Parliament cyber-attack
Last week’s cyber-attack at parliament saw up to 90 email accounts compromised. Although fewer than 1% of the 9,000 users of the IT system were impacted by the hacking. The hack prompted officials to...
View ArticleJD.com partners with Farfetch after $397m investment
JD.com has invested in luxury fashion retailer Farfetch in its plans to grow its high-end luxury platform. The Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com brought a significant stake in global luxury fashion site,...
View ArticleGoogle stops scanning email
Google will stop scanning the emails of Gmail users to deliver targeted ads which will bring the consumer version of Gmail which has around 1.2billion users in line with the business offering G Suite...
View ArticleGoogle hit with record fine
Last week google were fined 2.42bn euros by the European commission which ruled that Google had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search results. The...
View ArticleDriverless Volvo cars confused by kangaroos
The Volvo self-driving car technology can’t identify kangaroos in the road. The Swedish car-maker’s 2017 S90 and XC90 models use Large Animal Detection system to monitor the road for deer, elk and...
View ArticleAccountancy software blamed for cyber-attack
The global cyber-attack that happened last week and affected companies around the world could have been started with corrupted updates on a piece of accountancy software. Fingers are pointing to a...
View ArticleA zoo in Sweden uses AR Animals to highlight endangered species
The Swedish Zoo Parken has started to use AR to increase awareness of endangered species and environmental issues to its visitors. The zoo has created virtual animals, which take real species and...
View ArticleShoppers say they get nothing in return for sharing personal data
In new research from loyalty experts ICLP, who surveyed over 1,000 consumers they found that nearly 75% of shoppers in the UK say they don’t receive anything in return for sharing personal data with...
View ArticleSnapchat goes local amidst privacy fears
Snapchat has newly released a map feature which allows users to track other people’s location in real time, in a move that could be great for marketers but which has also raised concerns for safety and...
View ArticleSuperdrug online sales rise 60%
Last week Superdrug announced that its online sales rose by more than 60% in a year and revenues grew by 10.4% and pre-tax profits by 41%. It puts the increases down to and improved website...
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