YouTube brings breaking news to homepage
YouTube is reportedly rolling out a “Breaking News” section in people’s feeds across all mobile and web platforms, as Google continues to tailor custom content playlists to users logged into Google Accounts.
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The rise of chatbot financial assistants: 3 apps that are changing banking
Chatbots are being used by fintech start-ups to help customers manage and save their money. Plum, Chip and Cleo are automatic financial assistants which use intelligent software to understand customer spending habits, and customers can chat about their finances to their chatbot whenever they feel like it.
Google messaging platform Allo finally comes to desktop
Google Allo is now supported on the web, letting users carry on chats on a laptop or desktop without having to pick up their mobile.
Online comedy site NextUp gets funding boost and Virgin Atlantic deal
NextUp, the stand up comedy focussed online video on demand platform, has secured a new funding round along with a distribution deal with airline Virgin Atlantic.
Facebook pulls plug on app for under-21s after just one year
Facebook has closed a video-focused app targeted at under-21s less than a year after it was launched.
Google Play starts downranking poor quality apps
Google Play has started down ranking poorly performing apps, making them harder to find on the app store.
Google homepage gets personalised revamp
Google’s homepage is undergoing the biggest overhaul in its 20 year history, as the web giant aims to offer users a more personalised experience.
World Emoji Day 2017: are we over the emoji? 😭
Despite the momentum around emojis with an upcoming film ‘The Emoji Movie’ and World Emoji Day, emojis appear to have lost the momentum that made them such an effective marketing tactic in 2016, according to new research.
Google fined record £2bn for shopping service search “bias”
The European Commission has forced Google to pay a record fine of £2.1bn (€2.42bn) for abusing its dominance as a search engine.
Ad blocking trends in 2017: Mobile increases but signs of overall slowdown
Ad blocking is now one of the biggest threats to digital marketing, estimated to cost global publishers over $27bn by 2020 through lost revenues. But are we witnessing a slowdown, or simply a migration of filtering software from PCs to mobiles?