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Apple self-driving car involved in ‘minor crash’

September 5, 2018

An Apple self-driving car was involved in a crash while merging onto an expressway near the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters this month.

Emoji habits shows how Brits reacted to heatwave

September 3, 2018

How do we really feel about the infamous British weather? A new analysis of how we used emojis in social media during the recent heatwave busts the myths and also shines a light on key differences in how men and women convey emotions on social channels.

Yandex to test self-driving taxi in Russia

August 31, 2018

Russian internet giant Yandex is to begin testing a new autonomous ride-hailing service in the tech-centric town of Innopolis.

London’s first ‘crypto-only’ shop to open for one week in September

August 29, 2018

A pop-up shop that accepts only digital currency will open this September in London to kickstart the launch of the capital’s Crypto Week.

Ariana Grande adds mixed reality ‘Sweetener’ to album launch

August 29, 2018

Thousands of Ariana Grande fans will move to hotspots across the UK to unlock VIP prizes in a mixed reality campaign launched this week to mark the release of her new album, ‘Sweetener’.

Vercida debuts AI powered job-matching service

August 29, 2018

Employment career website, Vercida, has announced a partnership with Irish data science firm, Opening.io, to provide a job-matching service using artificial intelligence (AI).

Uber partners Toyota for self-driving car development

August 28, 2018

Uber has secured $500m (£389m) of investment from Toyota as it renews efforts to build self-driving cars for its ride-hailing app, five months after a self-driving car ran over and killed a pedestrian in the US.

Young’s Seafood begins digital push with new agency

August 24, 2018

Young’s Seafood has appointed behavioural planning agency Total Media to support the brand’s three-year growth strategy.

Adobe integrates email marketing tools with AI and other channels

August 23, 2018

Adobe plans to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities into its email marketing tools to help brands build customer loyalty through data-driven personalisation.

Top ecommerce tips: Peak? Which peak?

August 22, 2018

The rise of ecommerce has made seasonal shopping patterns much harder to predict. Craig Summers, UK Managing Director, Manhattan Associates looks at how the idea of one peak period has changed for retailers and how best they can prepare their operations.