Headless communications may sound like your crazy uncle at Thanksgiving, but it actually refers to the hot market for systems that provide services through API connections, letting users build their own interface. Nylas has just raised a $120 million Series C for headless communications APIs such as calendars, scheduling, and notification emails.
The EU has adopted two new sets of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC). The Cross-Border SCC is the first and it becomes applicable June 27, 2021. From then until September 27, 2021, the old and new SCC can be used. After that, new contracts must use the new SCC, which is consistent with GDPR and the Schrems II ruling, though old agreements will be honored if deemed appropriate. By December 27, 2021, all old SCC’s need to be replaced. To ensure compliance, organizations should review and make appropriate changes to international... Read More >
The virtual event market is another hot space, and no company is hotter than Hopin. The return of live events will probably cool things down a bit, so Hopin just hedged its bets by purchasing on-site event management vendor Boomset.
Bombora has launched Visitor Insights, a consent-based website tag that tracks the topics a device has consumed. It infers intent, job function, management level, and other information that B2B publishers can use for ad targeting and personalization. This Bombora report shows intent trends by industry: for example, media and advertising users show 70% more interest in Customer Data Platforms than they did last year.