Press Gazette
Google says its News services will use AI to bring readers "the best of human intelligence," "Press Gazette" reports. The company says the technology will help it filter articles to bring forth the best in journalism from around the world. The new service will include a "For You" section that will curate the best of the global news headlines, according to the reader's favourite articles and resources.
The Telegraph
If you have wondered what it's like to shop at Amazon Go, the retailer's famous store with no cash registers, "The Telegraph" is the place to go today. Its Technology Editor has done a spot of shopping in the store, which requires users first download an app which allows the items they have taken from a shelf to be paid for, once added to the app's shopping basket.
The Times
Vodafone has agreed to a GBP16bn deal to buy Liberty Global's cable assets in Germany, Hungary, Romania and the Czech Republic. However, "The Times" warns that the deal will face close scrutiny -- particularly in Germany, where T-Mobile has promised to do all it can to prompt regulators to scupper the agreement on competition grounds.
Campaign
"Campaign" is reporting today on Stephen Woodford, the Advertising Association's Chief Executive, facing a grilling from MPs in parliament yesterday while making the case against tougher regulation on junk food advertising.
Campaign
As if to underscore the point in yesterday's "MAD London" blog, Halfords has been told by the ASA that it can no longer run an ad featuring speeded-up footage of a car driving through snowy conditions. "Campaign" reveals that the ident, used to promote its sponsorship of the weather on Channel 4, can no longer be used. Just in time for the current heat wave.
The Guardian
Anyone wondering why press regulation is making headlines again should check out "The Guardian," which explains how a Labour amendment to a bill about data protection is seeking to take another look at press standards.
BBC
The ICO has told Cambridge Analytica it must comply with a request from Professor David Carroll, an American citizen who is suing the organisation. He received information on what data the company held on him last year but considers the file to have been incomplete. The BBC reports that the company, which filed for bankruptcy last week, now has 30 days to fully comply with his request.
Campaign
Uber has launched a new campaign aimed at highlighting its safety features ahead of next month's appeal against the London authorities not renewing its licence on safety grounds, "Campaign" reports.
Marketing Week
If you want to question the notion that Facebook is responsible for everything in data and marketing, head to "Marketing Week" which today argues that marketers cannot keep on delegating responsibility to the social media giant, and must instead step up to the plate and take some responsibility.
Press Gazette
"Press Gazette" has polled local newspaper editors and found more than nine in ten are set against two Labour proposals on data protection to be voted on in the House of Commons tomorrow. One would bring in an investigation into newspapers and data privacy, while the other is again raising the possibility that papers could pay both sides' costs in libel actions, even if they win.