Government’s consumer protection push criticised for moving too slowly May 10, 2022 Despite making grand gestures about protecting consumer and business rights under the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer bill, the government have come under fire from critics for acting too slowly.
UK fails to define clear data reform strategy despite claiming EU complexity departure May 10, 2022 In an attempt to cut European Union red tape once and for all, the government are pushing forward with its Data Reform Bill.
Publishers dodge ‘bankruptcy for reporting the truth’ as government axes Section 40 court fees for press May 10, 2022 The government is set to repeal a crippling legal provision that pushes newspapers to pay both sides of court costs for defamation and privacy regardless of whether it wins or loses them.
It’s a match: Grindr swipes right on going public with £1.7bn SPAC deal May 10, 2022 Dating app Grindr has agreed to go public in a $2.1bn (£1.7bn) SPAC deal with Tiga Acquisition, just a week after reports that the gay-friendly platform shared the movements of millions of users with a digital advertising network. With an estimated 10.8 million monthly active users in 2021 for Grindr, the business combination is set [...]
UK stamps out record number of online scams following defence push May 10, 2022 A record number of online scams were removed from the internet last year thanks to the nation’s cyber experts significantly expanding the UK’s defences to push back against fraudsters, it has been revealed today. Ahead of the opening of its conference, the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – disclosed that more [...]
BBC’s Huw Edwards paid £25k a month for second jobs May 9, 2022 One of the Beeb's most famous faces cashes in on moonlighting, with BBC News presenter Huw Edwards earning at least £25,000 from second jobs in just one month.
Elon Musk’s £36bn Twitter takeover could face price slash May 9, 2022 Investment firm Hindenburg Research has said Elon Musk's $44bn (£36bn) Twitter takeover could be repriced lower if the eccentric billionaire walks away from the bid.
Cultural capital: Museums, galleries and libraries get £128m cash injection May 9, 2022 Cultural venues including museums, galleries and public libraries will get a £128m injection of cash to improve accessibility to the arts and safeguard the future.
Malboro maker Philip Morris eyes up rival Swedish Match for £12bn May 9, 2022 Malboro maker Philip Morris in in talks to acquire European smokeless tobacco rival Swedish Match for an estimated $15bn (£12bn)
Zuckerberg: Facebook and Instagram to test NFTs on user profiles May 9, 2022 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed that the tech giant will start testing digital collectibles on Instagram and Facebook in the coming weeks, allowing users to display non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on their profile. Augmented reality NFTs will feature on Instagram stories via Spark AR, Meta’s AR software platform, and will be coming to the rest [...]
