Retail earthquake: Amazon buys Wholefoods for $13.7bn
Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at $13.7bn (£10.7bn), shaking up the grocery sector.
Author: Robin Langford
Video trends: Teens switching from live TV to ‘on demand’
Children and teenagers are increasingly watching TV through a smartphone and using on demand services, as viewing habits among young people continue to shift towards mobile and on demand streaming, a study has shown.
EU scraps mobile roaming charges
The EU has scrapped mobile roaming charges from today, meaning that using a smartphone for calls, text and internet away in Europe will cost no more than using it at home.
Samsung in VR partnership with BuzzFeed and NowThis
Samsung has struck partnerships with BuzzFeed and NowThis to give consumers access to immersive content, which is made possible by Samsung’s Gear 360.
Uber in management shake-up as workplace scandal deepens
Uber’s CEO Travis Kalanick is rumoured to be taking a leave of absence for several months, amid accusations of discrimination and cut-throat practices at the taxi app firm, accoridng to a new report.
UK election analysis: Conservatives targeted social media ads “far too narrowly”
After last week’s general election, new research indicates that The Conservative Party ran an “ineffective” social media campaign that failed to attract new voters and did not energise its traditional base.
Avoiding harmful bots: How DSPs handle non-human traffic
Jamuna Nallainathan, Senior Manager, Audience Marketplace, EMEA, at Yahoo looks at why ad tech providers such as demand side platforms may ultimately be in the best position to help advertisers detect fraud.
Google sells robotics firm to Japan’s Softbank
Boston Dynamics, known for its robots such as Atlas and BigDog, has been sold by Google to Japanese telecoms giant Softbank for an undisclosed sum.
Social media marketing: Which platform spends the most on its own ads?
A new study from Kantar Media study, looked at the ad spends of the five big social-media networks in the US, showing that Facebook dominates with Snapchat and Pinterest on the rise.
UK election: Did social media analysis predict a hung parliament?
As the UK General Election results in a hung parliament, analysis by data science and media technology company, 4C Insights, revealed sentiment across social media towards the Conservative Party dipped to just 37% in the final days prior to the election.