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Battle of the translators: Google Assistant beats Siri

July 12, 2019

Google Assistant is the world’s top performing real time voice translator, ahead of Siri and Skype, according to new research.

Ecommerce trends: Businesses held back by supply chain challenges

July 11, 2019

Despite understanding the vital importance of e-commerce on customer retention and satisfaction, most companies have failed to implement a holistic e-commerce strategy, according to new research.

GDPR bites: Marriot fined $99m for data breach

July 11, 2019

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a second fine this week to hotel chain Marriott for more than £99 million under the GDPR.

Vauxhall launches Apple Business Chat with IMImobile

July 11, 2019

Car manufacturer Vauxhaull is using Apple Business Chat to provide customer support and book test drives for new car models.

Third of SME workers say leadership team too slow to keep up with workforce technology needs

July 11, 2019

Nearly a third (31%) of SME decision makers say their leadership team is not moving fast enough to keep up with employees’ changing technology requirements.

Dr Amazon: Alexa to answer health questions via NHS partnership

July 10, 2019

Amazon has stuck a deal with the NHS in the UK to give users health advice and diagnose their problems via the Alexa voice app.

Online retail sales to overtake High Steet ‘within a decade’

July 10, 2019

Online sales will overtake the high street in the next decade, expected to account for 53% of retail sales by 20208, according to new research.

Global mobile ad trends: 9 in 10 UK users find targeted marketing messages annoying

July 10, 2019

Over half (52%) of consumers globally agree that intrusive or irrelevant mobile marketing messages give them a poor opinion of the app or website that hosts them, according to new research.

African telecoms trends: Mauritius still leads but Algeria and South Africa growing fast

July 9, 2019

Mauritius leads the telecoms market in Africa, with Algeria and South Africa now in the top three after overtaking Ghana and Tunisia, according to new data.

Biggest GDPR fine yet: British Airways to pay £183m for data breach

July 9, 2019

British Airways is facing a record fine of £183m for last year’s breach of its security systems, which lead to the theft of customer data from the airlines website.