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January 17, 2019
YouTube suspends ads on Tommy Robinson channel

YouTube suspends ads on Tommy Robinson channel

Image copyright PA Image caption Mr Robinson said the ad suspension amounted to censorship YouTube has suspended adverts on the account of former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson. Mr Robinson had broken the site’s advertising rules, said YouTube, adding that his channel covered “controversial issues and sensitive events”. The decision means the channel, which …

January 17, 2019
Jack Bogle: The man who pioneered index investing

Jack Bogle: The man who pioneered index investing

Image copyright The Vanguard Group Image caption Investors were initially slow to put their money into John Bogle’s index funds When Jack Bogle first said he was going to sell index tracker funds back in 1976 he was ridiculed. But the idea was destined to upend the status quo by providing ordinary people with cheap …

January 17, 2019
Sears retail chain in $5.2bn rescue plan

Sears retail chain in $5.2bn rescue plan

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sears sales have declined for years Sears, the long-troubled US department store chain, is set to stagger on. Billionaire Eddie Lampert, a hedge fund financier who is chairman of Sears and its former chief executive, has won a bankruptcy court auction to purchase the company for $5.2bn (£4bn). Assuming it …

January 17, 2019
Philips to close Suffolk factory putting 430 jobs at risk

Philips to close Suffolk factory putting 430 jobs at risk

Image caption The factory is in Glemsford near Sudbury in south Suffolk Electronics giant Philips is to close its only UK factory, at Glemsford, Suffolk, with the loss of 430 jobs. The firm said it would close the site, which makes baby bottles, in 2020 and transfer most of its operations to a site in …

January 17, 2019
Oxford University suspends Huawei donations and sponsorships

Oxford University suspends Huawei donations and sponsorships

Image copyright Getty Images The University of Oxford has suspended donations and sponsorships from Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. The firm is facing accusations from the US and other countries that its equipment could be used for espionage. Huawei has denied those claims, saying it doesn’t pose a spying risk. The US is also reportedly investigating …

January 17, 2019
Future of airport security on show in London

Future of airport security on show in London

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A bag seen through an X-ray scanner Technology that could speed up and enhance security checks at airports is being demonstrated to industry experts at a showcase event in London. Among the innovations is a pad that could detect explosives hidden in shoes while people are queuing at security. …

January 17, 2019
Watchdog’s gender pay gap twice national average despite pledge

Watchdog’s gender pay gap twice national average despite pledge

Image copyright Getty Images The Financial Conduct Authority, which regulates the country’s biggest firms, has revealed it pays its male staff a fifth more than its female staff. The watchdog’s median gender pay gap was 21.2% in 2018 – up from 20.9% in 2017 despite a pledge to improve. The average gap across all UK …

January 17, 2019
Fake BBC News page used to promote Bitcoin-themed scheme

Fake BBC News page used to promote Bitcoin-themed scheme

Image copyright MyOnlineSecurity Image caption One sign that the webpage is fake is that it uses the wrong font An investment scheme is using a fake BBC News webpage to convince members of the public to hand over funds. The spoof page references a Bitcoin-themed documentary broadcast by Panorama last year, but links on the …

January 17, 2019
Facebook tackles Russians making fake news stories

Facebook tackles Russians making fake news stories

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Facebook said one campaign it shut down had links to staff at Russia’s Sputnik news agency Facebook has removed 500 pages and accounts allegedly involved in peddling fake news in Central Europe, Ukraine and other Eastern European nations. The action ends efforts by two separate groups to “manipulate people”, …

January 17, 2019
Netflix’s Bird Box film contains footage of Lac-Megantic disaster

Netflix’s Bird Box film contains footage of Lac-Megantic disaster

Image copyright Netflix Image caption Netflix used footage of the 2013 Lac-Megantic in rail disaster Bird Box, a horror film starring Sandra Bullock. Streaming service Netflix has confirmed it used stock footage of a real-life rail disaster in the film Bird Box. Netflix will not be removing the brief clip from Canada’s Lac-Megantic tragedy used …

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