A global project to get gender balance in the news
BBC’s 50:50 project, aiming to achieve gender balance in programs, has led to other companies using the same measurement. 41
Controversial EU proposal on AI remote biometric identification
The European Data Protection Supervisor does not agree with the EU Commission concerning the use of remote biometric identification in
Jeff Bezos investing in sports and entertainment startup
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’ private investment company is among investors in sports media and entertainment startup Overtime. The company reports it
HBO Max beating Netflix in the US
The fierce competition between home entertainment streaming services means markets and investors pay a lot of attention to first quarter
Snap reporting strong growth outside the US
Snap Inc, the owner of messaging service Snapchat, reported strong user growth. Daily active users was up 22% year-on-year to
Facebook testing new advertising alternatives
Facebook announced tests of new advertising alternatives meant to benefit from the interest in short-form video and marketers interest in
Telegraph and Times fastest growing English news sites
In contrast to recent months, when right-leaning and alternative English language news websites noted the biggest relative audience growth, in
Two women leading Reuters editorial operations
Gina Chua, Reuters global managing editor of operations, has been appointed executive editor, a newly-created role. The decision comes a
Apple’s App Store to have more advertising
Apple is planning to expand its advertising business by adding a second advertising slot in its App Store search page’s
Study of content removed from social media
Eight in ten of more than 3.3 billion pieces of content removed from seven social media platforms are either spam,