HMV Westfield reopens as new owner continues rental negotiations April 11, 2019 HMV’s Westfield store in Shepherd's Bush has reopened today, as new owner Doug Putman continues his efforts to negotiate with landlords in a bid to bring back stores that have been earmarked for closure. The Canadian entrepreneur has been striking deals with property groups to reopen closed outlets that were shut down as a result of [...]
Sports Direct takes another swipe at Debenhams in share buyback April 11, 2019 Sports Direct took a further swipe at Debenhams this morning amid growing speculation that Mike Ashley is mulling legal action to remove the retailer’s current administrators. Read more: Mike Ashley considers legal action against Debenhams In a note to the London Stock Exchange the sportswear group announced a new share buyback programme, which it said was [...]
Warner Bros files copyright complaint against Trump’s Dark Knight Rises re-election tweet April 10, 2019 Warner Brothers is taking legal action against US President Donald Trump after he posted a video on Twitter that used music from The Dark Knight Rises. Read more: Mueller report to be released 'within a week' Trump yesterday posted the two-minute promotional video, seemingly as part of his 2020 re-election campaign, accompanied by the caption “MAKE [...]
Lush ditches social media amid switch to influencer marketing April 9, 2019 Cosmetics retailer Lush is cutting down its social media presence in a bid to encourage one-to-one contact with its customers. The soap specialist has revealed its plan to “switch up social”, saying from next week it will interact with punters over live chat on or its website, or by email or phone. Read more: Social [...]
Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey receives annual salary of $1.40 for 2018 April 9, 2019 Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey was paid a salary last year for the first time since he was appointed as chief executive of the social media giant in 2015. Dorsey was paid $1.40 in 2018, likely alluding to Twitter’s former 140 character limit, joining the ranks of other tech billionaires such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg [...]
Alec Baldwin says beating Trump in 2020 presidential race would be ‘so easy’ April 9, 2019 Actor Alec Baldwin has tweeted that he could easily beat President Donald Trump in the 2020 race for the White House. Read more: Trump says economy would 'rocket' if Fed cut rates Baldwin, who has impersonated Trump multiple times on Saturday Night Live since the 2016 election, told his 1.11m followers the victory would be [...]
Anti-social media: Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark on social media harm after the Christchurch terror attacks April 8, 2019 I Interrupt the former leader of my native New Zealand, Helen Clark, in the middle of a Twitter and Facebook purge. “Social media management” she says, dictating a response to one of the provocateurs or well-wishers. It’s all part of overseeing a social media following of more than 200,000, I’m sure, but especially fitting since [...]
Japanese prosecutors seek to probe Ghosn’s wife over use of Nissan funds April 7, 2019 Tokyo prosecutors have called on judges to question the wife of embattled car executive Carlos Ghosn over her involvement in the alleged embezzlement of funds. Prosecutors suspect Ghosn channelled funds from Nissan into a company where his wife, Carole, is an executive, Reuters reported, citing local media. Read more: Ghosn to be detained for further [...]
Google scraps AI ethics board after just a week amid controversy over board member April 5, 2019 Google has scrapped its AI ethics board only a week after forming it following a controversy over its choice of board members. The tech giant last week unveiled its newly-formed Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) to oversee the ethical development and use of its AI research and products. Read more: Here's how much Google [...]
Judges and social media – Your Honour, should you be using Twitter in court? April 4, 2019 A British judge recently resorted to Twitter to appeal directly to one of the parties involved in a case over which he was presiding. Ellie Yarrow-Sanders was on the run with her toddler son, Olly Sheridan, for over six months. Mr Justice Williams, the High Court judge in the case between Yarrow-Sanders and her ex-partner, [...]