Mary Meeker’s Internet trends: the 2018 ‘privacy paradox’

There’s a “privacy paradox” surrounding data collection for profit, where data needs to be used to enrich people’s experiences without betraying their trust, according to the annual report from digital guru Mary Meeker.

Global digital trends in 2017: Half the world now owns a smartphone

Internet usage grew slightly faster than it did in 2015, while social media users more than doubled in a year, spurred on by mobile, according to a comprehensive global report from We Are Social. 2017 Digital Yearbook from We Are Social Singapore The report also found...

Global ad spend: North America and Russia drive 4.4% growth for 2016

There is a positive outlook for the global advertising market in 2016, set to continue in 2017 powered by the ongoing growth of Digital, according to new research. The study, from Carat, is based on data received from 59 markets across the Americas, Asia Pacific and...

Driverless buses start taking passengers in France

A year-long trial of driverless buses has started in Lyon in what officials have described as a ‘world first’. Two shuttle buses, which hold up to 15 passengers at a time, have started operating along a 1.3km stretch of public streets in the Confluence...

French ad tech firm ADventori expands to London

AdTech firm Adventori is opening a London office as it expands beyond France with clients including IKEA, Nissan, L’Oréal, and Coca Cola. Founded in Paris in 2009, ADventori is France’s leading independent player in data-driven creative adserving. ADventori uses data...