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Handelsblatt – Was hinter dem gewagten 50-Milliarden-Dollar-Traum von Salesforce steckt

April 7, 2021
Handelsblatt: 20% revenue growth and more software offerings — Germany’s leading business daily speaks with VP & Principal Kate Leggett about the ambitious plans of Salesforce. Read the full article here.
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The Economic Times – Future, Amazon continue letter fight; write to SEBI over Future-Reliance deal

April 7, 2021
The Economic Times: Forrester data on the size of the Indian ecommerce market is included in this piece. The outlet has also published several articles quoting analysts Sucharita Kodali and Satish Meena about the India retail industry including additional coverage in Times of India. Read the full article here.
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The Financial Times – Microsoft looks to make 2021 the year of Teams

April 7, 2021
Financial Times: VP & Principal Analyst Art Schoeller describes how Microsoft has influenced Saleforce’s recent acquisition of Slack. This article has also been syndicated to Financial Post.  Read the full article here.
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Quartz – Why Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, and Jamie Dimon gave up on their venture to disrupt US healthcare

April 7, 2021
Quartz: Senior Analyst Jeff Becker shares perspective on factors leading to Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, and Berkshire Hathaway-backed Haven Healthcare shutting down. This article has also been syndicated to Yahoo! Finance. Read the full article here.
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Bloomberg – China Stockpiles Chips, Chip-Making Machines to Resist U.S.

April 7, 2021
Bloomberg: Principal Analyst Charlie Dai speaks about how China is taking steps to protect itself from a widening US tech ban by importing computer chips and the machines that make them. This article has also been syndicated to BloombergQuint. Read the full article here.
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CNBC – Some Super Bowl commercials will strike a different tone this year due to the pandemic

April 7, 2021
CNBC: VP & Principal AnalystJim Nail describes how many Super Bowl advertisers played it safe this year due to the pandemic. Nail’s insights are also included in articles from AdExchanger, Advertising Age, and DestinationCRM. Dipanjan Chatterjee, speaking with Adweek, says the pandemic’s influence over the Super Bowl means “brands aren’t looking to plop down $5.5 million on something that’s not a [...]
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CNN – Forget foldable TVs. Transparent screens are the cool new tech trend

April 7, 2021
CNN: VP & Principal Analyst James McQuivey speaks about the commercial use cases for transparent TVs per LG’s product showcase at this year’s CES. Additional CES 2021 coverage includes pieces in IoT World Today, The Telegraph, and a French TV interview with BSMART. Read the full article here.
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Forbes – Poshmark IPO: Resale Is Retail’s New Big Thing, But Its Customers Don’t Come Cheap

April 7, 2021
Forbes: VP & Principal Analyst Sucharita Kodali discusses online retailer Poshmark’s IPO and how the company will need to keep attracting users and turn them into active buyers and sellers in a cost-efficient manner to stay viable. Kodali’s insights on Poshmark and resale IPOs are also included in articles from Marketplace and Vogue Business, respectively.  Read the full article here.
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Reuters – Intel avoids outsourcing embrace, investigates hack of results

April 7, 2021
Reuters: VP & Research Director Glenn O’Donnell discusses Intel’s latest earnings, and how the company might solicit US government’s support to fund chip manufacturing in the US. Glenn was also quoted about Intel in Germany’s top tier business magazine Wirtschaftswoche. Read the full article here.
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Fortune – Why smart-city tech has lost its buzz

April 7, 2021
Fortune. Principal Analyst Michele Pelino speaks about how a lack of financial resources is prompting many local governments to scale back investments in smart city projects. Read the full article here.
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MarketWatch – Facebook beats expectations but warns of ‘cross currents’ in 2021

April 7, 2021
MarketWatch. Senior Analyst Jessica Liu discusses Facebook’s latest earnings, including how, despite the pandemic, the holiday quarter remained the tech giant’s biggest for ad spending. Read the full article here.
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The New York Times – Twitter revenue rises 28 percent in the fourth quarter as ad spending rebounds

April 7, 2021
The New York Times: Senior Analyst Jessica Liu discusses how Twitter may face a hurdle when Apple debuts a new version of its mobile operating system this year that includes privacy changes potentially limiting the way advertisers track consumers. Read the full article here.
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The New York Times – Takashi Murakami’s Smiling Flower Becomes a Hublot Watch

April 7, 2021
The New York Times: VP & Principal Analyst Dipanjan Chatterjee describes how luxury brands collaborating with specific artists continue to have marketing appeal: “It has a transitive property.” Read the full article here.
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The Wall Street Journal – Wendy’s CIO Aims to Keep Pandemic-Fueled Digital Efforts on the Menu

April 7, 2021
The Wall Street Journal: VP & Principal Analyst Brendan Witcher discusses how even though software underpinning fast food services like curbside pickup can be up and running in a few days, restaurants are seeing mixed results from these efforts, even among different operators within the same chain. Read the full article here.
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BBC – Amazon vs Reliance: Why are two of the world’s richest men in court?

April 7, 2021
BBC. Senior Forecast Analyst Satish Meena discusses the potential of the Indian online retail market, amid the ongoing rivalry between Amazon and Reliance over Future Group. Read the full article here.
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Wirtschaftswoche – It’s the Software, stupid!

April 7, 2021
Wirtschaftswoche: VP & Principal Analyst Pascal Matzke weighs in on where technology in cars of the future come from and if automakers like BMW and Daimler can still play a vital role in the industry in an interview with Germany’s leading business magazine. Read the full article here.
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Australian Financial Review – Automation set to gut 1.5m jobs from Australian economy

April 7, 2021
Australian Financial Review: In an exclusive interview, the outlet features Forrester’s new research from Sam Higgins, Satish Meena, and J.P. Gownder analyzing the impact automation and AI will have on the future of jobs in Australia. As automation gets more advanced, some jobs will be lost, new ones will be created (1.7 million by 2030), and several others will transform into the gig [...]
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MIT Technology Review – The doctor will Zoom you now

April 7, 2021
MIT Technology Review: Speaking with this leading tech outlet, Principal Analyst Arielle Trzcinski describes how virtual care is “something we expect to become a mainstay of healthcare going forward,” especially given the pandemic.  Read the full article here.
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Handelsblatt – Wie Microsoft Hologramme in die Arbeitswelt bringen will

7 April 2021
Handelsblatt: The “Internet of Holograms could become the new standard and influence the future of work:” This German business daily has published insights from VP & Principal Analyst J.P. Gownder about Microsoft’s Mesh and mixed reality. Read the full article here.
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Le Monde – Cinq questions sur la pénurie historique des consoles et cartes graphiques

April 7, 2021
Le Monde: In an article about the historic shortage of consoles and graphics cards, the French daily shares insights from VP & Research Director Glenn O’Donnell about a global lack of semiconductors. Read the full article here.