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Most Britons shun digital detox as online life dominates

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Most Britons resist digital detoxing, with nearly two thirds never fully switching off as online access becomes a day‑to‑day necessity.
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Revuze adds TikTok Shop insight to market platform

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Revuze now tracks TikTok Shop sales and creator performance, unifying commerce data with customer feedback in its market platform.
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CEEK posts 50 percent growth & hires Grace Flusfeder

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London agency CEEK posts 50% growth in 2025 and hires Grace Flusfeder as Head of Social & Creative to drive its AI-first visibility model.
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Ghost broking scams increasingly target vulnerable SMEs

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Ghost broking scams are shifting from motorists to SMEs, with cases up 22% and average losses topping GBP £2,000 per affected business.
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Adobe adds Quick Cut AI to streamline Firefly editing

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Adobe's Quick Cut AI auto-assembles long clips in Firefly, giving creators a structured first edit to refine pacing, shots and style.
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M2M Data Connect unveils AI travel eSIM via messaging

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M2M Data Connect launches AI-powered travel eSIM that buyers can activate in under a minute directly via WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger.
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Google adds Gemini AI tool to generate short music tracks

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Google's Gemini app can now spin 30-second AI songs from text or images using its new Lyria 3 model, with built-in SynthID watermarks.
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Super Bowl study shows ad views don't equal recall

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Super Bowl study finds top-watched ads often fail to boost brand recall, warning marketers against over-relying on completion rates.
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UK fashion brands swap viral hype for AI & loyalty

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UK fashion brands are ditching viral trend-chasing in favour of AI-powered personalisation, loyalty-building and deeper influencer storytelling.
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INTERPOL cybercrime sweep in Africa recovers USD $4.3m

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INTERPOL's Africa cybercrime blitz nets 651 arrests, seizes 2,341 devices and recovers USD $4.3m after scams linked to USD $45m losses.
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Bionic warns fans as concert ticket scams surge online

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Music fans are warned over a surge in fake ticket scams, with more than 11,000 reports and GBP £11.5 million lost in just 13 months.
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Six Nations ads boost engagement but spark fan backlash

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Six Nations in-game ads boost online engagement for Samsung and Virgin Atlantic but trigger heavy social media backlash from rugby fans.
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Marketers boost budgets as LLMs emerge as key audience

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Marketers plan to raise content budgets for 2026 as large language models rapidly become a primary audience and core performance metric.
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Innovid adds Reddit ads to unified social workflow

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Innovid adds full Reddit ad management to its Social Ads Manager, letting marketers run Reddit alongside other major social platforms.
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AI deepfakes erode trust and reshape UK dating apps

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Deepfakes fuel mistrust on UK dating apps as users turn to AI companions, with scammers and identity fraud exploiting synthetic profiles.
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Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta target fans' wallets

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Fake Olympics shop ads on Meta push fans to cloned sites mimicking Milano Cortina 2026 store to steal card and personal details.
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Pinterest & World of Warcraft launch housing tie-up

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Pinterest links moodboards to World of Warcraft housing, letting players design Azeroth homes and pin in-game creations directly.
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AI romance scams surge on UK dating apps, says study

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AI-driven romance scams are rife on UK dating apps, with one in five users meeting fake profiles and 11% losing money, new research warns.
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ChatGPT caricature trend raises fresh ID fraud fears

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Daon warns viral ChatGPT caricature craze is handing fraudsters a richer dossier of personal data to fuel scams and social engineering.
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AI-fuelled romance scams spread beyond dating apps

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AI-driven romance scams now cost UK victims GBP £20.5 million, spreading from dating sites to everyday apps and evading bank checks.