Video viral of the week: Red Bull creates ‘smart payphones’ in Brazil
Red Bull is gave regular payphones in São Paulo a digital twist. See why its our video viral of the week below.
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Movistar hires Kantar for granular insights into subscriber viewing
Spanish telecoms operator Movistar+ has signed an agreement with Kantar Media to design, deploy and manage a proprietary audience measurement service.
End of the road: Apple to axe smart car plans?
Apple’s long-rumoured smart car project could be ditched, as hundreds of members of the team working on it have left or been reassigned, according to a news report.
Now that the EU has outlawed network-wide ad blocking, will advertisers and ad tech companies just carry on regardless?
Oliver Gold, Commercial Director at YOC considers the implications for ads across mobile devices now that the EU has outlawed network wide ad blocking. Does it mean that advertisers will carry on as they have been doing before with pushing out unwanted and unwelcome ads to consumers or does it mean that ad tech companies … [Read more…]
Who are the world’s most influential social media personalities?
With the inexorable rise of online influencers, apple tree communications launches its latest Social Scene report, uncovering those individuals that wield most influence in social channels.
Alibaba lets VR shoppers pay via nodding
Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba is working on a new payment method that lets shoppers wearing virtual reality headsets make payments without removing the devices.
SEO split: Google mobile and desktop search to show different results
Google is completely splitting its search index into two distinct versions: a rapidly updated mobile one, and a separate, secondary search index for the desktop web.
Baidu debuts medical chatbot for doctors and patients
Chinese search engine giant Baidu is launching a “conversational” medical chatbot designed to make diagnosing illnesses easier.
Sky expands into VR with Jaunt partnership
Cinematic virtual reality firm Jaunt has struck a content deal with investor Sky that will see it launch a Sky World section within the Jaunt app.
Yandex pre-installs AI features into Android phones
Russian search engine Yandex has launched a number of AI-powered services as it looks to rival Google in the mobile search market.