DEBATE: Is the Tesco boss right to call for slashed business rates and an online tax to save the high street? May 15, 2019 Is the Tesco boss right to call for slashed business rates and an online tax to save the high street? Robert Palmer, executive director of Tax Justice UK, says YES. Tesco’s Dave Lewis is right: the way we tax high street shops and online firms isn’t working. The tax system benefits companies like Amazon and Google, [...]
Twitter suspends 166,000 accounts in battle against online terrorism May 9, 2019 Twitter suspended more than 166,000 accounts in the last six months of 2018, it revealed today, as it makes progress on battling terrorism on its platform. Read more: Facebook bans Alex Jones and Milo Yiannopoulos The number of users banned from the social network amounted to a 19 per cent drop from the first half of [...]
Mirror publisher Reach posts revenues slip ahead of shareholder showdown May 2, 2019 Mirror publisher Reach has posted a dip in revenue amid reduced demand for its print products, as it gears up for a showdown with investors over executive pay. Like-for-like revenue fell by 6.4 per cent in the first four months of the year, driven by a 7.9 per cent drop in print revenues. Read more: [...]
Shareholders call for Google parent Alphabet to be broken up May 1, 2019 A group of shareholders in Google's parent firm Alphabet has called for the company to be broken up, following a string of complaints against the firm regarding alleged human rights abuses and excessive founder dominance. Read more: Google parent Alphabet misses estimates as EU fine takes its toll The resolution, submitted by four members of [...]
Not so lucky: Google’s share price falls eight per cent after disappointing results April 30, 2019 Shares in Google’s parent company Alphabet fell more than eight per cent in early trading in the US today after its results for the first quarter disappointed last night. Revenue rose 16.7 per cent to $36.3bn (£27.8bn) for the three ended 31 March, its slowest pace in three years, missing analyst estimates of $37.3bn according [...]
Google parent Alphabet misses estimates as EU fine takes its toll April 29, 2019 Alphabet missed Wall Street estimates on revenue in its first quarter, while the EU's €1.5bn (£1.3bn) advertising fine weighed on profit. Revenue rose 16.7 per cent to $36.3bn for the first three months of 2019, its slowest pace in three years, missing analyst estimates of $37.3bn according to data from Refinitiv. The parent firm of [...]
Avengers, Assemble – Marvel’s superhero franchise can teach your business how to tackle digital disruption April 29, 2019 It’s fair to assume that for Marvel fans sitting down to watch the recently released Avengers: Endgame, their first thought won’t be what it teaches us about digital disruption – they’ll be wondering how the dream team will defeat the Mad Titan Thanos, and who will still be standing when the credits roll. However, with [...]
Tech giants urged to work with government in online harms battle April 29, 2019 Facebook, Google and Snapchat should use their technology to work with the government on tackling harmful content online, health secretary Matt Hancock will say today. The health secretary will challenge social media giants to make greater progress in protecting vulnerable users at a second UK summit between tech firms and internet providers, held as part [...]
Jaguar Land Rover weighing up bid for London cab company Addison Lee April 28, 2019 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is weighing up an offer for London-based taxi company Addison Lee in a bid to keep up with companies such as Uber, the Sunday Telegraph reported yesterday. Read more: Jaguar and Addison Lee trial their driverless cars in London Addison Lee was put up for sale by its owner, US private [...]
On the map: Now Google Maps displays real-time electric car charging points April 24, 2019 Electric car drivers will today find it easier to find charging points for their vehicles as Google included real-time data on the sites across the UK and US. Drivers will be able to search for “ev [electric vehicle] charging stations” to see how many ports are currently available at each site, and other details such as [...]