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www.independent.co.uk
2 months ago
UK news

Far-right British Army veteran hailed Jo Cox killer a hero'

Army veteran jailed for encouraging terrorism
Turner glorified the murderer of MP Jo Cox and shared content related to the Christchurch mosque shootings [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

David Harewood made OBE after raising awareness of mental health and racism

Actor and broadcaster David Harewood has been made an OBE in the New Year Honours list after becoming a prominent voice for better mental health support.The 57-year-old, who found widespread fame playing CIA director David Estes in the US drama series Homeland, has been honoured for his services to drama and charity.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

David Harewood: I accept my OBE for people whose work has gone unnoticed

Actor and broadcaster David Harewood has said he has accepted becoming an OBE on behalf of other people whose contributions to society have gone unnoticed.The 57-year-old, who found fame in US drama series Homeland, has been named on the New Year Honours list for services to drama and charity after he became a prominent voice for mental health support and against racism.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Teenager 'planned far-right terror attack' after being mentored by Prevent scheme

A teenager planned a far-right terror attack after being referred to the government's Prevent scheme over extremism concerns, a court has heard.
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social-media
Social Media Today
3 months ago
Marketing

The Importance of Ads to Big Tech Brands [Infographic]

Social platforms are highly dependent on advertising revenue.
X's pushback against advertisers is a major threat to their revenue. [ more ]
Social Media Today
3 months ago
Marketing

The Importance of Ads to Big Tech Brands [Infographic]

Social platforms are highly dependent on advertising revenue.
X's pushback against advertisers is a major threat to their revenue. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
10 months ago
UK news

Social housing activist compelled to decline MBE as crisis should not exist'

An activist who highlights the health and safety of tenants living in social housing across the UK said he has been compelled to decline an offer to become an MBE.Kwajo Tweneboa, 24, took to social media to say he was offered an MBE last month, but made the decision to decline it saying he could not receive the title off the back of an issue which should never have existed.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Proposed amendment to Online Safety Bill to address misogynistic abuse online

A proposed amendment to the Online Safety Bill would require social media firms to prevent online abuse and violence against women and girls.A cross-party group of lords, led by former culture secretary Nicky Morgan, is backing the amendment, which would mean companies that failed to remove abusive misogynistic content and ban repeat offenders would face fines, while bosses could be jailed for persistent breaches.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston

FBI Boston warns of online sextortion scheme targeting teen boys

FBI Boston says these schemes target boys aged 14 to 17.
FBI Boston is warning parents and caregivers of an increasingly popular online sextortion scheme that targets teen boys.
moresocial-media
Privacy technologies
Social Media Today
3 months ago
Privacy technologies

The Importance of Ads to Big Tech Brands [Infographic]

Social platforms are highly dependent on advertising revenue.
X's pushback against advertisers is a major threat to their revenue. [ more ]
Social Media Today
3 months ago
Privacy technologies

The Importance of Ads to Big Tech Brands [Infographic]

Online platforms, including social media platforms, heavily rely on advertising revenue.
X's dependence on advertising revenue is a major threat to its future. [ more ]
morePrivacy technologies
Social Media Today
3 months ago
Marketing

The Importance of Ads to Big Tech Brands [Infographic]

Online platforms, including social media platforms, heavily rely on advertising revenue.
X's dependence on advertising revenue is a major threat to its future. [ more ]
Social Media Today
3 months ago
Marketing

The Importance of Ads to Big Tech Brands [Infographic]

Online platforms, including social media platforms, heavily rely on advertising revenue.
X's dependence on advertising revenue is a major threat to its future. [ more ]
Business Insider
5 months ago
Digital life

Chatbots just showed scientists how to make social media less toxic

Scientists used AI chatbots to simulate a social network and study how to create a less polarized and toxic online platform.
Chatbots were used to extract data about real people and model public discourse and interaction more accurately. [ more ]
Social Media Explorer
10 months ago
Online marketing

Find a Grave and milion of death and cemetery records - Social Media Explorer

Welcome to the world of Find a Grave, where millions of death and cemetery records are waiting to be discovered.Whether you're an amateur genealogist or simply curious about your family history, Find a Grave is the ultimate resource for uncovering fascinating stories of those who have passed on.With its vast collection of burial records and online memorials, this platform offers a unique opportunity to connect with the past like never before.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
UK news

