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#revenue-growth

In a long-awaited move, StubHub (NYSE:STUB), the leading online ticket resale marketplace, priced its initial public offering (IPO) yesterday at $23.50 per share, valuing the company at $8.6 billion. The offering raised $800 million through the sale of approximately 34 million shares, with an option for underwriters to purchase up to 5.1 million more. This debut on the New York Stock Exchange caps years of delays, including pauses in 2024 amid market volatility from tariffs and earlier in 2025 due to economic uncertainty.

Replit has raised a $250 million round, valuing the company at $3 billion. Unlike other fast-growing vibe coders, Replit has not been running to VCs every few months, though we'll see if that changes. Its last raise was in 2023 when it raised about $100 million that valued the company at $1.16 billion post-money. Replit has now raised a total of about $478 million, PitchBook estimates.

In the second quarter of 2025, JOYY's revenue reached US$ 507.8 million, representing 2.7% quarter-over-quarter growth. Its livestreaming revenue grew 1.1% quarter over quarter, while non-livestreaming revenue achieved 25.6% year-over-year growth, contributing 26.1% of total revenues. The Company's non-GAAP 1 EBITDA reached US$48.2 million, growing by 25.7% year over year and 19.3% quarter over quarter. JOYY's GAAP and non-GAAP 1 net profit in the second quarter increased approximately 16.8% and 3.9% year-over-year to US$60.8 million and US$77.0 million, respectively.

Learning and Development (L&D) departments often face pressure to demonstrate their value while operating with constrained resources. In the face of economic turmoil or unpredictable market conditions, customer training can present a promising avenue for L&D departments looking to drive significant business impact. This article explores how leveraging existing L&D resources can enhance customer education initiatives and ultimately transform L&D from a perceived cost center into a vehicle for revenue growth and retention.

TikTok's operations in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Latin America more than doubled revenues since 2022, when the company brought in $2.6 billion, according to filings submitted to Companies House, the U.K's corporate registry.

US companies have invested between $35 billion and $40 billion in generative AI projects, but most efforts remain in the pilot stage with little impact on revenues.

Foxconn's Cloud & Networking revenue has jumped 47%, driven primarily by AI server demand, overtaking its consumer electronics business for the first time.

The Snowflake Platform enhances enterprises' data management under an AI Data Cloud, focusing on self-managed services, governance, and visibility without requiring extensive end-user hardware.

Snap reported a 9% increase in revenue year over year, totaling $1.345 billion. Daily active users rose by 9% to reach 469 million.

ChatGPT can handle repetitive tasks, generate content frameworks, and streamline customer communications-freeing entrepreneurs to focus on high-value activities.

The deterioration took its toll. The morale of the whole store was basically terrible. When he started, people rarely talked about leaving.

High employee turnover, low customer satisfaction stats, and missed revenue targets are symptoms of ineffective sales transformation and enablement programs.

Meta's current focus on AI-powered systems has enhanced its ad conversion rates, resulting in a 9% increase in average ad prices, indicating a significant shift in value generation.

BuzzFeed's revenue reached $46.4 million in Q2 2025, beating estimates by 17.7%. High-margin areas like programmatic advertising and affiliate commerce contributed significantly to this growth.

Despite posting revenue growth, Better's adjusted EBITDA loss increased slightly to $27 million in Q2 2025. The company aims for adjusted EBITDA breakeven by Q3 2026.

Warner Brothers Discovery will separate back into two independent, publicly traded companies by mid-2026. The separation follows a merging process that began in 2022.

Reddit netted $465 million in ad revenue in Q2, an 84% year-over-year increase, making it its most profitable quarter since going public.

Roku's video advertising business has been booming, with video advertising growth surpassing overall platform revenue during the second quarter, reflecting a robust demand diversification strategy.

Roblox's video game platform has crossed 100 million daily active users, with growth accelerated by its user-generated content strategy and user interactions.

Google Cloud posted $13.6 billion in Q2 revenue, up 32% year-over-year, driven by growth in core and AI products at a rate significantly higher than Cloud's overall revenue growth.