Showing posts with label UK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UK. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Google to revamp policies, hire staff after UK ad scandal


Google vowed on Tuesday to police its websites better by ramping up staff numbers and overhauling its policies after several companies deserted the internet giant for failing to keep their adverts off hate-filled videos.

Saturday, March 18, 2017

UK to question Google after advertisements appear alongside extremist videos


Britain on Friday will question executives from Google over why advertisements marketing the government's services were appearing alongside videos carrying hate speech and extremist content on its YouTube website.

Sunday, March 5, 2017

UK government likely to refer Fox's Sky deal to regulator


Rupert Murdoch's planned takeover of European pay-TV group Sky is likely to be investigated to see whether it is in the public interest, the British government warned on Friday.

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

UK plans to remove insurance barriers for self-driving cars


Britain plans to introduce new insurance rules to ensure victims of accidents involving self-driving cars are compensated quickly in a bid to remove a major obstacle for the nascent industry.

Tuesday, January 24, 2017

New seat alert app for pregnant commuters

A new app launches in the UK on Monday aimed at helping pregnant women get seats on public transport.

Babee on Board consists of two companion apps that communicate via Bluetooth.