Teenager planned far-right terror attack to accelerate race war' in Britain

A teenager who wanted to accelerate a race war in Britain has been convicted of planning a far-right terror attack targeting police stations in Newcastle.Luke Skelton, now 19, carried out hostile reconnaissance and wrote a manifesto and final note to spread his message after the attack.He denied preparing acts of terrorism in the year leading up to his arrest in October 2021, but was convicted by a jury at Teesside Crown Court on Tuesday.
SecurityWeek
11 months ago
Privacy professionals

Brightly Software Notifying 3 Million SchoolDude Users of Data Breach

Brightly Software last week started informing roughly three million individuals that their personal information might have been compromised in a recent data breach.A Siemens subsidiary, Brightly provides asset management solutions, including CMMS, EAM, IoT remote monitoring, strategic asset management, and more.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

War hero who went viral with defiance against Russian ship signs sinking artwork

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails A Ukrainian artist is selling an ink artwork of the Russian warship which faced now-famous defiance from a border guard in the opening hours of the war, with the piece commissioned and signed by the man who spoke the famous words.
Food & Beverage Magazine
1 year ago
Food & drink

NGA, RangeMe Team Up to Streamline Product Discovery for Indie Grocers

The National Grocers Association (NGA),the trade association representing the independent supermarket industry, has partnered with leading online product discovery platform RangeMe to help independent grocers efficiently discover innovative brands and products that are not widely distributed at national chains.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

The online guide Russians use to escape Putin's war

Ivan Polkanov wanted no part of Russia's war in Ukraine.As an 18-year-old, half-Ukrainian man living in western Siberia, he worried about being drafted into the Russian army.
Dezeen
10 months ago
Design

Lose Yourself in the Barbican tells the story of the brutalist icon

London's Barbican Centre has launched a digital platform to publicise its vast collection of drawings, photos and never-before-seen material that tell the story of the brutalist icon.Named Lose Yourself in the Barbican, the digital archive was developed in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture with the aim of becoming a permanent asset for the arts centre.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Coil + Drift opens lighting studio and showroom in the Catskills

Lighting studio Coil + Drift has opened an office, showroom and production facility in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York that places modern elements in a barn-like building.Coil + Drift founder John Sorensen-Jolink, who relocated to the area in 2021, has created a new home for his brand in a barn-like structure surrounded by nature.
Design Milk
1 year ago
Design

Desktop Wallpaper: August 2022

Another month, another Designer Desktop!
www.cnn.com
10 months ago
US politics

Supreme Court rejects lawsuit that sought to hold Reddit responsible for hosting child pornography

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up a case from a victim of sex trafficking who sought to hold Reddit, an online platform, responsible for hosting images of child pornography on the website.The dispute was the latest targeting a section of federal law that offers broad immunity to online platforms.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
1 year ago
Books

In Defence of Booktok- By Hema Iyer Bancrofts School

In Defence of Booktok- By Hema Iyer Bancrofts School (Image: google) A recent article published by GQ, titled with the extensive heading of "In the shallow world of BookTok, being a 'reader' is more important than actually reading" which critisizes the online platform of TikTok's book niche.
New York Daily News
1 year ago
Europe news

Daughter of prominent Putin ally and Ukraine war supporter killed in car explosion outside Moscow

Darya Dugina, a journalist and political scientist whose prominent Ukraine-war-supporting father is known as "Putin's Brain," was killed Saturday in a car explosion that Russian authorities say was caused by an "explosive device" planted under her Toyota Land Cruiser.
www.independent.co.uk
11 months ago
France news

FIFA warns Europe of Women's World Cup broadcast blackout

Publicly criticizing broadcasters for offering too little to screen the Women's World Cup has not worked out yet for FIFA president Gianni Infantino, who is now threatening a blackout in major European markets.A public standoff that started last October was intensified by Infantino late Monday when he warned five key countries England, France, Germany, Italy, Spain in a statement less than three months before the tournament starts in Australia and New Zealand.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
France news

Olympic ticket sales for Paris Games gets off to rocky start

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Organizers of next year's Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and egalitarian access to events, thanks to an online system meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to stadiums and arenas for as little as $26.
www.dw.com
11 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

