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Money, games and privacy issues
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Online platforms try to clean up their messes. Others face the consequences of doing so.
Reddit bans r/watchpeopledie in the wake of the New Zealand mosque massacres Following the tragic mosque massacre that claimed 50 lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, tech companies sanitised their platforms of promotional materials the shooter left behind. As too many internet users are unfortunately aware, the event was broadcast
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Not everything online is fun
More serious flavours dominate this week's topics
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"Digital first" companies are making progress in the offline world
Facebook is soon to launch its cryptocurrency for WhatsApp users Rumours about Facebook entering the world of cryptocurrency have been around for months – but it seems like the technology giant is getting closer to launch. The new cryptocurrency would be integrated with Facebook's WhatsApp messaging platform, allowing WhatsApp
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Double trouble for YouTube
YouTube in double trouble, and two fresh reports about CMOs role in digitalisation
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What has been and what might come
It's time to change your passwords A single seller put almost 750 million records from 24 hacked sites up for sale in one week, a while back. Now, the unidentified hacker has struck again. The hacker began listing user data from several major websites earlier this week -
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A week dominated by Jeff Bezos' personal life and Amazon in general
Amazon asked Congress to regulate the use of facial recognition technology Civil rights groups have pressured Amazon after tests by academics, and the ACLU found that its image analysis technology and face recognition functions are less accurate for black people. Also, when the ACLU tested Amazon’s face recognition service
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Apple is coming down on Facebook and Google
This week was dominated by the end of year reports and Apple coming down on Facebook and Google
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AI in marketing is already happening. Are you prepared?
Artificial intelligence promises to disrupt every industry within time. Digital marketing will be among the first fields to undergo significant changes. Even if most marketers are unprepared for this change, there's an army of front-runners waiting to get their hands dirty using AI in marketing. The big reason
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The future of entertainment is AI-powered storytelling
With January coming to an end, we start to see fewer 2019 trend reports on LinkedIn. Here are some interesting snippets from last week. The future of entertainment includes “virtual beings” powered by AI Edward Saatchi, former head of Oculus Stories Studios and current founder and executive producer of VR
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Your attention is limiting business growth
Your attention is starting to limit business growth. So, the common thread today is: How do you spend your time? Netflix competes for your eyes in the attention economy Netflix pointed out, for the first time, that it doesn't consider traditional TV companies like HBO as competitors. Instead,
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How Great Data Make Great Stories
Thousands of years ago, when we lived on the savannah, we were all data analysts. A lion passed by; we analysed the situation and either killed it or tried to run very fast. We found berries, scrutinised them before eating (and died or survived). The need for analytical thinking is