: On the back of medtech pioneer Stryker’s $3.1B acquisition of Vocera, we unpack why it was a strategic decision and how it could help Stryker dig into the hospital-at-home market.

The tight housing market is good news for retailers: The Home Depot and Lowe’s can benefit from consumers fixing up and renovating their homes—if they can navigate supply chain issues.

On today's episode, we discuss what healthcare consumers in 2022 care about most and how companies are responding to those new needs. Then for "In Other News," we talk about why digital health funding has spiked and some developments in home healthcare. Tune in to the discussion with our analyst Rajiv Leventhal.

The firm’s processed volume surged 72% YoY thanks to growing ecommerce, a rise in business outside of its home market, and loyal customers.

Could robot dogs find a forever home in Homeland Security? Ghost Robotics’ land drones are being tested to patrol inhospitable terrain, but will they elevate border security tensions?

On today's episode, we discuss just how much primary care is blending with the world of retail and how in-patient care is moving outside the hospital. We then talk about a new category of consumer biowearables and whether the new do-it-yourself healthcare trend is here to stay. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Lisa Phillips.

The US mortgage debt balance will hit $14.412 trillion in 2022, as consumers continue to snap up homes at a pace not seen since before the Great Recession.

In H1 2021, Mercado Libre scooped up more than $13 billion in digital sales across Latin America, making it the region’s biggest ecommerce company.

On the back of Medically Home’s latest $110M raise backed by Kaiser Permanente and Mayo Clinic, we explore why permanent home health reimbursement policies could be on the horizon.

On today's episode, we discuss what our analysts think will be the key mobile trends of 2022. How much will apps shift away from ad dependency, and how far will QR codes expand their reach beyond the pandemic? We then talk about whether people will find room in their homes for the largest Alexa-enabled smart display yet and if the biggest social media companies will ever become super apps. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst at Insider Intelligence Yory Wurmser.

As more users adopt smart home products, brands will have an increasing number of opportunities to reach and interact with their customers if they keep privacy needs in mind.

Smart home device adoption could finally get boosted by a new standard. Could Matter push adoption beyond the steady growth we’re seeing?

From a nationwide telehealth rollout to lobbying Congress for home healthcare reimbursement, we detail Amazon’s most significant healthcare plays in 2021.

On today's episode, we discuss how the omicron variant might change consumer behavior, the significance of Tide refusing to air a Super Bowl 2022 commercial, the real threat of churn, what people click on, how Americans share information with brands, how to solve working from home annoyances, what it's like in the coldest place on Earth, and more. Tune in to the discussion with eMarketer principal analyst Suzy Davidkhanian, director of forecasting Oscar Orozco, and senior forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Peter Vahle.

Netflix is making moves in India to compete with Disney+ Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video: Streaming services have turned to the country to make up lost ground back at home, but breaking in may not be so easy.