AI breakthroughs, market growth
Article by Gadjo Sevilla Â
EMARKETER: A year of AI expansion: Google focused on AI innovation—integrating its Gemini AI across products while addressing safety concerns and fierce competition from OpenAI, Microsoft, and Meta.
Alphabet, Google’s parent company, reported a 15% YoY revenue increase in Q3 2024, reaching $88.3 billion, but now faces mounting regulatory pressure, including a potential Chrome browser breakup that threatens its search dominance.
Google’s continued AI expansion: Google is a key player in the...
 Yemen reports the highest burden of cholera globally
Yemen bears the highest burden of cholera globally. The country has experienced persistent cholera transmission for many years, including the largest outbreak – between 2017 and 2020 – recorded in recent history.
As of 1 December, Yemen had reported 249 900 suspected cases of cholera, with 861 associated deaths since the beginning of the year. This accounts for...
Credit card balances outstanding in Singapore to grow by 4% in 2023
As Singaporeans regain confidence in their financial stability and embrace a new normal...
China continues to lead global e-commerce market with over $2 trillion sales in 2022
China’s e-commerce market, the world’s largest, is expected to register a...
Online shopping and rising internet penetration to lead Philippines e-commerce at 17% CAGR through 2025
Driven by growing consumers’ preferences for online shopping and increasing...
How Middle East Retailers Are Going Digital-First this Holiday Season
For Middle East retailers this holiday season, everything is relative when you consider last year’s...
Mobile cash in polio response: three things to know
In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa pioneered mobile money transfer system...
COVID-19 accelerates mobile wallet adoption across Asia-Pacific
Mobile wallet adoption and usage is poised for major growth in the next few years in the Asia-Pacific...
COVAX expects to start sending millions of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa in February
COVAX has notified countries in Africa of the estimated dose allocation for...