Will FIFA withhold Women's World Cup TV rights in Europe? DW 05/02/2023

With less than three months to go until the start of the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, FIFA still hasn't reached deals to broadcast the tournament in what Gianni Infantino described as the "Big Five" European countries.The FIFA boss this week turned up the heat in a standoff that began last October, telling a World Trade Organization meeting in Geneva that "public broadcasters in particular have a duty to promote and invest in women's sport."
www.dw.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Facebook parent company Meta to cut further 10,000 jobs DW 03/14/2023

BusinessUnited States of America 28 minutes ago28 minutes ago The social media giant is making another round of mass layoffs as it seeks to reduce costs.The company has sunk billions into its metaverse venture.Facebook parent Meta is cutting another 10,000 jobs, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in an email to employees on Tuesday.
Dezeen
1 year ago
Design

Watch PlasticFree's inaugural forum of talks on the climate crisis

Dezeen teamed up with PlasticFree to present its interdisciplinary forum of talks focussing on the climate crisis in New York City.Watch the talks here.Called Our Incredible Future Now, the talk took place at Parsons School of Design in New York City on 2 February 2023 and was hosted by Sian Sutherland, co-founder of PlasticFree and A Plastic Planet.
Boston.com Real Estate
1 year ago
Boston real estate

Wish you knew what other home buyers were bidding?

A new Massachusetts-based real estate platform is working to make the home-buying process more transparent.
Independent.ie
11 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

'Not acceptable' - FIFA is threatening a broadcast blackout in parts of Europe for women's World Cup

For the first time, the organisation is selling the TV rights to the Women's World Cup separately from the men's tournament.However, Infantino has been complaining for months about low-ball bids from broadcasters that he described as a "slap in the face" to players and "all women worldwide".
www.aljazeera.com
11 months ago
Soccer (FIFA)

FIFA threatens Europe with Women's World Cup broadcast blackout

Gianni Infantino says rights offers from Big 5' European countries are unacceptable and a slap in the face'.Europe's top football nations face a broadcast blackout for this year's Women's World Cup unless media can improve on their disappointing offers for the rights, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said.
www.winemag.com
1 year ago
Wine

How a Super-Taster Tastes Wines

Wine tasting is a sensory experience.You hear the pop of a cork, see the color and viscosity in the glass and feel the sensation of the liquid in your mouth.But arguably the most important senses are taste and smell.These senses vary from person to person, with some people identifying as super-tasters.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

Macy's will have a new CEO. He's from Bloomingdale's

One of the highest profile jobs in retail will change hands next year.Macy's (M) CEO Jeff Gennette will retire in 2024, the company announced Wednesday.Gennette, 61, has been Macy's CEO for seven years.He led the 165-year-old department store chain through the rise of Amazon (AMZN), the Covid-19 pandemic, and industry upheaval.
Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
1 year ago
Washington DC

How to Save Thousands When Buying a Home in Washington, DC - Washingtonian

One of the biggest hurdles for homebuyers in Washington, DC is affordability.Buying a home in the U.S. capital is a momentous achievement, yet mortgage rates and home prices remain high, as local buyers compete for a limited inventory of properties for sale.The key to navigating these challenges lies in modern online tools that streamline the homebuying process and make purchases more affordable.
www.standard.co.uk
1 year ago
Manchester United

Who is Thomas Zilliacus? New Manchester United bidder's net worth and career

M anchester United, ranked to be one of the most popular and marketable football teams in the world, is currently on sale.The bidding war between Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe seemed to progress before Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus threw his hat in the ring.
Pycon
1 year ago
Python

PyCon US 2023 Schedule Launch!

The 2023 PyCon US schedule has been announced!With two decades of this event series under our belt, this year's conference is sure to be a memorable one.We're looking forward to celebrating 20 years of gathering together to connect the worldwide Python community!Here you can now access the dates of our Tutorials, Talk Tracks, Charlas Track, and Sponsor Presentations.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Sharethrough Partners With Adelaide To Sell Media Based On Attention | AdExchanger

Supply-side platforms have it pretty rough right now.Take Sharethrough, which is zooming in on attention metrics to differentiate itself from the masses.On Monday, the SSP announced a partnership with attention metrics provider Adelaide to curate ad inventory packages based on attention.Sharethrough was already working toward boosting attention on client campaigns by building new ad formats.
Alleywatch
1 year ago
NYC startup

