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The ads will appear on a loop between individual posts, and run up to 30 seconds, according to CNBC Instagram has announced that it will add ads to its short-term video service Reels. The full-screen, vertical ads will appear on a loop between individual posts, and running up to 30 seconds, according to CNBC. The […]

The controversial technology has been under the spotlight in recent years over privacy concerns UK’s Information Commissioner has expressed deep concern about the potential misuse of live facial recognition (LFR) in public places. Commissioner Elizabeth Denham has warned that “supercharged CCTV” could be used “inappropriately, excessively or even recklessly”. The controversial technology has been under […]

General Motors, the USA’s largest automaker by revenue and vehicles sold, has announced it is to invest a colossal $35 billion over the next four years to 2025 in developing electric vehicles featuring driverless technology. The sum represents an increase of around 30% on the investment plan announced last November. Having recently committed to discontinuing […]

The momentum of investors putting cash to work into growth start-ups continued into 2021 with another record quarter for VC investment thanks in part to a surge in larger rounds of funding The UK’s start-up businesses shrugged off the pandemic jitters in 2020 to raise more than £8.8bn, according to research by the British Business […]

AFIN is formed by the MAS, the ASEAN Bankers Association, and the International Finance Corporation The ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) and R3 have partnered to build and test central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). AFIN is a collaborative, not-for-profit group formed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the ASEAN Bankers Association, and the International […]

The regulatory backlash against the growing dominance of big tech has now firmly arrived on UK shores with new the country’s competition watchdog has initiated an investigation into Apple and Google. The Competition & Markets Authority is looking into whether the “effective duopoly” the two American tech giants hold over the mobile operating system market […]

New artificial pancreas technology will be given to diabetes patients in an NHS pilot scheme described as “potentially revolutionary”. The device, developed by Irish-American medtech company Medtronic, continually monitors a wearer’s blood sugar levels and adjusts the amount of insulin it delivers via a pump. The new technology, referred to as “hybrid closed loop technology” […]

The ruling came as part of a case between Belgian authorities and Facebook stretching back several years The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the data watchdogs of any EU member nations can take action against big tech firms like Apple, Facebook and Google. The ruling came as part of a case between […]