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IBM under fire for using Flickr photos for facial-recognition project

March 13, 2019

IBM has been accused of using Flickr photos for a facial-recognition project, without the permission of people in the images.

Brexit bots: Foreign Twitter accounts ‘amplified pro-Leave views’

March 13, 2019

Far-right political groups have been using fake accounts and co-ordinated behaviour on Twitter to amplify pro-Brexit views, according to new research.

Ad targeting trends: personalisation strategies ‘help marketers exceed revenue targets’

March 13, 2019

Brands experiencing the highest return on personalisation are twice as likely to cite customer lifetime value as their primary goal, according to new research.

Artificial intelligence: Seven ideas receive funding to ensure AI is used in the public interest

March 12, 2019

From combating the spread of misinformation to expanding awareness of the impact of artificial intelligence on society, seven projects shaping the effects that artificial intelligence has on the field of news and information received $750,000 in funding today.

Is the free returns bubble about to burst for retailers and consumers alike?

March 11, 2019

Returns are costly to retailers, but online shopping and ‘fast fashion’ has fuelled their rise. Branwell Moffat, Director of Commerce Consulting at Envoy Digital, part of the KPS Group, looks at how retailers who invest in the right digital solutions will be able to tame the returns beast and ensure it remains a profitable part of their … [Read more…]

Top 5 benefits of a cashless society for small businesses

March 11, 2019

What will payments look like in the future? As cash makes way for mobile wallets and cards, a new study looks at the key benefits of being a cashless society.

Wochit partners UN for video news content

March 11, 2019

Predictive video creation platform, Wochit, has announced a new, long-term partnership with the United Nations and its video news wire service, UNifeed.

Move over millennials: The most influential demographic is ‘mass market women’

March 11, 2019

The highly valuable influence of mass market women is misunderstood, and it eclipses the two most talked-about advertising targets, Millennials and ABs, according to new research.

Facebook removes over 100 ‘hate’ accounts in the UK

March 11, 2019

Facebook has discovered and taken down dozens of fake accounts used to spread hate in UK.

“Iron Net Curtain’: Thousands protest Russia’s new internet restrictions

March 11, 2019

Thousands of people in Moscow and two other Russian cities gathered to march against their government’s new internet restriction laws on Sunday.