Should we be worried about TikTok?
The popular video-sharing app is, once again, subject to claims that its Chinese parent company ByteDance might share user data. Both the FBI and Federal Communications Commission have warned the company could share browsing history, location and biometric identifiers with the Chinese government. The Chinese government implemented a law in 2017 which required companies to […]
Spotify’s redesign includes elements of TikTok, Instagram and YouTube
Spotify has always claimed that it wants to be much more than a music player. Now, the streaming provider is clearly displaying its ambition through the redesign of its app. While Spotify says that the new home screen is focused on making it easier for users to find things to listen to and watch, it’s […]
Snapchat will offer flexible Snapstreaks for paying users
Snapchat is testing a feature that will allow paying users to restore broken Streaks or pause them for an extended period of time. As a result, it appears as though Snapstreaks, a much-loved Snapchat feature that tracks how long a user has been trading daily snaps with a friend, are about to get more forgiving. […]
Microsoft has been working with chatbots since 2016
Although AI chatbots have burst into the news in the past few months, Microsoft has secretly been working with AI since at least 2016. Following the company’s early work with bots, Bing’s Sydney chatbot first appeared publicly in late 2020. It was then trialled in a small number of countries throughout 2021. However, the test […]
Mercedes-Benz Teams Up with Google and TikTok to Create Ultimate Digital Experience
Merecedes-Benz have announced two new partnerships with Google and TikTok to create the next-generation digital luxury car experience. The firm’s new partnership with Google will make Mercedes-Benz the first car manufacturer to build its own branded navigation using new in-car geospatial data and navigation capabilities from Google Maps Platform. Mercedes-Benz & Google Mercedes-Benz has announced […]
FanCode and Google Cloud aim to redefine the sports viewing experience in South Asia
FanCode, India’s premier digital sports destination, has entered into a new partnership with Google Cloud in an attempt to bring improved sports streaming experiences to the South Asian market. What does the partnership mean? For those unaware, FanCode launched under Dream Sports in March 2019 and it has swiftly grown into a leading sports streaming […]
Can new online ‘de-influencers’ stop us shopping?
In a world where online influencers had huge power over the retail industry for a number of years, a new status known as ‘deinfluencing’ is swiftly growing and could challenge the way people online shop in the future. The Guardian recently reported that influencers sold $3.6bn (£3bn) of goods in 2022, and a recent study […]
Facebook and Instagram to follow Twitter with new charges announced for two-factor authentication
Meta has announced that Facebook and Instagram users will soon have to pay to be verified on social media platforms. With the announcement that Twitter is taking away SMS two-factor authentication for non-paying users on March 19, Mark Zuckerberg has taken Elon Musk’s lead, with more platforms set to follow. In a Facebook post on […]
Meta introduces Broadcast Channels to Instagram
Meta has announced that it’s adding a new Broadcast Channels feature to Instagram. Channels is a public one-to-many messaging tool that allows creators to engage with their followers directly at scale. Creators can use Channels to help their followers stay in-the-know. The introduction of the new feature was announced by Mark Zuckerberg, who revealed the […]
Google and Uber aim to ‘reimagine the customer experience’ with deeper partnership
Google has announced that the company is supporting Uber’s next phase of growth. To do so, it will provide the company with a range of solutions, including cloud infrastructure, artificial intelligence, data analytics and edge networking. Thanks to an expanded and deeper partnership between the two companies, Uber will now use Google’s innovative technology to […]
WhatsApp meal orders on trains become a reality using AI chatbot
Fancy a meal on your next train? WhatsApp and AI-enabled chatbots could make this a future reality. The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) have announced that passengers on certain routes in New Delhi might soon be able to order food through a WhatsApp number, using an interactive Artificial Intelligence-enabled chatbot, capable of handling […]
TikTok brings fans closer to the 2023 Six Nations
TikTok users will get a unique window into one of the world’s most popular rugby tournaments as its partnership with Six Nations Rugby enters its second year. Following the record-breaking success of the partnership in 2022, TikTok has once again been named the Official Partner of the Guinness Six Nations and Title Partner of the […]