YouTube Ditches Unskippable 30-Second Ads
YouTube is to scrap “unskippable” 30-second advertisements on the video-streaming service, from 2018. Google confirmed the plan to the BBC’s Newsround programme, saying it wanted to focus on...
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Uber Investigates ‘abhorrent’ Sexism Claims
Ride-sharing company Uber has said it will conduct an “urgent investigation” into claims of sexual harassment at the company. A blog post written by former Uber engineer Susan Fowler detailed a...
Uber Launches ‘urgent’ Sexual Harassment Investigation
Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick has announced an "urgent investigation" at the ride-sharing company after a former employee wrote a blog post Sunday alleging sexual harassment and sexism at the...
Uber Investigates ‘abhorrent’ Sexism Claims
Ride-sharing company Uber has said it will conduct an “urgent investigation” into claims of sexual harassment at the company. A blog post written by former Uber engineer Susan Fowler detailed a...
The Boy Behind Facebook’s Best Chatbot
It’s been nearly a year since Microsoft’s Satya Nadella proclaimed “bots are the new apps”. Yet despite the promise of a revolution in how we interact with services and companies online,...
Snap Lowers Valuation Expectations In Highly Awaited IPO
Snap Inc (SNAP. N), owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, set a lower-than-expected valuation range on Thursday, amid mounting investor concern over its unproven business model, slowing growth...
Alphabet’s ‘Loon’ Internet Plan Closer To Deployment
In the hopes of bringing internet access to even the most remote corners of the globe, Google parent Alphabet's 'Loon' project has taken a big step closer. Alphabet said artificial...
Yahoo Fined After News Story Aborts Australia Murder Trial
Australian-US media outlet Yahoo7 was Friday found in contempt and fined over an online story that saw a murder trial aborted, with a judge slamming the website for prioritising profit above...
Alphabet’s ‘Loon’ Internet Plan Closer To Deployment
Google parent Alphabet said Thursday it was closer to deployment of Project Loon's internet balloons to serve remote regions of the world, after achieving a breakthrough in its navigation software....
Google Internet Balloon Plan Snagged In Sri Lanka
Google's venture to beam the internet to remote areas of the world via balloon has hit a legal snag in Sri Lanka that could see the project abandoned on the island, a minister said Thursday. "Project...
Yahoo and Verizon ‘near To Agreeing Revised Sale Terms’
Internet group Yahoo has reportedly agreed a price cut on its initial $4.8bn (£3.86bn) sale to Verizon. Verizon’s purchase of Yahoo’s core internet arm was put in doubt last year after...
Cyber Warriors See Politics Muddying Security Efforts
President Donald Trump has vowed to improve cyber attack defense, but security experts meeting this week say a fractious domestic and international political landscape could hamstring efforts to...
Yahoo Notifies Users of Sophisticated Breach Methods
Yahoo said Wednesday it was notifying some users that hackers may have been able to use a maneuver to break into their accounts without stealing passwords. The latest notifications were in response...
Facebook Pushes Video Onto TV Screens With New Apps
Facebook on Tuesday announced it was rolling out apps to allow people to view videos posted on the social network on connected televisions. The new apps -- for Apple TV, Amazon's Fire TV and Samsung...
YouTube Star PewDiePie Dumped Over Anti-Semitic Videos
YouTube's most watched blogger PewDiePie will lose his preferred status on the Google-owned video service after posting several videos containing anti-Semitic remarks and Nazi references, the tech...
10 Valentine’s Day Ideas For Couples That Will Make the Day Special
“There is only one happiness in this life — to love, and to be loved.” – George Sand Valentine's Day is the day when Cupid gets out his cute little arrow and shoots us all with the power of...
10 Valentine’s Day Ideas For Couples That Will the Day Special
“There is only one happiness in this life — to love, and to be loved.” – George Sand Valentine’s Day is the day when Cupid gets out his cute little arrow and shoots us all with the power...
8.2 Percent of the World’s Facebook Users Are In African Countries
Facebook beat Wall Street expectations for sales and user growth in the fourth quarter of 2016, and it credits Internet.org, its free basic version of the internet in developing countries, for...
UN Condemns Cameroon Net Shutdown
A UN expert has called on Cameroon to restore net access to English-speaking parts of the country. Net services in the south-west and north-west regions of the nation were cut on 17 January. Cutting...
Ford Pledges $1bn For AI Start-Up
Car giant Ford has announced that it is investing $1bn (£800m) over the next five years in artificial intelligence (AI) company Argo. The firms will collaborate on developing a virtual driver system...