1 in 10 women in marketing had career held back due to gender
On International Women’s day, new research has revealed that women are being held back, yet are more satisfied in their jobs than men.
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Out of date websites: Fifth of websites globally still using dangerously insecure SHA-1 Certificates
Over a fifth (21%) of websites are still using insecure SHA-1 certificates, leaving users at risk of man-in-the-middle, brute force and collision attacks which expose sensitive data, according to new research.
Bot backlash: 70% of Facebook chatbot interactions “fail to understand users”
Facebook has seen 70% of its chatbot interactions fail, meaning that the AI couldn’t understand what users were saying and humans had to step in, according to a news report.
Nokia 3310 nostalgia overshadows iPhone and Samsung
Nokia’s relaunch of its classic 3310 – the first mass-market mobile phone – has prompted a significant peak in consumer engagement with the brand, as half (50%) of consumers say they have read or heard about Nokia in the past week, according to a survey by Harris 24.
Nokia relaunches iconic 3310 mobile model
Former mobile market leader Nokia has re-released its classic 3310 model at Mobile World Congress, 17 years after it was first launched.
UK online retail sales hit 7 year high in January- IMRG
UK online retail sales were up +12% year-on-year (YoY) in January, according to the latest figures from the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index.
Rage against the machine: Managing the inevitable chatbot backlash
Remember Tay? Microsoft’s xenophobic, racist chatbot was a lesson in inefficient AI. The experiment, held on a dedicated Twitter account, quickly descended into chaos when the chatbot began sprouting Nazi support and offending Twitter users in various awful ways. Here, Howard Williams, marketing director of live chat software specialist Parker Software, considers the negative consumer … [Read more…]
Short break holiday surge: Brits flock to spa breaks to beat winter blues
Britain’s love of a mini-break is growing as UK consumers search for more me-time moments, according to new research.
Yahoo embarks on major shake-up ahead of Verizon takeover
Yahoo is undergoing a major reshuffle as Verizon takes over the embattled web giant.
Microsoft’s $26.2bn LinkedIn acquistion gets green light
The EU has approved Microsoft’s $26 billion acquisition of professional-networking site LinkedIn, but only on the condition that third-party rivals and still integrate Office into their services for the next five years.