Bang & Olufsen partners with TIDAL for studio quality streaming
Bang & Olufsen and TIDAL are partnering to bring hi-res music experiences exclusively to Bang & Olufsen customers. Starting today, the Bang & Olufsen App will have fully integrated and easy access to hi-res, lossless and immersive spatial audio formats from TIDAL with more functionality and experiences coming. “With the partnership, we are merging the best…
AI dominates 80% of top customer experience trends in 2024, data reveals
AI comprises eight out of the ten top trends influencing customer experience in 2024, according to new data. The findings, highlighted by the customer experience experts at CX Network, the global online network for customer service and marketing leaders, were published in CX Network’s Global State of CX 2024 report recently. While AI features several times…
Zoom opens new ‘Experience Center’ in London’s Holborn
At a launch event attended by Tech Digest yesterday, Zoom showed off its flashy new facility in the heart of London's Holborn district. Called the Zoom Experience Center (note the US spelling), it's billed as 'a first-of-its-kind flagship facility that brings the Zoom brand to life.' It follows the company’s opening of the Zoom Engagement…
Businesses boost EV growth as private sales remain sluggish
New car registrations up 1.7% in May in 22nd consecutive month of growth. Battery electric vehicle (BEV) market share rises to 17.6% in the month and 16.1% YTD. Retail BEV uptake declines less than overall private market as manufacturers subsidise ongoing transition. The UK new car market marked its 22nd consecutive month of growth as registrations…
TikTok hack targets Paris Hilton, £13.6 billion claim against Google can go ahead
TikTok says it is addressing a cyber-attack that targeted brands and celebrities, including Paris Hilton and CNN. However, the video-sharing app told the BBC that a "very limited" number of accounts had been compromised. It added that it was working with users to restore access to their accounts. TikTok, which is owned by Chinese company…
Brits only give TV shows 34 minutes to impress them before turning off
A recent study by Currys revealed TV viewers take a surprisingly short time to decide if they want to continue watching a show, with the average chance to impress being just 34 minutes! And when it comes to movies, Brits give them just 30 minutes before turning off. But what keeps Brits switched on? The survey found…
Instagram forces users to watch ads, Russia ‘targeting Olympics with deepfakes’
Instagram is testing adverts that users cannot skip past. The social media platform currently allows people to swipe or scroll past adverts that appear in its main feed of images and videos, as well as in its Stories and Reels feeds. But it is now trialling a feature called "ad break", which users say they…
MrBeast overtakes T-Series for most YouTube subscribers, Siri to get overhaul
MrBeast has overtaken T-Series as the biggest YouTube channel in a long-running battle for the most subscribers. Indian music label T-Series, which uploads trailers and music videos, held the record for the largest YouTube channel for five years, before it was toppled on Sunday. MrBeast, real name Jimmy Donaldson, was already the individual with the…
Siemens claims British battery trains will save £3.5bn
Siemens Mobility's battery trains, to be assembled in Goole, Yorkshire could replace ageing diesel fleets within the next decade. Only small sections of track would need to be electrified, with fast-charging at key points on routes supplied from the domestic grid via Siemens’ Rail Charging Converters (RCCs). This would save £3.5 billion and 12…
Wayve to take on US tech giants, Apple iPhone 5s now ‘officially obsolete’
British driverless car champion Wayve is planning to put its cars on the streets of San Francisco, challenging US tech giants including Elon Musk’s Tesla and Google’s Waymo in their own backyard. The self-driving car company, which last month raised over $1bn (£780m) for its technology, is laying the groundwork for deploying its fleet in…
