The feud sparked by Google’s failure to remove extremist content from its site Youtube could lead to the end of automated ad placement, experts have warned. Household names including Marks and Spencer and McDonald’s have pulled advertising from Google’s YouTube as part of a growing international boycott. Now analysts have predicted that brands could turn … Read more
Google’s money-making foundation is strong enough to endure a current boycott by advertisers, but the movement could rattle the practice of software “programmed” ad placement, analysts said on Thursday. The internet giant’s core business of serving up advertising along with online search results appeared to be safe from the boycott, motivated by companies seeking assurances … Read more
Rare music from three stars who died last year — Prince, David Bowie and Leonard Cohen — will come out next month for the 10th anniversary of Record Store Day, the celebration of vinyl’s rebirth. Launched in 2007 by struggling US shops in hopes of stirring interest, Record Store Day has grown quickly as well … Read more
Google’s European boss has apologised after adverts from major firms and government agencies appeared next to extremist content on its YouTube site. It came after Marks and Spencer became the latest firm to pull its online ads over the issue, joining others such as Audi, RBS and L’Oreal. Google’s European chief, Matthew Brittin, promised to … Read more
Marks and Spencer has become the latest firm to pull its online advertising from Google’s platforms over fears it is appearing next to extremist content. It follows a UK government decision to remove its adverts from YouTube – which is owned by Google – after it emerged they had appeared alongside content from supporters of … Read more
A Maryland man has been arrested on federal charges that he intentionally used an animated tweet to trigger an epileptic seizure in a Newsweek reporter who had been critical of President Donald Trump. The reporter, Kurt Eichenwald, was at his home office in Dallas on December 15 when he clicked on a Twitter message sent … Read more
US star Mikaela Shiffrin was kept waiting for the overall women’s World Cup crown by the slimmest of margins Thursday after Liechtenstein’s Tina Weirather captured the World Cup women’s Super-G crown. Weirather overtook Super-G points leader Ilka Stuhec of Slovenia for the discipline season title by winning the campaign’s final race in 1:11.66 with Stuhec … Read more
Social media giants should “do a better job” to protect users from online hate speech, British MPs have said. Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google were asked by the Home Affairs select committee why they did not police their content more effectively, given the billions they made. They were told they had a “terrible reputation” … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration has given new powers to the CIA to conduct drone strikes against extremist targets in the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The move would represent a change from Obama-era policies that limited the spy agency’s role in conducting paramilitary strikes, pushing responsibility for these to the Pentagon. Obama … Read more
A couple jailed for a month in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over “unlawful sex” have been released and the charges against them dropped. Ukrainian Iryna Nohai and her South African fiancee Emlyn Culverwell were arrested in Abu Dhabi after a doctor discovered Ms Nohai was pregnant. Sex outside marriage is illegal in the religiously … Read more
The Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid has called on Ghanaians to be patient and afford the Akufo-Addo led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government some reprieve as it fashions out ways to salvage the ailing economy. Speaking Wednesday March 8, 2017, he assured that the Akufo-Affo government will fulfill all the promises made during electioneering. “Let’s be … Read more
A US government-commissioned review concluded Caterpillar intentionally committed tax and financial reporting fraud, the New York Times reported Wednesday. Federal agents last week raided the Illinois headquarters of the US industrial giant, which failed to account for $7.9 billion in overseas income for tax purposes, according to a report by Leslie Robinson, an accounting professor … Read more
The forum, according to the federation’s president, Gideon Quartey, will seek to address some of the challenges in the development and promotion of the sport as well as technical and officiating challenges. It is opened to recognised boxing coaches from every part of the country as well as referees and judges. According to Mr. Quartey, … Read more
A potentially money-spinning bout between Philippine boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Britain’s Amir Khan has collapsed, The Los Angeles Times reported. Pacquiao’s long-time promoter Bob Arum told the newspaper that the proposed $38 million fight staged by the United Arab Emirates in April had proven to be “pie in the sky.” “When they contacted me, … Read more
In hopes of sabotaging North Korea’s missile tests, former president Barack Obama reportedly ordered Pentagon officials to step up their cyber and electronic strikes against the country’s missile program in 2014, according to a new report. The US still cannot effectively counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, the New York Times reported following a months-long … Read more
Former US president Barack Obama in 2014 launched a cyberwar against North Korea’s missile program but it has failed to make significant gains, The New York Times reported Saturday. The United States still cannot effectively counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, the newspaper said following a months-long investigation, based on interviews with officials in … Read more
U. S. President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing to ignore any rulings by the World Trade Organization that it sees as an affront to U.S. sovereignty, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing a report prepared by officials. The draft document, due to be sent to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday, marks the first time … Read more
The White House on Tuesday condemned a shooting attack in a Kansas bar that left one Indian man dead and another wounded as an apparent act of “racially motivated hatred.” After criticism that Donald Trump had not spoken about the attack — which happened a week ago — the White House said president did indeed … Read more
The White House on Tuesday condemned a shooting attack in a Kansas bar that left one Indian man dead and another wounded as an apparent act of “racially motivated hatred.” After criticism that President Donald Trump had not condemned the attack, which happened last Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the president may address … Read more
The White House on Tuesday condemned a shooting attack in a Kansas bar that left one Indian man dead and another wounded as an apparent act of “racially motivated hatred.” After criticism that President Donald Trump had not condemned the attack, which happened last Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the president may address … Read more