Uber sends 15,000 email print outs via horse and cart in Australia protest
Uber has gone back in time in a publicity stunt protest over a a raft of new regulations in Australia.
Twitter ad spend drops (but user growth returns)
Twitter has released a mixed earnings report for the first quarter of 2016, as the social network struggles to com[pete with larger rival Facebook.
Billionaire Icahn sells entire Apple stock amid China fears
Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn said last night that he had sold his entire stake in tech giant Apple due to the risk of China’s influence on the stock.
Snapchat faces backlash for Bob Marley filter on ‘Marijuana Day’
Snapchat has come under fire for launching a Bob Marley filter on the day of the anniversary of ‘Marijuana Day’.
Right to reply: If FBI boss puts tape on his webcam, what should we do?
Recently Twitter seized on a comment by FBI director James Comey describing how he puts tape over the webcam of his personal laptop. Many seized on the privacy aspects of the comment but generally the technical aspects were overlooked. Dr David Chismon, senior research consultant of MWR InfoSecurity highlights the bigger picture when a webcam … [Read more…]
Microsoft’s next AI experiment: ‘CaptionBot’ identifies images
Microsoft has unleashed another AI experiment on the web, this time hoping for better results than its rogue Tay Twitter bot.
Guest comment: When are we, the marketers, going to admit that we aren’t doing a very good job?
With the number of tasks, channels and platforms the average marketer has to deal with these days it’s no wonder marketers are failing. Chris Pitt, Head of Marketing at Vertical Leap explains how software and automation has made his own team work better.
Match.com pulls ‘freckles’ ad after social media backlash
An ad campaign for Match.com faced a backlash this week, with dozens of people on social media slamming the dating site’s posters for being “insulting”.
EU referendum: Searchers seek Brexit answers
UK searches for ‘leave’ related EU searches outnumber ‘stay’ searches by a margin of nearly 5:1, according to new research.
Google shows off lower cost (and less scary) robot
Google’s parent company Alphabet is showing off a new Japanese robot – a lower-cost, lower-power machine designed to help civilians.