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 3/6/23

The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report takes us on a trip across various ecosystems in the US, highlighting some of the notable funding activity in the various markets that we track.The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 3/4/23 featuring funding details for Gable, Colossyan, and nine other deals representing $532M in new funding that you need to know about.
BOSS Magazine
1 year ago
Social media marketing

Skills to Look for When Hiring a Social Media Manager

A social media manager is an individual that is hired to look after the social media profiles of a company or business.These managers work towards forming strategies that can help attract the target audience while establishing brand credibility.A good social media manager must know how to handle multiple social media platforms and should also be aware of what sort of content works for each.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Arts

Famed Danish restaurant Noma will close by 2024 to make way for a test kitchen

The innovative Danish restaurant Noma, which has reclaimed the title of world's top restaurant several times, said that it will shut down and become "a pioneering test kitchen dedicated to the work of food innovation and the development of new flavors."Dresling Jens/AP COPENHAGEN, Denmark The famed Danish restaurant Noma which has claimed the title of world's top restaurant several times said Monday it will shut down to transform itself into "a pioneering test kitchen" dedicated to "food innovation and the development of new flavors."
Ars Technica
1 year ago
OMG science

NatureMetrics launches biodiversity platform based on environmental DNA

The business sector has had a fraught relationship with conservation.While many companies are now pushing to make their products and operations less damaging to the environment, the private sector, broadly speaking, has made life harder for the world's complex ecosystems and the organisms in them.For those companies looking to understand their environmental impacts better, NatureMetrics, a UK-based company, recently launched a service that can potentially inform conservation efforts in the private sector.
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

Ontarians look to alternatives as car rental shortage persists, prices remain high | CBC News

As rental car operators continue to face vehicle shortages, some people are looking at different options for renting a car due to the limited availability and sky-high prices.
AdExchanger
2 years ago
Marketing tech

Roku Tests Dynamic Linear Ad Insertion; Why Netflix Should Not (Should ... Should Not!) Sell Ads | AdExchanger

Roku announced a beta program for dynamic linear ad insertion (DLA).
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Tech industry

Video Game Workers Get a Union Foothold at Microsoft

Organized labor claimed one of its biggest victories at a U.S. tech company on Tuesday, gaining a foothold among about 300 employees at a video game maker owned by Microsoft.The Communications Workers of America, which will represent the employees, announced the result, and Microsoft issued a statement recognizing the outcome.
www.thelocal.fr
1 year ago
France politics

On the Agenda: What's happening in France this week

January  Energy Prices: We can't ignore it.Energy bills are going to increase in France from January 1st, when the current 4 percent cap that has helped keep inflation down ends.From January, gas bills can rise by a maximum of 15 percent and from February electricity bills can rise by a maximum of 15 percent.
www.thelocal.fr
1 year ago
France politics

Lettre recommandee: Why you need them and how to send them in France

January  Energy Prices: We can't ignore it.Energy bills are going to increase in France from January 1st, when the current 4 percent cap that has helped keep inflation down ends.From January, gas bills can rise by a maximum of 15 percent and from February electricity bills can rise by a maximum of 15 percent.
www.thelocal.fr
1 year ago
France politics

What changes about life in France in 2023?

January  Energy Prices: We can't ignore it.Energy bills are going to increase in France from January 1st, when the current 4 percent cap that has helped keep inflation down ends.From January, gas bills can rise by a maximum of 15 percent and from February electricity bills can rise by a maximum of 15 percent.
IPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
1 year ago
Intellectual property law

High Court Asks Solicitor General for Views on Genius-Google Copyright Preemption Case

"Respondents breached a provision that bars reproduction, distribution, and so forth for 'commercial purposes.'And Respondents, highly sophisticated competitors, do not dispute they knew they had promised not to do those things and did them anyway."- Genius Reply Brief
The U.S. Supreme Court today invited the Solicitor General's views i n a copyright case that asks the High Court to grant a petition on the question of whether the Copyright Act's preemption clause allows a business "to invoke traditional state-law contract remedies to enforce a promise not to copy and use its content?"
Sparkolinks
1 year ago
JavaScript

