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Weekend Roundup Can A 22-Year-Old Clean The Pacific Ocean? Dutch innovator Boyan Slat has an ambitious plan to clear plastic from the marine area known as the "great Pacific garbage patch." And the 22-year-old tells Business Insider that the first cleanup array would launch sooner than expected. "Instead of late 2020, the cleanup will now start in just 12 months from now, and parts of it are already in production," Slat says. Slat's nonprofit, The Ocean Cleanup, plans to try to install systems to remove vast quantities of plastic from the Pacific ocean. The systems are designed to float on the surface of an area that collects pollution from around the world, and skim plastic off the top layer of water. Business Insider's Kevin Loria has the full story. Research In Focus The Digital Disruption of Live Sports In a new report, BI Intelligence takes a deep dive into the decline of live sports on TV. The report explains how digital disruption and shifting consumer habits are contributing to this decline, and profiles the promising new players in the space. In addition, it discusses emerging business models for the live sports industry, and what's next for legacy broadcasters as they strive to adapt. Learn More »   The Digital-Only Challenger Banks Explainer In a new report from BI Intelligence, we look at the features that make neobanks a distinct new competitor, the range of models they're adopting, and the regions in which neobanks are particularly flourishing. We also discuss the challenges neobanks still face, and the opportunity these obstacles present for incumbents to get ahead in the transition to digital banking. Learn More »   The Reverse Logistics Report A new report by BI Intelligence explores the drivers of programmatic TV adoption and the value advertisers and TV companies can derive from hyper-targeted audiences. It also highlights the key differences and similarities between programmatic TV and digital display, and assesses several potential barriers to PTV adoption. Learn More » Briefing Highlights Lending Club may have hit a dead end Despite the aftermath of a governance scandal in early 2016, US alt lending giant Lending Club seemed to be on track for a slow but steady recovery at the end of the year. Read More »   A Startup Is Making a $30 Smartphone in Africa Onyx Connect, a South African startup, will begin mass producing a $30 smartphone in June. Read More »   YouTube Wants to be Original Like Everyone Else YouTube is doubling down on original content in a plan to ambitiously expand its programming and attract audiences and advertisers. Read More »   Square Cash Gets Physical Square Cash, the mobile peer-to-peer (P2P) payment offering from Square, will launch a physical prepaid debit product. Read More »   Facebook, The TV-like Social Network Facebook is set to debut its collection of TV-like video content in mid-June, and the social network has set its sight on two types of shows. Read More »   Consumers are lukewarm on Amazon's Echo Look Amazon's recently released Echo Look is unlikely to gain mass market adoption, according to exclusive survey data from BI Intelligence. Read More »   Chase Adds Mortgage Rewards Chase is offering cardholders of its premium Sapphire line 100,000 points, valued at approximately $2,000, if they open a mortgage with the bank. Read More »   Alipay Is Setting Up for Global Dominance A major partnership between popular Chinese mobile wallet Alipay and US payment processor First Data will accelerate Alipay's path toward global dominance in the mobile wallet space. Read More »   YouTube Scores Higher With Older Age Groups Than Millennials Google's recent claim that YouTube is the coolest brand in the eyes of teens and millennials looks shady in light of new survey data from BI Intelligence, which indicates that older age groups consistently perceive YouTube more positively than their younger peers do. Read More »   OnDeck's Recovery Plan Is Playing Off US online lender OnDeck had a tough Q4 2016, but it acknowledged its problems and introduced several measures to get itself back on track, including a "cost rationalization" plan that called for tighter credit management and job cuts. 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