Co-op deploys AI and secure tills amid 44% crime rate rise
7th February 2024
The Retailer Co-op has introduced 200 secure till kiosks and artificial intelligence software to monitor their self-checkouts following a rise in retail crime, with around 1,000 incidents a day in 2023. They reported its undercover security guards detained 3,361 individuals across its 2,400 stores last year. Offences including burglary, abuse, harassment, and physical assaults on… Read more »
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Co-op deploys AI and secure tills amid 44% crime rate rise
7th February 2024
The Retailer Co-op has introduced 200 secure till kiosks and artificial intelligence software to monitor their self-checkouts following a rise in retail crime, with around 1,000 incidents a day in 2023. They reported its undercover security guards detained 3,361 individuals across its 2,400 stores last year. Offences including burglary, abuse, harassment, and physical assaults on… Read more »
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Facebook and Instagram to label all fake AI images
7th February 2024
Meta have said it will introduce a technology that will detect and label images generated by other companies’ artificial intelligence tools. It will be put into place on its platforms Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Meta already labels AI images generated by its own systems. Read more at BBC Facebook and Instagram to label all fake… Read more »
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VMO2 and Tesco Mobile extends their Joint Venture for another 10 years
1st February 2024
Virgin Media O2 and Tesco Mobile have just signed a 10-year renewal of their 50/50 joint venture.according to the company the renewal reconfirms Virgin Media 02’s place ad the network of choice amonhe the larger mobile providers. Read more at mobile marketing magazine
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Is $5bn Netflix-WWE deal a sign of what’s to come’ for live sports
23rd January 2024
Some Media experts suggest the partnership signals a broader departure from linear TV for sports and entertainment programming. Netflix has closed a 10-year deal worth more than $5bn for exclusive streaming rights of wrestling entertainment franchise WWE Raw. The move represents the platform’s largest-ever investment in live streaming and signals its growing interest in sports… Read more »
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Victoria’s Secret boosting customer experience with Video
22nd January 2024
Lingerie chain Victoria’s Secret has been using video more and more to improve the customer experience online and ultimately boost conversion rates across its digital channels . Speaking in New York City , Chris Rupp, chief customer officer at Victoria’s Secret, told delegates: “We need a way for digital shopping to become more of an… Read more »
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Three’s planned merger with Vodafone
2nd January 2024
Three UK is being accused of profiteering from its planned merger with Vodafone after it paid its Hong Kong-listed owner, CK Hutchinson £2 billion. According to trade union Unite, the dividend paid to CK Hutchinson, which is a conglomerate of the billionaire Li Ka-Shing owned by Three, is highly profitable as an independent business and… Read more »
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Global Selling in a Digital Age: Unpacking SHOPLINE’s Re-Imagine Summit Highlights
3rd November 2023
SHOPLINE is recognised as Asia’s leading modern commerce platform. Offering an extensive suite of native technologies, resources, and strategic partnerships, SHOPLINE is dedicated to empowering merchants to achieve success. With SHOPLINE, brands and retailers have access to robust omnichannel solutions encompassing ecommerce, social commerce, and point-of-sale. Read More at Shopline
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Threedium completes $11m
27th October 2023
Threedium, which specialises in 3D/AR high-fidelity assets has closes an $11m Series A funding round. The round was led by Interpublic Group and Olma Partners with additional support from Mesh Consensys, Reflexive Capital, Nirvana Family Office, Lyra Ventures, Edenbase, and Kinisis Venture Fund I. Read more at Mobile Marketing Magazine
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Diverse internet rules to become law
27th October 2023
With years of debate, the government’s controversial Online Safety Bill, which aims to make the internet safer for children, has now become law. It seeks to force all tech firms to take more responsibility for the content on their platforms. Read more at BBC Online Safety Bill: divisive internet rules become law – BBC News… Read more »
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Could AI Help make chemical weapons
26th October 2023
Artificial intelligence could help make it easier to build chemical & biological weapons, Rishi Sunak has warned. In a worst-case scenario, society could lose all control over AI, preventing it from being switched off, While the potential for harm is disputed, we must not “put our heads in the sand” over AI risks, the PM… Read more »
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X Fined by Australia for failing to crack down on child abuse content
16th October 2023
Australia’s internet safety watchdog has given a A$610,500 ($386,000; £317,360) fine on Elon Musk’s X for failing to cooperate with a probe into anti-child abuse practices. It comes after Mr Musk in a post last November said that “removing child exploitation is a priority Read more at BBC
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How gamers Really feel about in-game advertising
13th October 2023
The In-game ad experience platform, Monetizr , has released a two-tiered survey of more than 200,000 mobile gamers. The study looks into the world of gamer sentiment and offers a detailed exploration of how diverse gamer demographics perceive sponsored in-game experiences. The survey, which first engaged more than 207,000 respondents about demographic data and then… Read more »
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