Top global brands: Google regains top slot from Apple
Google has regained the crown as most valuable global brand ahead of Apple, while Vodafone retains UK top spot, according to a new report.
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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.
Industrial Internet of Things: Security concerns hamper adoption
Four-fifths (82%) of business executives believe that successful adoption of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is critical to their company’s future success. Despite this, only 25% of surveyed companies have a clear strategy, according to new research.
Mary Meeker’s Internet trends: Get ready for a hands-free future
Internet users are talking to their phones much more, meaning that brands need to prepare for a hands-free future in digital, according to the annual report from digital guru Mary Meeker.
Cultural revolution: ‘Art’ gets its own web domain
The internet is about to get a bit more crowded (and cultural) with the introduction of a new .art domain dedicated to the creative industry.
Can you win the Best of the European Internet? Lovie Awards 2016 seeks final entries
With the 10th June deadline fast approaching, The Lovie Awards is seeking entries to honour the best of the internet across Europe, from online ads and video to mobile apps and social media.
Facebook revamps Trending Topics after political bias row
Facebook is changing the way it runs its Trending Topics feed, following accuastions that the social network is deliberatley excluding right wing politcal subjects from its charts.
China’s government ‘faking 488m social media posts’ – Study
Chinese government employees are inserting millions of deceptive messages into the streams of real social networks, to divert citizens’ attention from adverse or embarrassing news, according to new research.
EU referendum: CEOs of fastest growing companies in UK discuss Brexit impact
As George Osborne claims that the UK will plunge into a self-inflicted year-long recession, resulting in the loss of over half a million jobs, CEOs of some of the fastest-growing UK companies discuss how a potential Brexit could impact on businesses.
Uber enters driverless car race
Car-hailing app Uber has begun testing a self-driving vehicle in a move that threatens to further disrupt the taxi industry.