Free Social Media Video Downloaders - Sparkolinks

People are fond of watching videos on online streaming platforms.Many people attempt to download videos from web portals so they can view their favorite content repeatedly.Still, they cannot do so because no online platform permits users to save or download videos.In this case, SparkoLinks allows you to download your favorite videos in any format (MP4, MP3, 720P, HD Quality) and from any social media site at the fastest speed, 5G.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
Sports

The Fight Terence Crawford Really Wants Isn't This Weekend

An optimistic boxing fan could view Terence Crawford's bid to defend his welterweight title in a bout against David Avanesyan, scheduled for Saturday in Omaha, as a semifinal.If he were to win, Crawford, who is the World Boxing Organization champion and the heavy betting favorite in Saturday's fight, would also set up an eagerly awaited, long-delayed title unification bout against Errol Spence Jr., who holds championships from every other major sanctioning body.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
Berlin

German 'babysitter' on trial in huge child sexual abuse case

A 45-year-old German man who had offered babysitting services online went on trial Tuesday in the western city of Cologne accused of almost 100 counts of child sexual abuse.Prosecutors told the Cologne regional court that the man documented the abuse of babies, children and teenagers, and shared videos and images of unimaginable brutality with dozens of people, German news agency dpa reported.
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

This realistic text-to-speech tool is 98% off today

The Speechnow application helps you create compelling content in almost any language.Video and audio have become a necessity in our everyday lives, especially when it comes to marketing a product or brand.When you need to create video and audio content to promote your business, text-to-speech tools can be very useful.
Food & Beverage Magazine
1 year ago
Food & drink

Boots Partners with RangeMe to Strengthen its Range of New and Diverse Brands

has partnered with , the leading product discovery, sourcing and purchasing platform to expand the number of new and diverse suppliers it works with on a goods for resale basis both in-store and online.With over 200,000 suppliers already registered on the platform, Boots hopes that the RangeMe partnership will be a portal to working with the very best new and emerging brands.
Food & Beverage Magazine
1 year ago
Food & drink

RangeMe Editorial

Retail Roundup: Q2 2022 - Latest retail report shows buyers are embracing change as they continue to navigate supply chain pressures
theprovince
1 year ago
Remote teams

CHAUDHRI: Musk vows to shrink Twitter workforce

Opinion: The Tesla leader is going toe to toe with the status quo; betting that other companies, too, will rally against remote work becoming a permanent working construct.
The Real Deal Los Angeles
1 year ago
LA real estate

Proptech Firm BidMyListing Raises $20 Million in First Funding Round

An online platform that allows real estate agents to compete for listings has raised $20 million in its first funding round.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

EBay plans to acquire trading card vendor TCGplayer for $295 million

EBay has put up a $295 million bid for a piece of the trading card market.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

These Are The Top 10 Cities To Get Great Deals On 'Fixer-Uppers'

Many home buyers turn to " fixer-uppers" to make their homeownership dreams come true.(I mean - there's a whole show about it, however you feel about it.)
Fatherly
7 years ago
Fathers

The Best Places To Work For New Dads In 2016

One experience common to all new parents is that one-year mark - the point where you look back and think, "Holy crap, a lot has changed."
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

The father of a Sandy Hook victim says Alex Jones has made his life a 'living hell'

Neil Heslin, father of 6-year-old Sandy Hook shooting victim Jesse Lewis, becomes emotional while testifying in the trial of Alex Jones on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.
sfist.com
1 year ago
San Francisco

SFPD Seizes $200,000 of Allegedly Stolen CVS and Walgreens-Looking Items From Ingleside Man's Home

What looks to be a brazen stolen goods fencing operation, with items that sure appear straight lifted from shelves of Walgreens and CVS, was allegedly netting one Ingleside man $500,000 a year as he just resold the stolen loot online.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
Health

Marijuana labeling system "not an effective or safe way" to detail what's inside the products, study finds

Marijuana product labels fail to capture "the chemical reality" of what people smoke, a University of Colorado study has concluded after analyzing 90,000 samples offered for sale in six states.
BBC News
2 years ago
London

Cost of living: 'My money-saving life hacks'

As energy, fuel and food prices soar, how are three finance-savvy professionals coping with the increasing cost of living?
Sonya Barlow presents The Everyday Hustle on BBC Asian Network.
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