Snapchat will now allow publishers to publish branded content to its app, having previously been unable to create the ads that ran between their articles and videos within the Discover section. The deal between Snapchat and the publishers on its platform means that the likes of BuzzFeed, NBC Universal, and Vice will be able to […]
Reuters is advancing its embrace of artificial intelligence a stage further with the development of a new tool capable of writing sentences and suggesting story ideas as well as data analysis. Lynx Insight has been conceived to better differentiate between tasks suited to automation and those which remain the preserve of humans, who will be […]
ASOS, one of the biggest names in fashion e-commerce, is rolling out its Style Match visual search tool globally for iOS and Android. First introduced for its iOS app in the UK last August, the feature lets users take or upload a photo to the app to find visually similar clothing styles that are available […]
Ola, Uber’s key rival in India, has taken its first step overseas after its service officially went live in Australia via a launch in Sydney. The company announced its plans to go Down Under at the end of January and in Sydney, which is its first full launch, Ola said it has signed up over […]
Gatorade created “Beat The Blitz” as an engaging way to show athletes how dehydration works in the body. The virtual reality (VR) experience let’s players quarterback and throw passes while being coached by Peyton Manning. Gatorade and agency partner WPP’s VML debuted the experience to media for the first time in March at the NFL Combine in […]
Hot on the heels of XXIII Olympic Winter Games, worldwide paralympians are now making their way to PyeongChang, South Korea for XII Paralympic Winter Games. Among them is Welsh Alpine skier, Menna Fitzgerald, flying down ski slopes at speeds of upto 100mph, with 3% visibility, a feat most people with full eyesight are not capable of. To showcase […]
Cheetos, the snack brand from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division, is inviting fans to see the world in a whole new light – a dangerously cheesy one – thanks to the new ‘Cheetos Vision‘ app launching at SXSW 2018. Available on the App Store, Cheetos Vision is an artificial intelligence-powered camera that turns everything a mobile […]
Jaguar and EasyJet are among the brands that have run virtual reality (VR) campaigns using 360-degree video ads through OmniVirt‘s self-service platform. The video ads let users rotate their smartphone or click and drag their mouse to explore the inside of the brands’s car or plane in a more immersive fashion. 360-degree video is the […]
Lyft has announced that it will soon begin testing its autonomous vehicles at GoMentum Station, a 5,000-acre proving ground in Concord, California. The vehicles it plans to test are being designed and developed by Lyft’s own in-house engineering team. It’s a major shift for the ride-hailing company that has typically relied on partners with more […]
Barneys New York, the luxury specialty retailer, announced its spring campaign, Mantle, a virtual reality experience with the Martha Graham Dance Company and Samsung Electronics America. The iconic New York institutions have joined forces to create a virtual reality short film that blends fashion, technology and contemporary dance, premiering in Barneys New York stores […]