Google Shopping search accused of ‘abuse’ by EU
The European Union has filed a complaint against Google over its alleged anti-competitive behaviour, targeting its shopping search which is pitched as a “matchmaker” between products and customers.
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Down Periscope! HBO attacks Twitter over Game of Thrones live streaming
Broadcaster HBO has sent ‘take down’ notices to Periscope, the live-streaming video app owned by Twitter, after users of the app broadcast episodes of the hit show Games of Thrones on Sunday night.
When Watson met Siri: IBM teams with Apple for health tracking
IBM has launched a health unit to make sense of the wealth of data created by the boom in fitness trackers and apps, working with Apple, Johnson and Johnson and medical device maker Medtronic.
Big brands ‘appearing on sleazy website ads’
Many big brands ads from the likes of British Gas, Marks & Spencer, Cillit Bang and O2 are appearing on inappropriate websites, according to a news report this week.
Sheba targets YouTube cat lovers with ‘Perfect Portions’ short form video
Sheba has launched a new cat food product, turning to YouTube and its love of all things feline to win over consumers with a short form video.
Top tips: Demystifying programmatic video advertising
Programmatic ads are taking off, but more than half of marketers still don’t understand programmatic well enough to implement it. Guy Yalif, VP of Global Marketing, BrightRoll offers a guide to getting the most out of programmatic video ads.
Coca-Cola swaps UK site for digital magazine
Coca-Cola has replaced its corporate UK site with a new ‘digital magazine’ that aims to take the user on a journey through the brand.
UK ecommerce growth slows to single digits for first time
UK online sales grew just 9% in March and 11% on February 2015, meaning that the Index has recorded only single-digit growth for each month in Q1 2015 – the first time this has happened in any quarter.
‘Robot chef’ can cook 2,000 meals in home kitchen
A pair of robot hands could soon be found in every home, able to stir, pour and bake its way to creating meals for their human owners, following the launch of a new robo-chef prototype this week.
Most online crime ‘goes unreported’
Eighty percent of online crime is not reported to the authorities, with digital police practices ‘severely hampered’ and requiring ‘a fundamental change in mindset’, according to City of London Police commissioner Adrian Leppard.