John Lewis’s ‘Buster the Boxer’ Christmas ad tops YouTube’s annual festive leaderboard globally – but Sainsbury’s ‘The Greatest Gift’ was most popular with the British audience, according to league tables revealed today.
Apple has announced plans to invest “heavily” in driverless car software, following years of speculation that the tech giant is eyeing the automotive industry.
Brexit, the Olympics, Euro 2016 and Donald Trump dominate online searches in 2016 in Yahoo’s annual reflection of Britain’s search habits and trends.
A games developer from London has developed a mobile phone game called ‘Cigbreak’ aimed at smokers wanting to kick the habit.
The Investigatory Powers Bill, nicknamed the Snooper’s Charter, has been passed by Parliament, courting controversy with some privacy campaigners calling it the “most extreme surveillance law ever passed in a democracy”.
A fifth of all gifts bought this year will be technology related (20%), with the average technology spend across the country on tech gifts will be £267, according to new research.
The holiday shopping season officially kicks off next month, and brands that don’t have a clearly defined mobile marketing plan to make the most of it will be outpaced quickly by those that do, writes Katie Jansen, Chief Marketing Officer at AppLovin.
Apple is working on a set of smart glasses similar to Snapchat’s newly launched Spectacles, according to news reports.
PayPal has added Siri support, letting Apple users send and request money using voice commands on iOS.
With Facebook and Twitter now offering branded chatbots, how can brands get the most out of AI-powered customer service? Matt Wright, Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) freelancer and Venturebeat contributor, looks at the 8 basic conversations your bot should be well-versed in before meeting your consumers.