Tag: TikTok
Tech Digest daily round up: Amazon puts ‘wellness chambers’ in warehouses
Amazon plans to put "wellness chambers" in its warehouses so that stressed workers can sit inside and watch videos about relaxation. In a video shared on its Twitter account, Amazon said the "AmaZen" chamber would help staff focus on their mental health. But it deleted the post after a wave of ridicule from other social…
VOXI adds TikTok to its Endless Video Plans
VOXI by Vodafone - billed as the mobile network for young people - has today added popular video-sharing and entertainment platform TikTok to its Endless Video plans. The new offering means new and existing customers can now get their hands on unlimited data to stream TikTok, YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, My5, TVPlayer and UKTV…
Tech Digest daily round up: Ransomware cyber attack on US fuel pipeline
The US government issued emergency legislation on Sunday after the largest fuel pipeline in the US was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. The Colonial Pipeline carries 2.5 million barrels a day which is 45% of the East Coast's supply of diesel, gasoline and jet fuel. It was completely knocked offline by a cyber-criminal gang on…
Tech Digest daily round up: TikTok faces legal challenge over children’s data
TikTok is facing a legal challenge from former children's commissioner for England Anne Longfield over how it collects and uses children's data. The claim is being filed on behalf of millions of children in the UK and EU who have used the hugely popular video-sharing app. If successful, the children affected could each be owed…
TikTok Your Way To Fame With These Six Tips
How You Can Build A Tiktok Presence When you think of the best kind of medium, what do you think of? I would say videos are the best medium because they are effortless to consumers. We can easily take in and process information from videos. If you want to market something, a video is almost…
TikTok having major influence on music industry, claims study
A new study by price comparison site Uswitch has revealed how the influence of TikTok sounds is changing the music industry. TikTok has become one of the world's most downloaded apps with around 689 million monthly users and claims anyone can go viral due to its unique algorithm and “for you page”. Using popular TikTok sounds, Uswitch was able to monitor…
Tech Digest daily round up: Women’s Safety Apps see record download
Downloads for women's safety apps have surged following the death of Sarah Everard, with WalkSafe becoming the number one downloaded app on Apple iOS. The WalkSafe app scans the road ahead, notifying users of reports of sexual assault, knife attacks, mugging and pickpocketing. It has been downloaded 300,000 times in one week and is in the top 10 Android…
Tech Digest daily round up: AI predicts whether you will die of Covid
A team of computer science researchers at the University of Copenhagen have developed a machine that can predict how likely Covid patients are to die from the disease – with 90pc accuracy. To create the algorithm driving the calculation, researchers input data from 4,000 Danish Covid patients including their age, sex, body mass index (BMI),…
5 ways you can use visual media to increase your sales
From still images and infographics to adverts and TikTok videos, visual media permeates every aspect of our work and social lives. In this article, Rob Edmonds from NRG Digital highlights 5 ways you can leverage the power of visual media to maximise your business communications and improve the success of your sales function. 1. Peer…
Top 5 tips for keeping children safe online
We know that children’s online safety is among a parent’s biggest priorities, and it’s incredibly important to keep children safe online. Due to the past year of homeschooling, children have spent even more time online, attached to their screens, often without supervision. Technology has enabled us to connect, learn and communicate like never before, but…
