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FAANGs come out to play in Halloween shares surge October 31, 2018 Technology's biggest players, lumped together as the so-called FAANG stocks, have ended their October losing streak which had left investors spooked with just one day to go. Netflix's share price saw the biggest gains out of the FAANGs grouping, rising almost seven per cent this afternoon off the back of better-than-expected results for Facebook last night. The social [...]
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg invited again to appear before MPs investigating fake news October 31, 2018 Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg has been summoned to a special meeting of UK and Canadian MPs to give evidence about ‘fake news’. Conservative MP Damian Collins, chair of parliament’s digital, culture, media and sport committee, has joined forces with his Canadian equivalent, Bob Zimmer, to propose a one-off hearing on 27 November. The social media billionaire [...]
John McDonnell’s ideology won’t lead Britain to a bright new future, but to the dismal 1970s October 31, 2018 The focus this week has been on Philip Hammond’s Budget. The opinions of the shadow chancellor have been rather in the background by comparison. But John McDonnell is doing us all a favour at the moment. He is busily promoting a collection of essays which he edited, under the title “Economics for the Many”. These cover [...]
Killing Eve: A cautionary tale on privacy October 29, 2018 Villanelle: “What’s your pin?” Eve Polastri: “1…2…3…4” How many of us could relate to this scene in the popular BBC series Killing Eve? Whether it’s 1,2,3,4, a date of birth, or an easily guessable passphrase – our cavalier attitude to passwords is well-documented. The fact that an MI6 officer (albeit a fictitious one) had such [...]
Global backlash over Khashoggi killing is “hysteria”, Saudi foreign minister says October 27, 2018 The global backlash over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has become “hysteria” and Saudi ties with the US are still “ironclad”, the kingdom's foreign minister has said. Adel al-Jubeir said on Saturday those behind the murder of the Washington Post columnist would be prosecuted but the investigation would take time. He described the international [...]
Potential bomb sent to Robert de Niro a day after explosives found in Obama and Clinton’s mail October 25, 2018 New York Police are investigating a suspicious package at a restaurant owned by actor Robert De Niro. A spokesperson for the police told CNN the package had been sent to 375 Greenwich Street, in the Tribeca neighbourhood of Lower Manhattan. Police sent a bomb squad to the scene after the package was reported at around [...]
Facebook fined maximum £500,000 penalty over Cambridge Analytica scandal October 25, 2018 Facebook must pay a £500,000 penalty for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the UK’s data watchdog ordered today. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has handed the social media giant the penalty for processing people’s data without their consent, as well as failing to keep that data secure. Read more: Facebook reels from the [...]
Lewis Hamilton looks set to seal the Formula One world title at Mexican Grand Prix but the constructors’ championship could go down to the wire October 24, 2018 The drivers’ championship may be all but over, but Mercedes will want Lewis Hamilton to do more than just scrape the five points he needs to claim his fifth world title at the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend, with the race for the constructors’ championship still hanging in the balance. When team-mate Valtteri Bottas surrendered [...]
Just not cricket: Why England risk injury to play football in the warm-up October 24, 2018 Jonny Bairstow’s ankle injury, which has made him a doubt for England’s opening Test match against Sri Lanka on 6 November, has sparked a familiar discussion in the cricket world. England’s players and staff are always dreading injuries, especially to someone of Bairstow’s importance. But the origin of his problem will have caused further consternation [...]
Secret Service intercepts suspicious packages sent to Obama and Clinton as CNN offices evacuated October 24, 2018 US Vice President Mike Pence has blasted "cowardly" attacks as a series of bombs were sent to prominent Democrats and a US news organisation, in an apparent act of terrorism. The Secret Service said it had intercepted two bombs addressed to the homes of former president Barack Obama and 2016 presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The Florida [...]