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Met Police officers plead guilty to sharing victims’ bodies on WhatsApp group November 2, 2021 Two Metropolitan police officers have pleaded guilty after taking photographs at a crime scene, where two women lay murdered, before sharing the images on a WhatsApp group.
Chief of Ofcom predicts resistance from tech giants November 2, 2021 Facebook, Google and Twitter will build teams of lawyers to resist regulation when online harms legislation is introduced, the head of Ofcom has warned.
Vodafone partners with Dragons’ Den Star Steven Bartlett to give small businesses digital skills November 2, 2021 Vodafone recruits leading entrepreneur and newest BBC Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett to reach more small businesses that will benefit from the business.connected free training initiative.
Elon Musk says he’ll sell Tesla stock if the UN can show how he can solve world hunger November 1, 2021 Responding to comments from the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) director, David Beasley, who told CNN that global hunger could be solved a “one-time” payment from some of the world’s wealthiest people, Elon Musk tweeted: “If WFP can describe on this Twitter thread exactly how $6B will solve world hunger, I will sell Tesla stock right now and do it.”
City law firm fined £25k for blocking football club transfers November 1, 2021 City law firm Mishcon de Reya has been fined £25,000 for allowing multi-million-pound payments to be made through its client account to agents involved in football transfers.
Which City is it again? CNN reporter appears to confuse Edinburgh with Glasgow in COP26 tweet November 1, 2021 CNN reporter, Wolf Isaac Blitzer, has been criticised on social media for posting a tweet about COP26 in Edinburgh when the conference is being hosted in Glasgow, Scotland.
BT hits cost savings target 18 months early November 1, 2021 BT said this morning it had delivered on its cost saving programme 18 months ahead of a March 2023 target, driving its shares up 6%.
Causing ‘psychological harm’ to be added to the Online Safety Bill November 1, 2021 Online abusers could face two years in prison for sending messages or posting content that causes psychological harm under the new parliamentary bill.
Culture Secretary urges public to buy newspapers in fight against big tech misinformation November 1, 2021 Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries MP calls on the public to buy newspapers and visit news sites in a quest to support the British press.
Less than two per cent of eligible parents use Shared Parental Leave November 1, 2021 New research shows that less than 2 per cent of eligible couples use the Shared Parental Leave (SPL) scheme, with its uptake falling 17 per cent in the past year.
