Uber for Planes: Wingly connects private pilots to passengers
Flight sharing platform Wingly is officially launching in the UK after going live in France and Germany.
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Political dilemma: BuzzFeed ends Republican Party’s ad contract over Trump
BuzzFeed has ended an advertising agreement with the Republican National Committee that both parties signed back in April 2016 due to a disagreement over its Presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Facebook uses AI to beat comment spam
Facebook is using a new ‘deep text’ program to start scanning 10,000 posts a second in a bid to improve comments and catch spam.
Explorative Brits make unexpected travel choices this summer
Britain’s silver surfers are becoming hooked on sharing economy services, with searches increasing by over 170 per cent year-on-year, nearly double the growth of those aged 25-34, according to new research.
Video Viral of the Week: 50 Cent spoofs MTV’s Cribs with ‘In Da Hostel’
With Snapchat set to revive MTV’s Cribs, Hostel World has released a spoof ad with a little help from rapper 50 Cent.
Five tips to help businesses boost productivity
On average, workers send and receive 15 emails with attachments a day, with 59 per cent of managers admitting to missing vital information simply because they can’t find it or never see it. Kieran Saunders, senior business solutions consultant, FileMaker, explains how working collaboratively with software, apps and team members, businesses will save both time … [Read more…]
Ecommerce sales growth doubles (but tablets falter)
Online retail sales growth rate surged 15% in the first quarter of 2016, but there is a growing disparity observed between smartphone and tablet usage, according to new data.
2b r nt 2b: Skakespeak app lets fans text like the Bard
A new mobile app which adds a Shakespearean touch to your text messaging, has been launched to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death.
Barclays finally adds support for Apple Pay in the UK
Barclays has confirmed that its customers will be able to use Apple Pay from today, almost nine months after the launch of the mobile payment service.
Top brands take part in first B2B event in Muslim lifestyle sector
Some of the world’s biggest brands, including Tesco, Asda and Ogilvy, will take part in the first-ever B2B conference on Muslim lifestyle – a sector worth trillions of pounds.