More payments giants quit Facebook’s Libra digital currency project
Mastercard, Visa, eBay and payments firm Stripe have pulled out of Facebook’s embattled cryptocurrency project, Libra, following a similar move from PayPal last week.
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Kibo buys Monetate to boost retail personalisation
Kibo Commerce is buying personalisation firm Monetate, offering clients more options such as A/B, multivariate testing and audience targeting for retailers looking to curate customer experiences across all their sales channels.
PayPal drop out of Facebook cryptocurrency plan Libra
PayPal has pulled out of Libra, the Facebook-led effort to build a global digital currency, while other members are also considering leaving the scheme, according to reports.
Social media giants can now be ordered to remove posts worldwide
Facebook and similar apps and websites can be ordered to take down illegal posts worldwide after a landmark ruling from the EU’s highest court.
15 tech predictions for the next decade: Amazon 5G, VR meetings and brain-controlled devices
By 2021, algorithmic and anti-bias data auditors emerge to tackle “pale, male and stale” artificial intelligence, reveals CCS Insight in its predictions for 2020 and beyond.
Top tips: How to visualise an edge in today’s cut-throat customer race
Michael Allen, VP and EMEA CTO at Dynatrace looks at why retailers should adopt capabilities that enable them to visually replay the customer’s digital experience and see exactly how a problem is affecting them.
Kik shuts down messaging app, moves into cryptocurrency
Kik is shutting down its popular but controversial messenger app despite having millions of active users around the world.
Google overtakes Facebook for user app installs (while TikTok rises)
For the first time Google has surpassed Facebook in the total number of attributed installs, meaning Google Ads has powered more app installs over the 6 month period than Facebook Ads, according to new research.
Airship boosts localised marketing with new EU Cloud Site
Customer engagement company Airship is debuting its new EU cloud site and expanding its integration marketing clouds and data, making it easier for marketers to localise messages to international audiences.