TimeOut, the worldwide events and culture publication, is 50 years old this month. However, when Julio Bruno took over as chief executive three years ago it was making heavy losses. He realised he couldn’t turn the group around just by sitting behind his desk and by barking orders. So instead he says he assumed the …
Image copyright Getty Images Amazon is investigating claims that its employees accepted bribes in exchange for leaking confidential sales data. Independent sellers were also allowed to delete negative reviews and restore banned accounts for payments of between $80 (£61; €69) and $2,000, according to allegations in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal said the practice …
Image copyright Sammer Tang Image caption The screens at the airport stopped working on Friday morning Bristol Airport has blamed a cyber attack for causing flight display screens to fail for two days. An airport spokesman said the information screens were taken offline early on Friday to contain an attack similar to so-called “ransomware”. They …
Image copyright PA Sports Direct has denied claims that it wants struggling retailer Debenhams to collapse so it can buy it cheaply. Reports had suggested Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley could block Debenhams attempt to raise cash by selling its department store chain Magasin du Nord. A spokesperson said the suggestion was “irresponsible and incorrect”. …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption More than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar Decades of ethnic and religious tensions, a sudden explosion of internet access, and a company that had trouble identifying and removing the most hateful posts. It all added up to a perfect storm in Myanmar, where the United Nations says Facebook …
Image copyright Getty Images Made In Chelsea star Louise Thompson has apologised after receiving a warning over a post on social media. The advertising watchdog said it wasn’t clear an Instagram story she posted was an advert promoting a beauty brand. Louise said she was unaware that she should include the word “#ad” to her …
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Draft EU regulation is being planned to force social media to act more swiftly over terror content Google, Facebook and Twitter must remove extremist content within an hour or face hefty fines, the European Commission’s president has said. In his annual State of the Union address to the European Parliament, …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The future management of the Irish border is one of three main priorities in UK-EU Brexit talks A hard border on the island of Ireland can be avoided by using “established” technology and “modifying” existing arrangements, Brexiteer Tory MPs say. The European Research Group called for streamlined customs checks …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Killer robots are not science fiction, one MEP says – although they probably won’t look like this The European Parliament has passed a resolution calling for an international ban on so-called killer robots. It aims to pre-empt the development and use of autonomous weapon systems that can kill without …
Image copyright Getty Images A review of the rail industry is to be launched by the government next week, following criticism of the way the franchising model is run. Labour said the model was “broken”, after the East Coast Mainline franchise failed for the third time and passengers on other lines faced strikes and disruption …