Uber self-driving cars to start picking up passengers next month
Ride-sharing firm Uber will soon let users in Pittsburgh hail self-driving cars, the company has confirmed.
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DIY apps – Should businesses make their own custom app?
Custom apps have the potential to help teams and businesses become more productive, by improving inefficient processes internally and reducing scattered information. Ann Monroe, vice president of marketing, FileMaker looks at how a business can determine when to make their own custom app and when to hire an expert.
Marketing bosses “lack of insight into margin and profit performance”
The future Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) needs to be much more familiar with financial data to survive, yet lack of visibility into margin is holding them back, according to new research.
Samsung “most trustworthy Olympics sponsor brand”- survey
Samsung is the most trusted Olympic sponsor brands among UK consumers, while McDonalds is the least trusted, according to new research.
Fear of the start-ups: 80% of firms fear they could be displaced in 5 years
UK businesses have extreme fears for the survival of their businesses, with 80% believing that they could be displaced by a new business that focuses on technology within the next 5 years.
Bynder gets €20m funding boost for branding automation software
Branding automation business Bynder has secured €20 million in its first round of funding and is joining the likes of Tumblr, Alibaba, Hootsuite, Twitter and Shutterstock as recipients of funding from Insight Venture Partners.
Pokemon Go: Brits more likely to play at work than Germans
Pokemon Go! is starting to invade the workplace, with 53% of UK employees who play Pokemon Go admitting to doing so during working hours.
Online only retailers ‘growing faster than multichannel ones’- IMRG
Online-only retailers are growing at a significantly faster rate than multichannel ones, and are seeing a higher average basket value, too, accordingto a new report from IMRG and Capgemini.
The technology ticking ‘time-bomb’: shape shifting the store to meet the demands of GenZ
The digital dependency of Generation Z (GenZ) could present a technological ticking ‘time-bomb’ for brands and retailers, according to new research.
Walmart buys Amazon rival Jet.com for $3.3bn
Retail giant Walmart has bought online retailer Jet.com for $3.3bn (£2.5bn), one of Amazon’s biggest online challengers, in a major statement of intent from the superstore giant.