UK-based mapping pioneer Streetmap has lost a long-running legal battle with Google.

Google has put its Artificial Intelligence lead engineer John Giannandrea in charge of its search operations, signalling the growing role of machine learning inside the company.

Companies are spending millions on buying mobile ad inventory programmatically but have little or no knowledge of the practice. Adam Gilsenan, Chief Media Consultant at YOC, considers the current situation and details what needs to be done by sellers and buyers to change this.

1 in 4 people don’t trust any online organisation with their personal details and 43% of users are worried about the general security issues of shopping online, according to this new infographic from Symantec.

The inundation of irrelevant communications and junk mail (both online and offline) is pushing consumer loyalty in the UK and Ireland to breaking point, with the majority (84 per cent) ready to take action against brands, according to new research.

Google can now automatically sift Web traffic from three of the major ad-fraud botnets, responsible for malware on half a million devices.

Mobile ad tech firm Widespace has secured €15.8m in growth capital investment.

The Independent and Independent on Sunday newspapers in the UK are to cease publication and go online only, in the starkest sign yet of the pressure on the print industry.

The Super Bowl 50 saw a 21% year-over-year increase in app activity during the game, with Beyonce’s two-minute guest appearance during the halftime show generating the most mobile buzz, according to new research.

Marketers have their eye on visual formats this year, with more marketers than ever investing in video (up 20% from 2015), according to new research.