Alleging that Facebook, Twitter and Google’s YouTube service had failed to remove ‘hateful content’ posted on their sites, there French organizations say they will file legal complaints against the three IT companies. The internet giants have only removed a small… Read More ›
Geopolitics
Google to face record antitrust fine by the European Commission
The European Commission has the power to impose antitrust fines of upto 10% of a company’s annual sales, which for Google could be 6 billion euros. The Sunday Telegraph has reported that Google is facing a record 3 billion euros,… Read More ›
Refugee crisis to cost Europe’s biggest economy 93.6 billion euros by 2020
A German magazine has reported 93.6 billion euros in costs for the refugee crisis by 2020, citing a draft report from Berlin’s Ministry of Finance. A German magazine has reported that Germany has projected an expense of nearly 93.6 billion… Read More ›
BoE’s governor warns of risks if Britain were to leave the EU
Despite facing criticism from “Out” campaigners, the governor of Britain’s central bank has justified stating the risks of such an outcome. Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England has denied that by stating the possible short-run costs of… Read More ›
U.S. Warship Sails Near Chinese-claimed Reef in South China Sea
Prompting anger in Beijing which denounced the patrol as illegal and a threat to peace and stability, a U.S. navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a U.S. Department of Defense official… Read More ›
As Evacuations Continue Canada Wildfire Could Double in Size
As authorities warn the blaze could double in size by the end of Saturday, more than 88,000 people have left wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray in western Canada. As flames and smoke continued to play havoc with efforts to get to safety,… Read More ›
Anonymous launches DDOS against Bank of Greece
In a video message posted on YouTube, Anonymous said, “This marks the start of a 30-day campaign against [Greece’s] central bank sites across the world.” Activist hacking group, Anonymous has begun attacking Greek’s central bank with an official from the… Read More ›
It’s probable that oil prices will stabilize within a year
The U.S. Department of Energy expects global oil prices to balance themselves out in a year’s time. Ernest Moniz, the Energy Secretary of the United States has disclosed that he expects the global supply and demand of oil to rebalance… Read More ›
U.S. Justice Department requests Daimler to check the emissions of its diesel vehicles
Daimler has hired Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu for this purpose. Yet another car manufacturing company has come under the lens for its diesel engine emission claims. Audit firm, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has been hired by Daimler to assist its internal investigation… Read More ›
Issue of Influence of Sponsor BP being Investigated against British Museum
There have been allegations that some of Britain’s most revered cultural institutions have broken its code of ethics in the way they dealt with one of their commercial sponsors, BP and the allegations are being investigated by the Museums Association, reported… Read More ›