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Facebook takes on Netflix and YouTube with ad-funded video platform

August 29, 2018

Facebook has launched its much-anticipated video streaming platform ‘Facebook Watch’ worldwide, after an initial launch in the US last year.

Snapchat in UK ‘to overtake Facebook among 18- 24-year-olds this year’

August 29, 2018

Snapchat will have a larger user base among UK adults ages 18 to 24 than Facebook in 2018, according to new research.

Yandex “in talks with Russian retail stores about new smartphone launch”

August 28, 2018

Russian search giant Yandex is in talks with Russian retail stores about the sale of its rumoured smartphone, according to the newspaper Vedomosti.

Uber partners Toyota for self-driving car development

August 28, 2018

Uber has secured $500m (£389m) of investment from Toyota as it renews efforts to build self-driving cars for its ride-hailing app, five months after a self-driving car ran over and killed a pedestrian in the US.

Huawei and ZTE 5G technology banned in Australia

August 24, 2018

China’s Huawei and ZTE have been banned from providing 5G technology equipment to Australia, citing national security concerns.

Google and Urban Airship team up for super-fast mobile notifications

August 23, 2018

Google Cloud Platform has partnered with Urban Airship, a customer experience company, to launch Boost, which has been designed to help brands improve how they target customers via notifications.

Spotify admits two million users blocked ads

August 23, 2018

Spotify has uncovered 2 million users of its free service who had blocked advertising without paying, highlighting a potential revenue risk for the soon-to-be public company.

Spotify mulls ad skip button

August 22, 2018

Spotify may soon let free users skip ads, following a trial run in Australia, as the music streaming site looks to increase relevance of its ads.

The future of content marketing: VR, AR and Video

August 21, 2018

80% of people would rather watch a live video than read a blog, a voice search is increasingly in demand, according to new research looking into the technology that will shape the future of the content marketing industry.

Top 4 IoT fears: Consumers afraid ‘Internet of Things’ glitches could lead to deaths

August 21, 2018

Consumers have major concerns there will be potentially fatal consequences if and when glitches occur with the ‘Internet of Things’ devices entering our homes and lifestyles, according to new research.