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Food delivery companies are using data and AI as their competitive advantage to break into the food production market, says GlobalData

The challenges for foodservice operators brought about by online food delivery and takeaway meals have only intensified since the pandemic began. Aggregators are capitalizing on the disruption to drive revenue, with AI technologies a key element of their success. AI is essential for these companies because it allows them to make the most of the […]
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Post strong performance in 2020, Grab eyes successful US listing, says GlobalData Thematic Research

Singapore-based ride hailing giant Grab has announced a Nasdaq listing via a merger with California-based special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Altimeter Growth Corp. The company will be valued at close to $40bn, making it the highest valued SPAC deal to date. E-commerce was the most successful theme among the technology, media and telecom (TMT) initial public […]
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Microsoft’s purchase of Nuance Communications will strengthen its enterprise strategy, says GlobalData

Following the news that Microsoft has acquired conversational platforms specialist Nuance Communications; David Bicknell, Principal Analyst, Thematic Research at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Conversational platforms is one of the most commonly used artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and one of the most significant themes expected to have a massive impact […]
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E-commerce offers Didi Chuxing best opportunity for successful US IPO, says GlobalData Thematic Research

Didi Chuxing Technology Co. is exploring a US listing via a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Against this backdrop, e-commerce was the most successful theme among the technology, media and telecom (TMT) initial public offerings (IPOs) between 2018 and 2020 and offers a positive outlook for the China-based ride-hailing giant’s IPO, says GlobalData, a leading data […]
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Apple the top acquirer of AI companies while other US tech giants also among the forerunners, says GlobalData

US tech giants are leading the AI companies acquisition race Four FAAMG companies feature in the list of top five acquirers of AI companies, with Apple leading the race Accenture the only non-US company to make its way to the list of top five acquirers The mergers and acquisition (M&A) deal-making landscape of the 2016-2020 […]
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Green competition is critical to reaching the UK’s net-zero emissions by 2050 target, says GlobalData

Following today’s news (17 March) that the UK government wants to be the first major economy to have its own low-carbon industrial sector to help meet its climate targets; Commenting on that the decarbonization fund will include projects such as hydrogen gas, Sneha Susan Elias, Power Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Hydrogen will play a crucial […]
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Flipkart explores US listing to strengthen position in Indian e-commerce market, says GlobalData

India-based Flipkart has benefited from the e-commerce surge during the COVID-19 pandemic and is now exploring going public in the US through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Unlike a traditional IPO process this approach is less intrusive with fewer disclosure requirements and as the competition intensifies in the Indian e-commerce market, it […]
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Data centers become a vital fifth utility amid COVID-19 with market growth estimates rise to $948bn by 2030, says GlobalData

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital importance of data centers and turned them into a fifth utility that is as critical as water, electricity, gas and telecoms, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Businesses are increasingly reliant on data centers to provide cloud services, which will drive a significant market expansion over […]
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Cloud gaming to fundamentally disrupt the distribution, consumption and monetization of games, says GlobalData

Even though cloud gaming only represented 1% of video games industry revenue in 2020, the technology is expected to fundamentally change the space over the next ten years growing at a compound annual growth rate of 40% to 2030. In a recent GlobalData webinar, ‘Cloud Gaming: Fundamentally Changing the Video Games Industry’, Associate Project Manager […]
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Institutional adoption of bitcoin may prop up its price and see currency used as digital gold, says GlobalData

Following moves by firms such as Tesla, Visa and Mastercard to incorporate bitcoin into their payments infrastructure, institutional banks appear to be getting in on the bitcoin act, according GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. This marks the beginning of a new era for bitcoin – a distinct shift away from a cryptocurrency driven […]
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Disney Parks’ poor Q1 results will be short-term and salvaged by pent-up demand, says GlobalData

Following the announcement by The Walt Disney Company noting an unsurprising 53% revenue decline for its Parks, Experiences and Products segment; Rheanna Norris, Travel & Tourism Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers her view: “High post-pandemic travel demand will allow Disney to easily return its parks, experiences and products to profit […]
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Electronic Arts’ acquisition of Glu Mobile highlights importance of mobile gaming, says GlobalData

Following the news that Electronic Art (EA) has acquired Glu Mobile; Rupantar Guha, Associate Project Manager for Thematic Research at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “EA’s acquisition of Glu Mobile is further proof of the growing importance of mobile gaming to leading game publishers. In fact, mobile gaming is the […]
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