Hannah Dillon

Staff Writer

Hannah joined ExchangeWire as staff writer in 2022, having previously worked in marketing, communications, and social media. Hannah graduated from the University of Manchester with a BA in Drama and English Literature.

Articles by Hannah

• What Web3 means for e-commerce

  2 years ago News

  

  While discussions of the metaverse often centre around future-gazing, virtual reality is already making waves in e-commerce. The metaverse market is expected to grow in excess of USD$60bn (~£48.3bn) by 2026 and big name brands have already made ventured into [...]

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• Criteo Renews Efforts to Sell Itself; UK Treasury and Bank of England to Collaborate on Digital Pound 

  2 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Criteo revives its attempts to sell to a new owner; UK authorities reveal plans to develop a digital pound; and Beijing drafts regulation to boost e-commerce sales in a stagnant market. Criteo makes new attempts to [...]

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• Google Launches ‘Bard’ AI Chatbot; SoftBank's Vision Fund Posts Fourth Consecutive Quarterly Loss

  2 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google launches its own AI chatbot ‘Bard’ in the wake of ChatGPT's success; SoftBank's investment arm, Vision Fund, posts a loss for the fourth consecutive quarter; and the FTC decides not to appeal Meta's purchase [...]

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• Google Backs Open-AI Rival Anthropic; Apple Reports Dip in Revenue

  2 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Google pours USD$300m (~£248.8m) into AI developer Anthropic; Apple reports a decline in revenue following "significant" supply chain issues; and the FTC is allegedly preparing a lawsuit against Amazon for anticompetitive practices. Google invests in AI [...]

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• The Stack: EU Commits to GDPR Crackdown; Meta Shares Soar Following Q4 Results

  2 years ago News

  

  This week: the European Commission commits to stricter GDPR monitoring, Meta sees shares rise after posting a positive outlook for 2023. Legal proceedings dominated ad tech this week, with the EU Commission announcing it will overhaul how it monitors GDPR enforcement [...]

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• Meta Shares up 20% After Positive Q4 Posting; Publicis Predicts Continued Growth in 2023

  2 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: after posting an improvement to its underlying business, Meta's shares skyrocket by 20%; Publicis Groupe announces it anticipates growth of up to 5% in 2023; and the EU and Singapore officially launch a partnership to [...]

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• EU Commits to Stricter GDPR Monitoring; Snap Warns of Sales Drop After Growth Stalls 

  2 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the EU Commission announces it will tighten its monitoring of GDPR cases; Snap warns of a potential drop in sales after revenue growth stalled; and Tech Nation announces its closure after failing to secure government [...]

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• Blockchain, the Metaverse, NFTs: Making Web3 Work

  2 years ago News

  

  In association with Alkimi Exchange While Web3 is on the horizon (if not already upon us), uncertainty about the value of some elements of this new phase of the internet remains. Technologies, including blockchain, NFTs, cryptocurrencies, and the metaverse, have emerged to [...]

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• Musk Pushes Towards Payments on Twitter; Shein Taps Ex-SoftBank Exec for LATAM Arm

  2 years ago News

  

  On today's ExchangeWire news digest: Musk proceeds with his vision of payments on Twitter; fashion giatns Shein to appoint ex-SoftBank executive to its LATAM operations; and TikTok's CEO will testify in front of US Congress in March. Twitter works towards payments [...]

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• Microsoft, GitHub & OpenAI Appeal to Dismiss Lawsuit; UK Homes Cancel 2 Million Streaming Services

  2 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: Microsoft, GitHub, and Open AI appeal against a copyright infringement lawsuit; UK households cancelled over two million subscriptions to video-on-demand services last year; and China's Baidu is reportedly building its own AI-powered Chatbot. Microsoft, GitHub, and [...]

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