Day: 2 August 2026

Ocean Outdoor UK appointed as British Land Digital Out of Home media partner across key London assets

Stuart Mitchell

Ocean Outdoor UK has been appointed by British Land, one of Europe’s biggest property development companies, as its Digital Out of Home (DOOH) media partner in London following a competitive tender. The long-term contract covers three of British Land’s central London estates – Paddington Central, Regent’s Place and Broadgate and Liverpool Street in the City. The first phase will see the roll out of 33 small format full motion screens, extending The Loop, Ocean’s existing small format network across the capital to 114 in total. British Land’s investment in DOOH…

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Children are adopting AI technologies more than three times faster than adults

Stuart Mitchell

“AI is here. It is a growing part of all of our lives. And it is already shaping childhood around the world – for better and for worse. “New evidence is laying bare the scale and speed of its uptake by children worldwide, while exposing the risks and divides emerging alongside it. “Analysis by UNICEF drawing on new data from 10 countries estimates that at least 20 million children have used Artificial Intelligence (AI). Many are outpacing adults by adopting it at rates more than three times faster. “More than…

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1.8 million Octopus smart customers step in to help balance the grid during record heatwave

Stuart Mitchell

As the summer heatwave drives up national energy demand alongside unexpected generation outages, Octopus Energy’s customer base is proving a flexible grid is a better grid, with millions of connected customers, devices and tariffs helping to ease the supply and demand margin. Firstly, Octopus has announced its second Saving Session of the week, where 1.2 million customers can choose to reduce their energy usage between 19:30-20:30 in exchange for 415 OctoPoints (52p) per kilowatt hour (kWh) turned down, making money by using less. Secondly, Octopus customers will provide up to…

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