Samsung now making chips for cryptocurrency mining
Samsung is making chips designed specifically to harvest cryptocurrency coins as it looks to cash in on the rise of blockchain transaction technology.
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Facebook profits surge 56% despite drop in usage
Facebook users are spending 5% less time on the social network, but then firm still managed to post reported better than expected results for the last three months of 2017.
Digital publisher revenue and confidence on the up
There has been a 6.7% increase in UK publisher revenue from £77.6m in Q3 2016 to £82.8 in Q3 2017, coupled with a boost in industry confidence, according to new research.
Hootsuite introduces scheduling and publishing for Instagram posts
Social media management platform Hootsuite has announced a deeper integration with Instagram, providing Hootsuite customers direct scheduling and publishing on Instagram through the Hootsuite dashboard.
AI in ecommerce? Fashion consumers have mixed feelings
Less than half of older shoppers compared to Generation Z are comfortable with Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the future, according to new research into online fashion buying.
Viewability ‘strongly tied to online conversions’
Ads that are more visible and spend longer in a persons view on the screen are strongly related to online conversions, according to the results of a major year-long US study.
Ad viewability hits 3½-year high
UK ad viewability levels have hit their highest level since the second quarter of 2014, according to the latest quarterly benchmark report from ad verification company Meetrics.
GDPR: UK Govt urges firms to prepare for stronger data protection laws
Fewer than half of all businesses and charities are aware of new data protection laws four months before they come into force, according to new research.
Londoners urged to help capital become world’s top smart city
Londoners will have the opportunity to inform how smart technology could shape the future of life in the capital by giving their views and ideas to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
Rise of ‘hashtag politics’ has changed social media marketing- report
Political polarisation and viral social movements like #grabyourwallet, #MeToo, and #TimesUp have dramatically changed the face of brand engagement and consumer loyalty, according to new research.