Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Apple boss Tim Cook has seen his company lose billions in market value in recent weeks Apple was once the, well, apple of Wall Street’s eye. The first US company to achieve a trillion dollar market value, the tech giant boasted trend-setting products, a cash pile larger than the …
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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Carlos Ghosn was arrested in Japan on Monday Renault has appointed a temporary deputy chief executive to take over the running of the French car firm following the arrest of Carlos Ghosn. Renault said its chief operating officer, Thierry Bolloré, would step up to the role because Mr Ghosn was …
Image copyright Getty Images Hackers have deleted more than 6,500 sites being held on a popular dark web server. Called Daniel’s Hosting, the site was sitting on the hidden Tor network and many people used it to host pages they did not want to publish on the wider web. Administrator Daniel Winzen said no back-ups …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some online services offer to boost your popularity for a fee Photo-sharing platform Instagram has announced a new initiative that will target fake likes and comments. The company say they have developed tools that can identify accounts that use third-party services and apps to artificially boost their popularity. Any …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tumblr said it discovered child sexual abuse images during a routine audit Tumblr has been removed from Apple’s app store because it let some users post images of child sexual abuse. The social network’s app was removed on 16 November but the reason for it being unavailable has only …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The high street may appear to be dying but only 18% of retail sales are made online, according to government figures Attempts to increase the number of people shopping on UK High Streets has been given a boost by search giant Google. It has teamed up with start-up NearSt …
Image copyright TwitterUK Image caption John Lewis (the man, not the shop) When does Christmas officially start for you? For John Lewis, it starts as early as November. And no, we’re not talking about Christmas ads. We’re talking about the American man who spends every Christmas letting people know that he’s not the major British …
Image caption Fran Bailey said the juxtaposition was “grossly, grossly offensive” Feminists have described a Marks & Spencer window display that suggests women must have “fancy little knickers” as sexist and “vomit-inducing”. The display at the Nottingham store is juxtaposed with one which suggests men must have “outfits to impress”. A campaigner altered the window …
Image copyright Reuters A sell-off continued on Wall Street on Tuesday led by Apple and retailers, with the S&P 500 falling into negative territory for the year to date. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed more than 500 points, with the broader S&P and Nasdaq indexes also down about 2%. Apple fell another 4% to …