Digital Marketing
Robert Downey Jr launches YouTube doc featuring AI baby
Image copyright YouTube Image caption Robert Downey Jr’s introduction was filmed in the hangar where the original Iron Man movies were shot YouTube has premiered a Robert Downey Jr-fronted series that seeks to demystify artificial intelligence.The documentary – produced by the actor in partnership with his wife Susan – is one of the platform’s highest…
‘My boss lets us book hangover days’
Image copyright Audit Lab “This year I have taken two hangover days when I’ve been out with my friends, and I’ve taken three from when I’ve been out on work nights.”Ellie is 19 and works as a PR manager for a digital marketing agency. Like a growing number of employers, her boss offers flexible working…
Minnesota Is the Latest State to Sue E-Cigarette Maker Juul Over Youth Vaping
(ST. PAUL, Minn.) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Juul Labs on Wednesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of unlawfully targeting young people with its products to get a new generation addicted to nicotine. The lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis seeks to force Juul to stop marketing to young people; fund…
Congo student: ‘I skip meals to buy online data’
Image copyright Getty Images Bonheur Malenga, a Congolese university student, found himself facing a dilemma one day last month about whether to purchase online data.”As I was hungry, I didn’t know if I should buy food or get a 24-hour internet bundle,” he told the BBC.The 27-year-old, who is studying engineering, relies on his parents…
The big election trade-off – what have we learned?
Image copyright Getty Images The emergence of these lengthy secret accounts of two years of US-UK trade discussions are important for several reasons. They are the clearest account of a deal that could be done and dusted in the Parliament that is about to be elected. Almost zero detail on the approach to such a…
Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then vanished
Ruja Ignatova called herself the Cryptoqueen. She told people she had invented a cryptocurrency to rival Bitcoin, and persuaded them to invest billions. Then, two years ago, she disappeared. Jamie Bartlett spent months investigating how she did it for the Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, and trying to figure out where she’s hiding. In early June 2016…
The £7,500 dress that does not exist
Image copyright Shogo Kimura Image caption Mary Ren in the digital dress bought by her husband Earlier this year Richard Ma, the chief executive of San Francisco-based security company Quantstamp, spent $9,500 (£7,500) on a dress for his wife.That is a lot of money for a dress, particularly when it does not exist, at least…
Social-media influencers: Incomes soar amid growing popularity
Image copyright BBC/Reuters Image caption Zoe Sugg (Zoella), singer Rita Ora and model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley are all social-media influencers The money made by social-media influencers has risen meteorically in the last few years, according to a new report.Marketing firm Izea found the average price of a sponsored photo on Instagram has jumped from $134 (£104)…
Sainsbury’s profits sink on store closure costs
Image copyright Getty Images Profits at Sainsbury’s have been almost wiped out for the first half of the year after being hit by costs relating to store closures.In September, Sainsbury’s said it would shut a number of stores, including many Argos outlets as it moves the brand into its supermarkets.The supermarket group said pre-tax profits…