Google under fire for posting government ads on hate videos
Google is facing a wave of angry customers after advertisements from major brands and the U.K. government appeared alongside content from hate preachers and extremist groups. The British government has summoned the tech firm to explain itself after a newspaper investigation showed that taxpayer-funded ads were used on inappropriate content including videos from former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke. "We have placed a temporary restriction on our YouTube advertising pending reassurances fr..>> view originalEx-Treasury chief George Osborne to edit newspaper
By Associated Press By Associated Press March 17 at 8:04 AM LONDON — Britain’s former Treasury chief George Osborne has been appointed as the editor of the Evening Standard newspaper. The newspaper’s owner, Evgeny Lebedev, said in a statement on the newspaper’s website Friday that Osborne put himself forward for the job and “was the obvious choice.” The former chancellor of the exchequer has been busy since being fired by Theresa May when she became prime minister following Britain’s vote ..>> view originalGoPro Surges After Job Cuts Bring Elusive Profit Goal Closer
GoPro Inc. shares rose the most in almost a year after the action-camera maker unveiled a second round of job cuts that get it closer to an elusive goal of making a profit. Shares jumped 13 percent to $8.29 at 1:49 p.m. in New York after earlier surging as much as 18 percent. The company said late Wednesday it’s eliminating about 270 full-time and open positions. In November, it chopped 15 percent of its workforce and shut down its entertainment division. GoPro had 1,552 employees at the end of..>> view originalMcDonald's official Twitter account mocks Trump's 'tiny hands'
Getty McDonald’s official Twitter account mocks Trump’s ‘tiny hands’ By Madeline Conway 03/16/17 10:11 AM EDT Updated 03/16/17 06:58 PM EDT McDonald's seemed to challenge President Donald Trump to a Twitter war on Thursday morning before quickly walking it back, saying its account had been "compromised." “@realDonaldTrump You are actually a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackOb..>> view originalWho the Russian hackers targeted when they stole Yahoo emails
Two Russian spies and two notorious cybercriminals hacked Yahoo and used the stolen information for targeted attacks, according to indictments the Justice Department announced on Wednesday. According to court documents, the hackers -- who allegedly compromised 500 million Yahoo accounts in 2014, in one of the largest breaches in history -- targeted people through both individual hacks and spam campaigns that impacted a broader audience. The specific individuals targeted included diplomats..>> view originalRate hikes: Now the question is, how quickly?
The wise New York Yankee Yogi Berra once said: “I never make predictions, especially about the future.” But Federal Reserve policymakers, who announced a quarter-point interest rate increase on Wednesday, made clear they expect two more such hikes this year, with a similar steady pace through 2019.Will they be able to pull off the continuous string of increases that Fed Chair Janet Yellen outlined Wednesday at her post-announcement news conference? A lot of things can happen that could cause the..>> view originalGerman Authorities Raid US Law Firm Leading Volkswagen's Emissions Inquiry
The search and seizure of documents from the firm also signaled that the German authorities have become more aggressive in pursuing criminal charges against the company and its luxury car unit Audi. Separate inquiries by German prosecutors have targeted the manipulation of three-liter engines produced by Audi for sale in the United States and accusations of securities violations by Volkswagen. The authorities are also investigating more than three dozen current or former employees of Volkswagen..>> view originalComma comeuppance: When rogue punctuation proves costly
Image copyright Getty Images A US dairy faces an overtime bill of about $10m (£8m), after a group of truck drivers won a pay dispute that hinged on some punctuation.An appeal court sided with the drivers, saying the lack of a comma in the state of Maine's overtime laws made the regulations too ambiguous.The ruling has been branded "profoundly nerdy" by Quartz, while the Guardian says it "will delight grammar nerds and Oxford comma enthusiasts anywhere".So how did it happen?Well, Maine's law..>> view originalCaterpillar seeks ex-US att'y general's help over govt probe
A US 'ally' fired a $3 million Patriot missile at a $200 drone. Spoiler: the missile won.
With a price tag of about $3 million, the U.S. Army’s Patriot missile is among the most sophisticated, not to mention costliest, surface-to-air defense weapons in the world. Capable of flying five times the speed of sound, the 700-pound, five-meter-long Patriot’s main purpose is to intercept other missiles. But according to an Army general, a U.S. ally recently used one to shoot down a different target: a $200 drone aircraft. Gen. David Perkins, commander of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine ..>> view original
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