Digital Intelligence

The prospect of a two-speed internet, where some people pay for faster access to web services, looks less likely after the EU published strict new net neutrality rules.

01/08/2016  |  Full story...

Facebook has unveiled Aquila, a drone that the social network hopes will deliver internet to the masses- along with the extra ad dollars that come with it.

05/08/2015  |  Full story...

Google is leading the way in self driving cars, with its automonous vehicles now hitting public roads in the US. The new infographic from autocare business National lookt at 10 technologies that power the next big thing in transportation.

07/07/2015  |  Full story...

Facebook has opened up its controversial Internet.org service in India, letting more websites and other online services to join its "free mobile data" Internet.org scheme.

05/05/2015  |  Full story...

Digital ad spend grew 5.8% increase in 2014, with digital now accounting for most investment, according to new research.

23/04/2015  |  Full story...

A group of Indian technology and internet companies have pulled out of Facebook's Internet.org initiative, claiming it threatens the principle of "net neutrality".

17/04/2015  |  Full story...

Despite a growing reliance amongst businesses on the internet, recent research has discovered that slow internet connections are costing the UK economy £11bn a year in lost productivity, as millions are left unable to work during periods of IT downtime.

24/03/2015  |  Full story...

US regulators have approved net neutrality rules banning broadband providers from charging to put online services in a two speed internet, giving higher paying customers an .internet fast lane’.

27/02/2015  |  Full story...

SpaceX, the independent space exploration programme backed by billionaire Elon Musk, has won a $1bn (£660m) investment from Google and Fidelity Investments to boost innovation in space transport and satellite manufacturing.

22/01/2015  |  Full story...

Facebook has enabled global economic impact of USD 227 billion and 4.5 million jobs around the world in 2014, according to a report.

20/01/2015  |  Full story...

CES wrapped up last week, unveiling the emerging technologies for consumers as wearables and connected devices go mainstream. The technology event has been a big conversation in the media this week, particularly on Twitter. With varied responses to the emerging technologies, Hotwire wanted to share some social media stats and analysis from the event.

13/01/2015  |  Full story...

Talk Talk has bought Tesco’s broadband and its Blinkbox online movie streaming service as the telco joins the race for providing ‘quad play’ (mobile phone, broadband, pay TV and fixed-line telephone) to its customers.

09/01/2015  |  Full story...

Over 3 billion people are now connected to the internet, marking an increase of 6.6% over last year, according to new research.

03/12/2014  |  Full story...

In a stark reminder of how reliant modern business is on digital marketing, a Google DFP power outage on Wednesday night affected 55,185 sites and cost millions of pounds in lost revenues for publishers.

14/11/2014  |  Full story...

Glenn Greenwald was one of the first reporters to see — and write about — the Edward Snowden files. In this searing talk he exposes the challenges of privacy in a digital world and attacks the CEOs of Google and Facebook for their stance. He makes a strong case for why you need to care about privacy, even if you’re “not doing anything you need to hide."

Watch his full TED speech here:

14/10/2014  |  Full story...

A number of leading websites, including Mozilla, Reddit, KickStarter, FourSquare, Vimeo, and Meetup will become slow to use this Wednesday (10th September) in protest over the US governments net neutrality proposal that could see the formation of a two-tiered internet- giving priority to higher paying customers.

09/09/2014  |  Full story...

From 9th September 2014, Dot London domain names will again be available for registration, available on a first come, first served basis.

Watch the promo video for .London here:

09/09/2014  |  Full story...

Google has teamed up with five Asian telecom firms to build a $300mn underwater cable across the Pacific Ocean to cater for rising internet use in both the US and across Asia.

14/08/2014  |  Full story...

Facebook is testing is free internet access scheme in Zambia, giving mobile and web users access to a select number of sites.

01/08/2014  |  Full story...

Google is following Netflix’ strategy by introducing a new pop-up bar on YouTube that warns users if their videos fail to stream smoothly- reminding them that they should blame their ISPs rather than the video sharing site.

08/07/2014  |  Full story...

The demise of the newspaper industry has been a topic of debate in the media these last few years and it was widely thought that the blame lies with the internet. But a new American study that analyses the price of attention paid to advertisements shows that in fact the internet is far from responsible.

16/06/2014  |  Full story...

Google is investing a further $1bn into its ‘Project Loon’ wi-fi project with a fleet of satellites supporting its existing balloons, according to a news report.

03/06/2014  |  Full story...

Regulators have given the go ahead for new rules would let content firms charge more for faster delivery of traffic to their users, in move that critics say could end ‘net neutrality’.

16/05/2014  |  Full story...

Residents on the Somalian capital Mogadishu have been experiencing a form of “culture shock” since fibre optic services launched over the last week, an Internet provider has told the BBC.

14/04/2014  |  Full story...

Facebook plans to “beam internet to people from the sky” via a fleet of drones satellites and lasers, in a new project that will rival Google’s Wi-Fi balloon scheme ‘Project Loon’.

Watch this video explaining how the service will work below:

31/03/2014  |  Full story...