Tech platforms must be more transparent over news, says Reach boss March 1, 2021 Tech giants such as Facebook and Google must be more transparent over how they use news content, the boss of publishing group Reach has said. The social media companies have been embroiled in controversy surrounding their control over online media after Facebook blocked access to news in Australia. Jim Mullen, who leads the publisher behind [...]
Daily Mirror owner Reach sees profit fall despite stronger second half March 1, 2021 Reach today posted a 12.8 per cent fall in profit as the newspaper publisher reported a stronger second half of the year. The firm, which owns the Mirror and the Express, said that profit fell to £133.8m, in line with expectations. An 18.9 per cent decline in print revenue over the year sent the group’s [...]
Cyber criminals seek to cash in on Covid vaccines after fraudulent adverts pop up February 26, 2021 Cyber criminals seek to cash in on Covid vaccines after 100 fraudulent adverts discovered
Britain seeks G7 consensus on big tech company dominance February 26, 2021 Britain is seeking to build a consensus among G7 nations on how to stop large technology companies exploiting their dominance. Following Facebook’s row with Australia, Britain is seeking a consensus among the G7 nations that will “bridge the gap between what [tech companies] say they do and what happens in practice,” digital minister Oliver Dowden [...]
Screenshot: Is Uber nearing the end of the road? February 26, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Boris’ career coaching **Is Uber nearing the end of the road? **Apple’s merger madness Media Moment of the Week: Boris’ career coaching Social media is a fickle beast, but if there’s one sure-fire way to generate outrage it’s to insult journalists. That’s what Boris Johnson did this week, [...]
Cyber gang hacks into Oxford University’s Covid-19 lab February 25, 2021 Oxford University Lab Strubi has been hacked by Cybergang selling secrets
Twitter mulling subscription services and tipping features February 25, 2021 Twitter mulls over introducing new subscription features to provide monetary incentives to influencers
Lady Gaga offers $500,000 reward for stolen dogs, ‘no questions asked’ February 25, 2021 Lady Gaga is offering a $500,000 reward for the return of her two French bulldogs after they were stolen on Wednesday in a night raid in which her dog walker was shot. Lady Gaga’s dog walker Ryan Fischer took the singer’s three pets out for a walk in West Hollywood around 10pm where he was [...]
Soho House mulls $3bn New York listing amid IPO boom February 25, 2021 Private members’ club Soho House is the latest company reportedly mulling a New York listing with a valuation of up to $3bn. Soho House, which operates 27 clubs around the world, first considered a Wall Street listing in 2018. This time round the company has hired JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley and is looking to [...]
Australia passes online news law after row with Facebook February 25, 2021 Australia has passed a landmark law that will force tech giants Facebook and Google to pay publishers for news content. The world-first legislation follows a bitter row with Facebook, which blocked access to news in the country in protest to the changes. Following tense negotiations the law today passed with amendments that will allow the [...]