Londoners urged to help capital become world’s top smart city
Londoners will have the opportunity to inform how smart technology could shape the future of life in the capital by giving their views and ideas to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
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Facebook invents new unit of time to sync video (and boost VR)
Facebook has introduced a new unit of time to make it easier for developers to sync up video and audio frames, in what could be a breakthrough for VR.
Social advertising trends: Major shift from organic to paid in past year
There has been 54% year-on-year increase in ad spend across all major social media platforms around the world, as advertisers move from organic and viral sharing to paid and sponsored advertising, according to new research.
Facebook and Twitter unveil plans to tackle ‘fake news’
Facebook and Twitter have both revealed plans to deal with the spread of fake news and propaganda on their services.
Top 30 countries for growing ad spend: Iran leads the way
Over the next three years, Iran will add more ad dollars than any of the other countries included in Zenith’s Thirty Rising Media Markets report, published today.
Commuting in driverless cars “will improve employee productivity and wellbeing”
Brits are more likely to work during a commute in a fully autonomous car, compared to their traditional commute, according to new research.
What would happen if the internet shut down for 1 hour?
Which countries would lose the most money if someone actually broke the internet? This new report from Website Builder Expert (WBE) finds that China would suffer the most.
Damn lies and statistics? Only 5% think current digital ad research is adequate
Only 5% of media and advertising professionals believe commercial research studies on digital advertising are of a good enough quality, according to (ironically) new research.
YouTube faces vlogger backlash on tighter ad rules
Google has courted controversy after introducing new YouTube rules that would stop ads on channels that get less than 4,000 viewing hours a year.
The future of AI [INFOGRAPHIC]
It’s no secret that AI is going to advance and grow beyond anything we could have imagined just decades ago, but is the future of AI going to be positive or negative? This infographic looks at the impact.