The CEO of $4 billion Kantar explains why it plans to acquire e-commerce and other data companies after being spun off from ad giant WPP

Lauren Johnson | Kantar wants to do deals that will help meet marketers' need for faster and cheaper data.

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Big ad agencies are slashing the number of ad-tech companies they work with — and tech firms are racing to stay a step ahead

Lauren Johnson | WPP's GroupM has chopped its ad-tech vendor roster by more than 50% while Publicis will shed some third parties through its Epsilon acquisition.

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This CEO got $3 million from investors including Serena Williams’ VC firm to fix a problem with women’s healthcare that even the star tennis player has struggled with

Megan Hernbroth | Melissa Hanna cofounded Mahmee (pronounced like mommy) with her mother, a maternal health expert and self-proclaimed "guru."

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Startup Fanbytes uses its network of 2,000 influencers to help brands go viral on TikTok, the short-form video app teens love

Amanda Perelli | Fanbytes works for companies like Universal Music Group, turning new songs into viral TikTok campaigns.

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A startup that helps big brands like Starbucks in-house their data has raised $50 million to take on Salesforce and Adobe

Lauren Johnson | Amperity is one of a handful of marketing tech startups that provides software to help marketers manage customer data.

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A startup using AI to find new treatments for rare diseases just raised $121 million. Here’s why its CEO still has a dire prediction for the industry.

Emma Court | "We are just coming off a peak hype cycle and about to go through the valley of disillusionment," he says.

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We've mapped out the 30 most powerful people in Bank of America Merrill Lynch's vaunted bond-trading division

Alex Morrell,Yutong Yuan | COO Tom Montag oversees one of the most formidable FICC divisions on Wall Street. Here are his top executives and lieutenants.

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IBM has spun off IBM Watson Marketing into a new company, Acoustic, and it could be bad news for Adobe, Oracle, and Salesforce

Lucia Moses | IBM Watson Marketing, now Acoustic, wants to help marketers give customers a consistent and personalized experience.

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Electric-scooter startups have met UK lawmakers to lobby for legalization just 3 days after a YouTuber was killed on her scooter

Shona Ghosh | Among the startups that met with Transport Minister Michael Ellis were Bird, Voi, Wind, and Bolt. Emily Hartridge was killed on a scooter days before.

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