AvatarJason WisemanMan held in terror plot to kill British prime ministerapnewsarchive.comLONDON (AP) — A man has been ordered held Wednesday after being accused in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Theresa May. Naa’imur Zakariyah …
AvatarJason WisemanFormer head of MI6 suggests Brexit may not happen as he warns leaving EU could reduce UK's diplomatic powerThe Telegraph - Kate McCann,The former head of MI6 has suggested Brexit might not happen as he warned ministers that leaving the EU could diminish the UK's diplomatic firepower. Sir John Sawers told a House of Lords committee that leaving the bloc could make it more difficult for Britain to deal with "difficult" countries like …
AvatarJason WisemanDonald Trump attacks Iran in front of Arab world – as he praises Saudis for 'empowering women'International Business Times (GB) - Tareq HaddadUS President Donald Trump singled out Iran as the worst backer of international terrorism in a keynote speech in Saudi Arabia – as he praised the …
AvatarJason WisemanYouTube will fight fake news by offering workshops to teensverified_publisherEngadget - Jon FingasA YouTube effort in the UK will teach teens to spot bogus stories. Google is already flagging fake news, but it knows that isn't always enough. People need to recognize what fake news is, too. To that end, its YouTube wing just launched an Internet Citizens program that will teach UK teens to spot …
AvatarJason WisemanForget Google, Uber, Amazon and Spotify. In Russia, Yandex rulesWired UK - James TempertonArkady Volozh's Yandex commands 54 per cent of all online search in Russia – and that's just the beginning In Russia, Google isn't king. Neither is …
AvatarJason WisemanA new documentary goes inside the bleak world of content moderationverified_publisherThe Verge - Colin LecherIn this new documentary from the film group Field of Vision, the leader of a session on content moderation asks a simple question: when you open Facebook, you don’t, as a rule, see pornography. Why? “The Moderators” explores the answer, going inside on office in India where the process happens. …
