The newly privatised Royal Mail in the UK has bought a stake in Market Engine, an start-up that powers companies’ online store fronts.

The world’s biggest advertiser, WPP, remains an ‘unabashed’ bull about China despite slowing growth in the world’s second biggest economy causing market jitters.

For the first time, Apple will allow adverts to be blocked by the iPhone and iPad versions of Safari, in a move is likely please users, but will concern both advertisers and publishers alike. Ad blockers have been available on desktop browsers for years, but analysts say Apple’s backing has the potential to make ad … [Read more…]

YouTubers on a popular YouTube channel received hidden payments to promote the Xbox One gaming console on their video blogs, it has been revealed.

Car maker Fiat Chrysler has recalled 8,000 vehicles after fears that hackers could take over the controls from the driver.

Uber has raised $1.2bn for its expansion into China, with plans to launch the taxi app in 100 cities in the next year.

Instagram has revamped its direct messaging service with new features including shared images and threaded messaging, which lets users send content from their feed as a direct message.

YouTube will give advertisers new data on how many of the ads on its internet video service can be seen by viewers, following complaints from advertisers.

Facebook has launched a free education app for teachers that helps track students’ progress and makes it easier to create custom learning plans.

PayPal has launched a new peer-to-peer payments service called PayPal.Me targeted at the instant messaging generation.