Uber recently completed a deal to sell a significant stake of itself to SoftBank, a Japanese conglomerate, paving the way for the ride-hailing company to make sweeping governance changes and to go public by 2019. Under the agreement, a consortium of investors led by SoftBank will buy at least 14 percent of Uber through a combination […]
The Deep & Dark Web facilitates an expansive and dynamic underground economy shaped by the diverse skills and motivations of a wide range of adversaries. The forums and marketplaces where illicit goods and services are exchanged have come to play an influential role in today’s cyber and physical threat landscape by providing access to the […]
On-demand delivery service Postmates revamped its app and introduced a service dedicated entirely to delivering groceries within in it. The updated Android and iOS app shows users the best restaurants around them upon opening the app, and the new Explore section adapts to the user’s location and time of day. Meanwhile, Postmates has launched its […]
Real-world location intelligence company Gravy Analytics and performance marketing data provider Cross Pixel announced their collaboration in creating powerful, new consumer audiences for use in digital advertising campaigns. These audiences address the evolving need for marketers to understand consumer shopping behaviour, whether online or offline. The new in-market audiences blend Cross Pixel’s online shopping and […]
At an event in New York, Voysis has announced its new product, Voysis Commerce, and released the findings of a research report that shows voice commerce and search is at a major inflection point for retailers and brands. The launch of Voysis Commerce comes shortly after the company revealed their breakthrough on WaveNet technology that […]
Jongla, the Finnish mobile messaging innovator, announced that they will start offering their messaging technology for other companies and app developers. Known earlier for their world’s lightest messenger, Jongla, that gained popularity in emerging markets, the company now offers their latest innovations as a light messaging SDK and fully-hosted cloud service for Android and iOS. […]
Spotify has teamed up with Hulu to make its subscription plan for students a lot more interesting: Students will now be able to get both a premium Spotify subscription and a subscription to Hulu for a combined price of just $4.99 a month. Spotify Premium for Students, now with Hulu, as the plan is officially […]
ADYOULIKE, the leading in-feed native ad platform, announces a new partnership with Tabmo, the first mobile creative DSP for video, display and native advertising. The integration between these two platforms will enable agencies and brands to service audiences with more personalized and highly targeted native advertising on mobile devices. This new pairing combines the technology […]
Sports television channel ESPN is reimagining its flagship “SportsCenter” news show for Snapchat, the mobile app known for its disappearing photo and video messaging. “SportsCenter” on Snapchat launched November 13 as three- to five-minute shows with the DNA of the original franchise, but an attitude targeting the social media platform’s primarily under-25 users. “This is […]
American shoe company Converse, have teamed with creative agency AKQA, to launch their new campaign. ‘Forever Chuck. For Every You’ aims to position Chucks for a new generation of teenagers, showing them that iconic Chuck Taylors are the perfect pair for whoever and whatever they want to be. “Whoever you are, however you identify, there’s […]