Three major changes Facebook’s made to trending topics in the fight against fake news January 26, 2017 Facebook has made some major changes to the feature which shows users what topics are trending after serious accusations of bias and amid the wider debate around fake news. The list of topics will no longer be personalised to users' interests, and will instead be based upon their location. Read more: Facebook steps up fake news [...]
Chinese stadium company to buy stake in Southampton but current Saints owner indicates she’ll stay on January 26, 2017 Southampton are set to become the latest English football club to be snapped up by Chinese investors after they agreed a deal with stadium construction company Lander Sports Development. Lander announced to the Shenzhen stock exchange on Thursday that it had signed an agreement with Southampton owner Katarina Liebherr to buy a stake in the [...]
Shares in the publisher of the Daily Mail have dived – here’s why January 26, 2017 Growth at the owner of the Daily Mail newspaper ground to a halt in the first quarter, sending shares diving seven per cent. The figures Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) revenue grew just one per cent in its b2b business and shrank one per cent on an underlying basis on the dmg media side, which [...]
Meet the 33 tech startups set for stardom January 26, 2017 More than 30 companies have been identified as the most promising tech startups in the country and will be mentored by top entrepreneurs to help create the next wave of top British tech stars. Challenger bank Monzo, online shopping site Trouva and digital mortgage adviser Trussle are among the startups who will be mentored by Lastminute.com [...]
City Moves for 26 January 2017 – who’s switching jobs? January 26, 2017 Today's City Moves cover a challenger bank, one of the best-known social media management platforms and a law firm. Take a look at these movers and shakers: Hampshire Trust Bank Chris Forsyth has been appointed as chief operating officer at Hampshire Trust Bank. In his executive role at the specialist challenger bank, which focuses on [...]
Boost for Millwall as Lewisham Council ditch controversial plans for compulsory purchase order January 25, 2017 League One Millwall have received a major boost after Lewisham Council abandoned controversial plans to compulsorily purchase land around the club’s ground, The Den. The Lions feared the order to purchase land for housing redevelopment by offshore registered firm Renewal would place the future of the club in jeopardy and potentially force them to relocate [...]
Multi-million pound Daily Mail printing contract win provides some relief to newspaper group Johnston Press January 25, 2017 Shares in Johnston Press jumped five per cent this morning as the troubled newspaper publisher announced a new multi-million pound printing contract. Johnston Press has entered an agreement with Associated Newspapers to publish the Monday-Saturday editions of the Daily Mail at its Portsmouth site. The deal, which will see Johnston Press print all south west [...]
British Vogue editor-in-chief Alexandra Shulman stands down after 25 years January 25, 2017 The editor-in-chief of British Vogue is to stand down this summer after 25 years in the role. Alexandra Shulman’s June departure was announced by Conde Nast Britain’s managing director Nicholas Coleridge this morning. Read more: How revenue woes are driving a wave of deals in the print media sector “This is an announcement I hoped [...]
George Orwell’s 1984 has shot to the top of bestseller lists because Trump January 25, 2017 George Orwell's 1984 may be a perennial classic, but it's been a long time since it was at the top of bestseller lists. Until now, that is… The novel, first published in 1949, has shot to the top of Amazon's best sellers list – with its rise attributed by many to the Trump administration's use [...]
Are you too clever for Harvard Business School? January 24, 2017 Fighting it out with one or two other schools at the top of the MBA pyramid are Harvard and Stanford. Both offer two-year degrees costing a quarter of a million bucks plus lost earnings. If you get a place at either, you are most likely in the top 4 per cent intellectually of your peers, [...]