Uber has hired its first Chief Privacy Officer, according to The Telegraph. The move comes in the midst of regulatory difficulties in several cities, including London, and ahead of an expected floatation next year.

According to Campaign, the latest IPA Bellwether report shows the second strongest quarterly upturn in spending since 2008 and has led the IPA to revise UK ad spend growth for 2018 up from 0.8% to 1.1%.

It's a new record. Google has been fined $5bn by the European Commission for insisting Android phone makers preload their handsets with its apps, the BBC reports.

Depsite the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook ad revenue has soared 19% in the last quarter compared to Q1, Netimperative reports. Across Facebook and Instagram spend is up 49% year-on-year, according to estimates released by 4C Insights.

The Guardian reported on public complaints that children had been "bombarded" with betting adverts during the World Cup. Today it reveals the Advertising Standards Authority is to investigate whether "bet now" messaging broke regulations designed to protect problem gamblers from perceived time-limited calls to action.

Research commissioned by Campaign showed that Nike really did do a number on Adidas during the World Cup. Half of its survey respondents believed that Nike was an official sponsor rather the correct answer of Adidas.

Visa has temporarily renamed Southgate tube station "Gareth Southgate" in a humorous outdoor stunt to thank the England football team's manager for the nation coming fourth in the World Cup, Campaign reports.

Google has launched a UK job-hunting service that combines the major recruitment sites under one roof, the BBC reports. Google For Jobs is already operational in the US, Spain and parts of Africa.

According to the latest research from Global Web Index 60% of internet users are "Celebrity Networkers," meaning they follow celebrities on social media platforms, Netimperative reports

Shares in Netflix fell 14% as its Q2 results revealed it had missed its subscriber target by a million viewers, The Guardian reports.