Mark Zuckerberg’s personal Facebook and Pinterest pages hacked
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg briefly lost control of both his Twitter and Pinterest accounts this morning, after a hacking group broke in to both, defacing the pages.
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BuzzFeed and Facebook to stream live EU referendum event
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is to appear in BuzzFeed’s EU referendum event, which will be streamed using Facebook Live on June 10th.
City AM hands over website control to brands
In a daring move, free London newspaper City AM is letting brands post articles directly into their website content management system with no editorial control.
UberEATS comes to UK to take on Deliveroo
Uber is planning to expand its takeaway deliver service to the UK after launching in 16 other cities around the world, according to a news report.
How to stop your ecommerce site from leaking money
Your ecommerce store could be leaking money in more ways than you know. This infographic from Red Stag Fulfilment offers some tips and stats to help understand how to get the best out of online retail.
Guest comment: The death of the password is upon us
Four fifths of consumers believe biometrics are more secure than traditional user names and passwords. Patrick Salyer, CEO of customer identity management expert Gigya, believes now is the time for brands to move away from what is quickly becoming an archaic form of authentication and embrace new technologies.
Facebook uses AI to beat comment spam
Facebook is using a new ‘deep text’ program to start scanning 10,000 posts a second in a bid to improve comments and catch spam.
Half of 16-24s in US now use Snapchat
Nearly half (47%) of 16-24s in the USA are snapchatting, while youngsters in the UK, Ireland and Belgium also flocking to the chat app, according to new research.
French ad tech firm ADventori expands to London
AdTech firm Adventori is opening a London office as it expands beyond France with clients including IKEA, Nissan, L’Oréal, and Coca Cola.
Menu Next Door gets $2m funding boost as ‘Airbnb for food’
European startup Menu Next Door has secured $2 million round of funding from Index Ventures, Local Globe, Kima Ventures, and TheFamily to expand its novel approach to food delivery.