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Will IoT and social overtake TV and radio for news consumption?

November 6, 2018

An increasing number of IT security professionals see future in IoT and social media for general opinion, general news and discussion on IT Security, according to new research.

New AOP tool helps publishers verify cookie tracking tech compliance

November 6, 2018

The Association for Online Publishing (AOP) will be providing its members with a centralised pool of verified cookie data, via a single login, in collaboration with The Media Trust.

Facebook sorry for “white supremacists” user ad category

November 5, 2018

Facebook has apologised for people people to place advertisements on its platform that target “white supremacists” as an audience.

US elections: Twitter shuts down 10,000 bot accounts ‘discouraging voting’

November 5, 2018

Twitter has deleted more than 10,000 bot accounts that it says tried to discourage Americans from voting in the midterm elections, often targeting people likely to vote for a Democrat candidate.

New FC Barcelona chatbot takes football fans to the training ground

October 31, 2018

Viber and FC Barcelona have struck a new partnership on interactive media distributed across the football club’s chatbot on the messaging app.

The future is female: Younger people prefer assistance from women’s voices

October 31, 2018

A major study of consumers’ subconscious reactions to digitised voices has revealed a significant bias towards female voices amongst people under the age of 35.

Twitter to ditch ‘likes’ to boost quality of online debate

October 30, 2018

Twitter is planning to remove the ability to “like” tweets in an attempt to improve the quality of debate on the social network.

Amazon sees record profits of $3bn (but shares fall on growth worries)

October 29, 2018

Amazon has announced a record profit for the last three months of nearly $3bn, but lower-than-expected revenue growth resulted in shares dropping 10% for the online retail giant.

Twitter profits beat expectations again (even as users fall)

October 26, 2018

Twitter planning new subscription platform?

Twitter has seen its profits and revenues rise as advertisers welcome efforts by the social network to cull spam accounts.

Video trends: Pre-teens driving huge surge in on-demand viewing

October 24, 2018

There has been a massive surge in on-demand viewing in the UK, driven by 8-12 years olds, according to new research.