This week, YouTube launches a new video format, Instagram looks to decouple their messaging feature, Amazon Echo users are buying more, prepare to buy your weekly shop from your car and your room can now tidy itself.
HEADLINES
- YouTube launches new short-form video format (that looks a bit like ‘stories’), ‘Reels’
- Instagram is testing ‘Direct’, a standalone messaging app
- Apple is rumoured to be acquiring music recognition app Shazam
- Instagram now lets you make a story permanent on your profile
INSIGHTS
- Twitter’s new 280 character limit drives higher engagement rates
- Amazon Echo users are buying more CPG products and stay increasingly loyal
- The 5 ways that retailer Shop Direct is winning in Mobile
COOL
- Danske Bank’s Wealth investment robot now has 11,500 clients
- You can now shop from the in-car entertainment systems from GM cars
- Coach collaborates with Snap to create high-tech Coach x Snapchat holiday pin
- Prepare for your room to tidy itself
- Alexa integration into console games is coming and looks pretty cool
DEEP READS
- Ben Evans: What the next 10 years look like (video presentation)
- How Ultrasound will enable you to feel in virtual reality
- Inside Baidu’s attempts to lead the future of Artificial Intelligence
And finally, …prepare to cuddle up with a huggable spoonbot
