General Election 2019: Twitter ban on political ads comes into effect November 22, 2019 Today is the first day of Twitter’s political ad ban, less than a month out from the general election and a year ahead of the 2020 US presidential election. The social media firm revealed last week that it’s ban would include all mentions of political candidates and legislation. All three leading parties – Conservatives, Labour [...]
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils his Cybertruck, but it’s already the butt of jokes November 22, 2019 Tesla has lifted the curtain on its “Cybertruck” pickup vehicle, but Elon Musk was left red-faced when the truck’s windows were smashed during a demo meant to prove their toughness. The billionaire could be heard swearing on stage before telling his audience there was “room for improvement”. Read more: Brexit has cost Britain a Gigafactory, [...]
Prince Andrew cancels Middle East trip for Pitch@Palace November 22, 2019 Prince Andrew has been forced to cancel a trip to Bahrain as the fallout over his friendship with billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein deepends, it is reported. The Duke of York was set to travel to the Middle East this weekend to push his Pitch@Palace tech startup initiative. Read more: Bosch cuts ties with Pitch@Palace after [...]
Want to win an election? Throw the kitchen sink at your opponent November 22, 2019 The received wisdom goes that campaign messages should be as to-the-point as possible. “Keep it simple, stupid” originated in engineering, but it is credited with Barack Obama’s 2008 “change” message and Vote Leave’s successful “take back control” campaign in 2016. Certainly, both the main parties in this election seem to be sticking to this principle, [...]
Interest in UK tech jobs wanes as top talent flocks to Europe November 22, 2019 Desire among jobseekers to find work in the UK tech sector has declined over the last two years while other European countries have benefited from a surge in interest, new data has revealed. Searches for jobs in Britain’s tech sector slipped three per cent between the first half of 2017 and the first half of [...]
Wework lays off 2,400 employees in Softbank-led efficiency drive November 21, 2019 Wework today confirmed it will lay off roughly 2,400 employees around the world as the company launches a drastic bid to cut costs and shore up its business. A Wework spokesperson said the cuts were part of the company’s efforts to focus on its core business and “create a more efficient organisation”. Read more: New [...]
Twitter acquires London AI startup as it looks to target small businesses November 21, 2019 Twitter has snapped up artificial intelligence (AI) marketing platform Aiden as it looks to expand its advertising offering for small businesses. Read more: Twitter outlines political ad ban ahead of 2020 US election The social media giant today said it had agreed a takeover of the London-based startup, which provides a cross-platform advertising command centre, [...]
Xerox threatens to go hostile in HP takeover bid November 21, 2019 Xerox today threatened to take its $33.5bn (£26bn) takeover offer for HP hostile if the tech firm’s board did not agree to a “friendly” merger by next week. Read more: HP rejects Xerox’s $33.5bn takeover bid but keeps door open for potential merger HP rejected Xerox’s offer of $22 per share on Sunday, saying it [...]
Netflix down: Streaming giant apologises as outages hit users across the globe November 21, 2019 Netflix users were less than chilled this afternoon as outages left them unable to watch their favourite films and TV shows. Read more: BBC chairman hits back at suggestions of Netflix-style subscription model More than a thousand users across the US and Europe reported difficulties loading videos, according to tracking site Down Detector. Scores of [...]
Pokémon Sword and Shield review: A spectacular upgrade for Nintendo’s chart-topping series November 21, 2019 Pokémon’s creator GameFreak was uncharacteristically secretive during the development of Sword and Shield, the latest pair of monster collecting games in the world-dominating, 23-year-old franchise. Now it’s clear to see why the studio played its cards so close to its chest: the new games shake up the rulebook in a way that might have given [...]
