Coca-Cola is using artificial intelligence in a new vending machine popping up in universities across the US, Australia and New Zealand.

The rise of the Internet of Things is having a major impact on the growth of food production, according to new research.

Visual IQ has partnered with data management platform Lotame, to deliver people-based marketing insights.

Facebook Messenger is rolling out home screen ads worldwide, meaning consumers will see branded messages in the app’s inbox for the first time.

Music streaming service Spotify has denied filling popular playlists with ‘fake artists’ in order to save of paying royalties to artists.

While artificial intelligence is becomes a major new tool for marketers, nearly one in two retailers are missing out on leveraging AI marketing to better understand customer behaviours, according to new research.

The web is a digital shop window with unlimited space for retailers to showcase what they can offer to the consumer. But it’s become so much more than just another platform to sell through, argues David Brint, CEO of imaging and workflow specialist SpinMe. So why are so many retailers still missing the point of … [Read more…]

This week, Microsoft hosted the Microsoft AI media event in London to discuss the intersection of AI, people and society and Microsoft’s role and responsibility across this growing technology.

This year’s record-breaking Amazon Prime Day results were up 60% and could top $3.5bn; but with discounts of 45% or more Amazon will lose significant sums against its regular prices. E-commerce delivery expert ParcelHero says Prime Day could cost Amazon $700 million, but is still the biggest sales hook of 2017.

The use of personal assistant apps on mobiles is stagnating, partly as people start to use standalone home devices such as Amazon’s Echo, according to new research.