Publicis Groupe has announced the new role of Chief Talent Officer and filled it with Emmanuel Andre. He is currently the International President of TBWA\Worldwide -- and, "The Drum" reveals, will work with chief executives and chief technology officers in its Solutions business.

Unilever CMO Keith Weed has penned a blog in "Marketing Week" calling on the industry to drop gender stereotypes. The well-known marketer believes it is in everyone's interest because ads that do not rely on stereotypes are 25% more effective, he claims.

"The Guardian" reports that an activist group, called Avaaz, has hired lawyers and is planning to mount a legal challenge against Ofcom's decision to allow Rupert Murdoch to take full control of Sky.

Formula One will launch its first official eSports season, "The Drum" reveals. The inaugural competition will begin next month when the new F1 2017 game launches. The 40 fastest drivers will be invited to compete in live semi-finals in London before a final that will take place alongside the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which ends the F1 season in November.

"The Telegraph" is today calling for social media giants to pay for the policing of hate crimes on their sites. The newspaper's call comes after the Director of Public Prosecutions yesterday said that abuse online would be treated as if it had happened face to face.

The Criminal Prosecution Service (CPS) is preparing to treat online hate messages as seriously as if they happened face to face, "The Guardian" reports.

A London Assembly report has warned that cutbacks and closures of local newspapers are leading to less on-the-ground reporting and risking a "democratic deficit," "Press Gazette" reports.

A patent application could show that Facebook is working on a augmented reality smart glasses. "The Telegraph" reveals the application appears to work on combining the social media giant's Oculus technology in to smart glasses.

Leading IT business people and researchers, including Elon Musk, have penned a letter to the UN to warn that action needs to be taken to avoid the rise of killer robots, the BBC reports.

Proximity mobile payments in the UK soared by 336% to GBP370m in the first half of 2017 according to Worldpay figures quoted by eMarketer. The rise is being attributed to a wider take up among stores inside, and now outside, London.