Tech industry coalition to drive diversity
A number of large tech companies have lined up for a joint project to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the tech industry– Action to Catalyse Tech (ACT). The actionplan
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Facebook second – ‘meta’ first, says Zuckerberg
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Verifying previously leaked information, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg announced the new name of his company: ‘meta’. He explained it is a Greek word meaning “beyond” and expresses his perpetual need for
A focus on countries where killers of journalists go free
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Over the past decade, 226 of the 278 journalists have been murdered with impunity, the Committee to Protect Journalists says in its 2021 Impunity Index, spotlighting countries where journalists are
Gender Equality Index 2021: Big losses for gender equality in Europe
The EU has made “fragile gains” towards gender equality, but big losses are emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Gender Equality Index 2021, released by
Billionaires launching media investment firm to fight disinformation
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Billionaires George Soros and Reid Hoffman are joining forces with other investors forming US media investment company Good Information Inc that will support media fighting disinformation. The announcement comes timely
Spotify reports ad revenue up 75%
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Spotify Q3 report shows a 75% increase of advertising revenue to Euro 323 million and premium subscribers up 19% to 172 million. About 40% of paid subscribers are based in
Lack of diversity in media and entertainment hurts business – WEF report
Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) in the media and entertainment industry is the right thing to do – but it can also prove profitable. A new report from the
92% of UK digital publishers report revenue growth
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92% of digital publishers in the UK report positive revenue growth for Q2 reaching a total of GBP 137.8 million. Display ads is still the largest category by revenue for
Hackers-for-Hire rising threat against cyber security
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Hackers-for-hire is a rising trend among cyber-crime actors together with state-sponsored, cybercrime and hacktivists, says the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, ENISA, in a report about cybersecurity threats. “Threats are on
Microsoft reports cloud services revenue up 50%
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Microsoft reported revenues of USD 45.3 billion for the quarter that ended in September, up 22% compared to the same period last year. Operating income was $20.2 billion and increased