EU regulators set to whack Apple Music with another antitrust charge April 11, 2022 European regulators are set to whack Apple Music with an additional anti-trust charge following Spotify's complaints about the tech giant distorting competition in the market.
NBA chairman Larry Tanenbaum eyes Chelsea FC consortia April 11, 2022 The chairman of the National Basketball Association Larry Tanenbaum has joined one of the leading consortiums gearing up to takeover Chelsea FC. Backing Steve Pagliuca’s offer for the London club, sources told Mark Kleinman for Sky News that Tanenbaum has joined the Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin in backing the upcoming bid. As well as chairing [...]
Letter to Boris: Sunak calls for independent advisors amid wife’s non-dom status April 11, 2022 Rishi Sunak has written to the Prime Minister this evening asking him to refer his ministerial declarations to the Independent Advisor on Ministers’ Interests.
French presidential race: Macron and Le Pen through to second round April 10, 2022 Exit polls have shown that Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are through to the next round of the French Presidential election race. Whilst each poll is slightly different, the BBC has reported that Macron held 28.1 per cent of the votes in the first round, far-right Le Pen scored 23.3 per cent. Left leaning [...]
New Pakistani Prime Minister set to be named following Khan’s ousting April 10, 2022 Pakistan’s new Prime Minister is expected to be announced tomorrow after Imran Khan was ousted over the weekend following a historic no-confidence vote. Opposition parties were able to secure 174 votes in the 342-member house in support of no-confidence. The motion was first raised a few weeks back following claims that Khan had acted unconstitutionally. [...]
Thousands of civil service jobs at risk as Treasury drives down headcount April 10, 2022 As many as 40,000 pandemic-related civil service jobs could be cut as the Treasury tries to limit its soaring headcount.
Premier League scores top City headhunter for chairman search April 10, 2022 Top City headhunter MWM Consulting has been hired to find the new chairman of the Premier League.
Apple under spotlight amid spying claims April 10, 2022 The UK’s information watchdog is investigating Apple following whistleblower claims that the Silicon Valley giant had gained access to employee information via their mobile phones. Former senior Apple engineer Ashley Gjøvik filed a complaint to the UK Data Protection Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) which suggested the iPhone maker used unlawful data collection processes over “years [...]
Privatisation pushback: New documents reveal Channel 4’s final fight against sale April 7, 2022 New documents have revealed that Channel 4 attempted to fend off the government's privatisation push with an alternative hybrid model earlier this year.
Child safety campaigners criticise Meta’s end-to-end encryption plans April 7, 2022 Child safety campaigners have criticised Meta’s recent research that makes the case for end-to-end encryption as a positive driver for human rights.
