Macmillan Cancer Support looks to AI to drive sign ups to ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’

Macmillan Cancer Support looks to AI to drive sign ups to ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’

Macmillan Cancer Support is using artificial intelligence (AI) to drive sign ups to its ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’ event on 27th September. The UK’s leading cancer support charity is working with technology platform Automated Creative for the second year in a row, with the aim of encouraging people to sign up to host their own […]

BBC and tech firms join forces to fight disinformation

BBC and tech firms join forces to fight disinformation

Plans to help tackle so-called “fake news” have been announced by the BBC and some of the biggest names in journalism and technology. The new measures include an early warning system for use during elections or when lives may be at risk, extra online education and improved access to impartial resources for voters. Major publishers, […]

Public sector still unprepared for incoming website accessibility regulation, warns Sigma

Public sector still unprepared for incoming website accessibility regulation, warns Sigma

With just two weeks to go until the UK government implements a new digital accessibility law, many public sector bodies could still be unprepared for the change, warns a specialist design company. The new government legislation is set to come into effect on 23rd September 2019. It will require all public sector websites and apps to meet […]

UK firms holding back on technological investments, according to new report by Fujitsu

UK firms holding back on technological investments, according to new report by Fujitsu

UK organisations are not innovating fast enough, and business leaders cite public nervousness as their main barrier to adopting emerging tech, according to new research. 58 percent of UK public and private sector leaders say that public nervousness around new technologies is holding them back, according to Fujitsu’s ‘Driving a Trusted Future in a Radically […]

TikTok and the British Olympic Association launch the #IamTeamGB challenge

TikTok and the British Olympic Association launch the #IamTeamGB challenge

Short-form video platform TikTok has teamed up with the British Olympic Association and Team GB to launch a new campaign aimed at getting more Brits involved in the “I am Team GB” initiative. With the #IamTeamGB challenge, TikTok users could record themselves playing sports or getting active, then send the clip into Team GB’s TikTok account. The […]

New online tool from LAB helps improve team work

New online tool from LAB helps improve team work

LAB, the independent digital agency that uses a blend of consumer neuroscience, psychology and behavioural economics to design, build and market digital brands and experiences, has launched a new online tool which enables people to better understand their own drivers and those of their co-workers, in order to improve teamwork. The People Dynamics tool helps […]

Three-fifths of Brits ignore their phones’ voice assistants – but in-car offers a growth opportunity for voice

Three-fifths of Brits ignore their phones’ voice assistants – but in-car offers a growth opportunity for voice

New research reveals that more than three-fifths of Brits (62%) don’t use their smartphone’s pre-loaded voice assistant capabilities. But for those that do, it suggests the greatest opportunity lies in their cars. AI and data-driven agency Artefact UK surveyed 2,000 British adults to understand how people are interacting with voice assistants both in and out […]

New app set to help UK residents take back their streets by reporting illegal parking

New app set to help UK residents take back their streets by reporting illegal parking

A new app is tapping into the “gig economy” to empower members of the public to report parking infringements to their local councils, helping to ease traffic congestion and prevent the blocking of pavements. The eFine app was developed by brother and sister team Alex Mühlhölzl (COO) and Lisa Mühlhölzl (CEO) following Lisa’s experiences travelling to […]

Up to 65% of spend is wasted on poor quality and mis-targeted location impressions

Up to 65% of spend is wasted on poor quality and mis-targeted location impressions

Despite strong results being realised by brands from location targeting advertising, nearly two-thirds of spend is still being wasted because of poor quality data and mis-targeted location impressions. That’s the finding of an analysis conducted by Location Sciences, a global location intelligence company, of 500 million digital location targeted impressions delivered in the UK and […]