The new fiver: Bank of England creates website to promote plastic banknotes
Digital agency Cyber-Duck is creating a website for the new £5 polymer (plastic) banknote for the Bank of England.
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Lost in translation: Why the ‘grimace’ emoji is confounding texters
When is a smile not a smile? The different ways that phones display emojis is leading to some embarrassing mix-ups, according to new research.
Guest comment: When are we, the marketers, going to admit that we aren’t doing a very good job?
With the number of tasks, channels and platforms the average marketer has to deal with these days it’s no wonder marketers are failing. Chris Pitt, Head of Marketing at Vertical Leap explains how software and automation has made his own team work better.
Google shows off lower cost (and less scary) robot
Google’s parent company Alphabet is showing off a new Japanese robot – a lower-cost, lower-power machine designed to help civilians.
Daily Mail owner to buy Yahoo?
The owner of the Daily Mail has become the latest media giant to consider buying Yahoo, according to a news report.
Microsoft AI creates ‘new’ Rembrandt painting
Microsoft is showing off its artificial intelligence abilities, with a new program that can produce an ‘original’ Rembrandt painting based on the master’s old works.
Top tips: Making connections – gaining value from the Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to comprise more than 21bn objects by 2020, the sum total of which will produce a great deal of data. Darren Cooper, Director of Industry Solutions, Europe, Stibo Systems looks at the the importance of identifying objects and where they are in the IoT, and the value and … [Read more…]
Can Alibaba AI predict reality TV show winner?
Alibaba has built an artificial intelligence platform that it hopes can correctly predict the outcome of reality TV talent show I’m a Singer.
Persado gets $30m funding boost for AI-generated content
Marketing tech firm Persado has secured a $30mn Series C financing led by Goldman Sachs and previous investors include both Bain Capital Ventures, Start Vest partners and American Express.
Amazon and Microsoft ‘to invest in self-driving car tech’
Amazon and Microsoft are considering using their technology to power Here, a mapping technology firm for self driving cars, according to a news report.