Switching gears, as it were: Google has announced that Chrome will end support for third-party cookies within two years. The move was expected but the clock is now ticking more loudly for marketers to find alternative tracking methods or maybe just do less tracking.
Some days this newsletter just writes itself. Here’s news that CDP ActionIQ has raised a $32 million Series C, bringing total funding to $75 million. They also list a collection of impressive wins at enterprise clients.
Turns out we have a flood (plague? rash? epidemic?) of healthtech news today. Infor bought Intelligence InSites, which captures and distributes real-time location data about medical equipment. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/infor-to-acquire-intelligent-insites-300985524.html HCA Healthcare just bought Valify, which analyzes hospital resource use. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200110005525/en/HCA-Healthcare-Acquires-Technology-Analytics-Company-ValifyDigital engagement platform SCI Solutions acquired Tonic Health, a SaaS-based platform that lets patients fill out forms, check in for appointments, make payments, and more. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200110005085/en/SCI-Solutions-Acquires-Tonic-Health/ Healthcare data provider Definitive Healthcare bought analytics software company PatientFinder. https://blog.definitivehc.com/news/definitive-healthcare-acquires-patient-finderIt’s contagious!
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, does not sell its holdings within a year. The bill now goes to the President Biden, who has said he will sign it. Court challenges are likely to follow.