Marketing

Alphabet Results Ease Advertising Slowdown Worries

Advertising sales drive profit and sales growth at Google parent, beating Wall Street expectations

5 years ago

Facebook To Pay Record $5bn Fine For FTC Settlement

“But we only budgeted $3bn!” Zuckerberg and co going to have dig into the kitty to pay mammoth penalty

5 years ago

Facebook Flaw Allowed Kids To Join Unauthorised Chats

Facebook quietly fixes design flaw with Messenger Kids app that allows kids to join unauthorised chats

5 years ago

Adobe, Microsoft, SAP Demonstrate First Open Data System

The Open Data Initiative, announced last autumn to create a common data model for customer data, could pose a competitive…

5 years ago

France To Approve First Cryptocurrency Firms Under New Rules

France is looking to attract initial coin offerings and other cryptocurrency-related organisations amidst controversy over Facebook's Libra

5 years ago

Facebook Promises Congress It Will Address Libra Cryptocurrency Concerns

Company's comments follow criticism of Libra by US Treasury Secretary and Chairman of Federal Reserve amidst broader scepticism and hostility

5 years ago

Cloudera Moves To All-Open Source Model In Major Shift

Amidst financial troubles and departure of chief executive Tom Reilly, company says it wants to emulate success of pure open…

5 years ago

Facebook Fined $5bn Over Cambridge Analytica Scandal

But FTC refrains from imposing strict limits on Facebook's data practices, adding to criticism that the penalty is a slap…

5 years ago

Apple Co-Founder Wozniak Warns People To ‘Get Off Facebook’

Steve Wozniak urges people to ditch Facebook over ongoing concerns at its privacy implications

5 years ago

Fed Boss Calls On Facebook To Halt Libra Digital Currency

Not so fast Mark. Chief of US Federal Reserve calls on Facebook to halt its Libra digital currency plans

5 years ago

President Trump Orders French Digital Tax Investigation

French plan to impose 3 percent tax on French revenue of large tech firms prompts US investigation

5 years ago

TfL Begins Collecting Data On Tube Passengers This Week

The anonymous tracking data is to be used to help passengers avoid congestion and improve transport policy

5 years ago

Waymo Tests On-Board Perks To Lure Riders For Driverless Taxi Fleet

As it trials commercial robotaxi service in Arizona, Waymo is looking for ways to make its driverless rides more attractive…

5 years ago

Boris Johnson Calls For Digital Tax On Tech Giants

Candidate to be prime minister says current tax arrangements for tech giants is 'deeply unfair' to the high street

5 years ago

Facebook, WhatsApp Hit By Photo Glitch

Normal services resumed. Photo glitch with Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger now resolved

5 years ago

Microsoft Teases Launch Of ‘Windows 1.0’

Users taken off-guard as Microsoft rolls out 1980s-era logos and imagery across its Windows social media accounts

5 years ago

Twitter To Tighten Rules For Politicians

Intended for Trump? Tweets from politicians that break house rules will be hidden behind warning notice

5 years ago

Hacked Ad Server Pushed Ransomware – Report

Fresh threat. Sodinokibi ransomware distributed by malvertising, warns researcher

5 years ago

Drones Disrupt Singapore Flights For Second Time In A Week

More than a dozen flights were affected by drone sightings, after a similar incident at the same airport last week

5 years ago

Alphabet Board Dismisses Sexual Harassment, Diversity Proposals

Board of directors rejects all shareholder proposals to tackle a range of issues for Google's workforce

5 years ago

Facebook To Face Senate Scrutiny Over Libra Digital Currency

Authorities react to Facebook's digital currency, as US Senate Banking Committee sets up to scrutinise it

5 years ago

Ad Industry Unites With Social Media Giants To Safeguard ‘Digital Safety’

Google, Facebook and Twitter work with major consumer brands and ad buying agencies on coordinated self-policing amidst calls for stricter…

5 years ago

Facebook Launches Libra Cryptocurrency For Global Payments

Digital asset aims to put financial transactions into the hands of millions without bank accounts, but with access to a…

5 years ago

‘Study From Facebook’ App To Pay Users For Their Data

Dollars for data. Facebook app will allow users to sell the company data on how they use competitors’ apps

5 years ago

Facebook To Create 500 Engineering Jobs In London

Good news for Londoners as Facebook said it will create 500 jobs by year end, mostly for content takedown

5 years ago

Global Tech Tax Rules To Be Agreed By 2020

Sorry Ireland. G20 finance ministers agree to close tax loopholes for tech firms by 2020

5 years ago

Amazon To Start Drone Deliveries ‘Within Months’

Amazon unveils latest version of its Prime Air delivery drone, after it finally gains FAA approval

5 years ago

Microsoft Warns Malicious Adverts Being Displayed By Native Windows 10 Apps

The hack affects the News app built into Windows 10 and some built-in games, and can lead to unwanted purchases…

5 years ago

Google Targeted By Fresh Round Of GDPR Complaints

Google faces more data protection scrutiny in Europe following series of actions filed in the UK, Germany, France and other…

5 years ago

US Congress Targets Tech Giants With Competition Probe

The focus on 'anti-competitive conduct' at major tech companies comes as the Department of Justice and the FTC reportedly prepare…

5 years ago