18:00 - 12 minutes(1) The tailwinds behind Reliance Retail’s recent fundraising (0:36). (2) GM will manufacture Nikola’s electric and fuel-cell trucks – if Nikola doesn’t implode (4:13). (3) Tech on the horizon: See-thru package imaging, AirTags, verified calling, robotic mapping (8:36). Read this 3 Shifts Editio...
3 Shifts (Sep 4 2020): FAA approves Amazon drone delivery, Amazon Halo wellness band, Facebook could block news in Australia
6Pages Market Shifts - September 04, 2020 18:00 - 12 minutes(1) FAA approval brings Amazon Prime Air drone deliveries closer (0:36). (2) Amazon enters wearables with Halo wellness band & subscription service (4:18). (3) Facebook pushes back on Australia draft regulation requiring payment for news (8:29). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/uxa94....
3 Shifts (Aug 28 2020): Ant Group’s mega-IPO, Amazon’s delivery-station expansion, Airbnb’s outlook
6Pages Market Shifts - August 28, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutes(1) Ant Group’s growth and margins are positioning it for the largest IPO ever to date (0:36). (2) Amazon expands its network of delivery stations to bolster up a key weakness (4:48). (3) Airbnb’s IPO filing and the mixed signals from the travel industry (8:37). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https...
3 Shifts (Aug 21 2020): Amazon’s product liability, Impact of the WeChat ban, Oracle & Salesforce face GDPR suit
6Pages Market Shifts - August 21, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutes(1) Amazon can be liable for defective products on its 3rd-party marketplace (0:36). (2) Trump’s WeChat ban could have sweeping consequences for US companies (5:05). (3) Oracle & Salesforce face GDPR lawsuit for their 3rd-party cookies’ role in real-time bidding (9:35). Read this 3 Shifts Editio...
3 Shifts (Aug 14 2020): Uber & Lyft’s AB-5 battle, Facebook Financial, Retail’s ecommerce normal
6Pages Market Shifts - August 14, 2020 18:00 - 12 minutes(1) Uber & Lyft may suspend services in California if they have to classify drivers as employees (0:37). (2) Facebook brings payments and financial services under a new Facebook Financial umbrella (4:36). (3) All roads lead to ecommerce as retailers invest in fulfillment and online assortment (7...
3 Shifts Edition (Aug 7 2020): Amazon's Kuiper internet satellites, Google in home security, Varo lands bank charter
6Pages Market Shifts - August 07, 2020 18:00 - 14 minutes(1) FCC approves Amazon’s $10B Project Kuiper broadband-internet satellites (0:36). (2) Google invests $450M in ADT to integrate Nest into security offerings (5:11). (3) AMC & Universal collapse the exclusive theatrical window to just over 2 weeks (10:05). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pa...
3 Shifts (Aug 7 2020): Amazon's Kuiper internet satellites, Google in home security, Varo lands bank charter
6Pages Market Shifts - August 07, 2020 18:00 - 14 minutes(1) FCC approves Amazon’s $10B Project Kuiper broadband-internet satellites (0:36). (2) Google invests $450M in ADT to integrate Nest into security offerings (5:11). (3) Varo Money’s banking charter opens door for fintechs (10:05). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/kgswh. Sign up to re...
3 Shifts (Jul 31 2020): Blank-check vehicles, A vaccine rundown, The theatrical window collapses
6Pages Market Shifts - July 31, 2020 18:00 - 14 minutes(1) “Blank-check companies” – also known as SPACs – are booming this year (0:36). (2) A rundown of the COVID-19 vaccine race and its frontrunners (5:02). (3) AMC & Universal collapse the exclusive theatrical window to just over 2 weeks (10:14). Read this 3 Shifts Edition: https://6pag.es/bq96x. ...
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