Digital helps UK ad spend beat expectations (but Brexit cuts 2017 forecasts)
The growth of digital marketing has helped UK ad spend beat expectations for 2016, but Brexit has led to lower forecasts in 2017, according to new figures.
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UK spies ‘unlawfully’ collected Brits’ personal data for nearly two decades
UK government spy agencies broke privacy rules by collecting large amounts of UK citizens’ data without adequate oversight, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT) has ruled.
Facebook pays more UK tax after outcry (but ‘credit’ could cancel it out)
Facebook paid £4.16m in UK corporation tax last year, marking an increase on the previous year, but a £11.3m ‘tax credit’ could cancel out any future contributions.
Quarter of Brits think a robot would provide better customer service than a human
New research conducted by the leaders in enterprise information management, OpenText, reveals that over a quarter of British consumers (27%) believe a robot would provide better customer service than a human.
Google, Facebook and Amazon unite to shape future of artificial intelligence
The world’s biggest technology companies, including Alphabet, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and IBM has teamed up to consider the future of artificial intelligence.
Biggest hack yet? Yahoo admits 500m users’ data stolen in 2014
Yahoo has admitted that data from at least 500 million of its users was “stolen” during an attack in 2014, in what could be a “state sponsored” attack.
Plans for Netflix-style BBC subscription service revealed
The BBC’s charter has been updated, with plans for a Netflix-style global subscription service and analogue radio switch off in the pipeline.
EU forces Apple to repay €13bn of “illegal tax benefits” to Ireland
Apple has been ordered to repay a record €13bn plus interest after the European Commission said Ireland illegally slashed the iPhone maker’s tax bill.
Dominos Pizza tests flying delivery drones
Domino’s has begun testing New Zealand pizza delivery via the first commercial drone delivery service in the world.
One year on: IAB reveals steps taken to solve digital advertising’s 5 biggest issues
One year after launching its “IAB Believes” initiative, the Internet Advertising Bureau UK has published a summary of the progress made to tackle the five biggest issues facing digital advertising.