COP26 buzz? Squid Game is more talked about than climate change October 26, 2021 A dystopian landscape where resources are limited and humans must struggle for survival. It’s not the climate crisis, but Netflix’s latest hit show that’s dominating online conversation. Despite COP26 – dubbed the world’s ‘last best hope’ climate summit – taking place next week, we’re focused more on fictional threats than real danger. According to a [...]
Photo hoarding carries higher carbon cost than international flights October 26, 2021 New research today reveals Britons' hidden dirty data habits, with the nation’s trigger-happy social snappers contributing over 355,000 tonnes of CO2 every year through unwanted pics alone: the equivalent to the entire population of Chelmsford flying to Australia and back
IT provider Softcat soars in full year results amid strong demand October 26, 2021 IT services provider Softcat reports record full-year results to 31 July 2021 amid strong public sector demand and corporate recovery
Facebook’s quarterly earnings shoot up to £6.5bn as it weathers whistleblower storm October 26, 2021 Facebook has recorded third quarter earnings of £6.5bn as it weathers a storm of blistering claims from a former employee. The company reported a net income for the three months ending on September 31 of $9bn, or £6.5bn, up from $7.8bn for the same period in 2020. Backlash against the technology firm has been intensifying [...]
Budget: Scrap £159 BBC licence fee and sell Channel 4, urges TaxPayers’ Alliance October 26, 2021 The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has called for the sale of Channel 4 and the scrapping of the BBC licence fee ahead of the Budget this week. The campaign group has also proposed that most of the BBC should be sold off and the corporation cut down to one television channel, radio station and online service. [...]
Whistleblower says safety is cost centre for Facebook October 25, 2021 Frances Haugen, a former product manager on Facebook's civic misinformation team, appeared before the Joint Committee this afternoon, discussing plans to regulate social media companies.
What we can expect from Facebook’s Q3 results October 25, 2021 The social media giant Facebook will beat the consensus estimates for revenues and earnings, despite ongoing controversy, if you believe the tech analysts. In the first half of the year, Facebook saw growth of both daily active users, as well as online advertising. This is a trend that many expect to continue when the company [...]
PayPal denies Pinterest acquisition rumours October 25, 2021 PayPal announced it will not be pursuing an acquisition of Pinterest following reports that it was planning to buy the pinboard site for $45 billion.
Networks agree to block foreign fraudster calls October 25, 2021 UK phone networks have agreed to automatically block calls made from abroad if they show up as a UK number in order to prevent fraud.
Trevor Phillips: British history is altered by tearing down statues, not via ‘due process’ October 25, 2021 The tearing down of statues, renaming of streets, and the changing of school curricula without “a rigorous and non-partisan approach” is increasingly altering British history, broadcaster Trevor Phillips warns this morning. A paper written by Phillips and released by the Policy Exchange think tank today claimed there was a “growing trend to alter public history [...]