Ex-Google exec Ross LaJeunesse savages firm on human rights
Rossformaine.com Ross LaJeunesse was head of global international relations for Google A former Google executive has raised concerns about the tech giant’s human rights policies as it eyes expansion in China and elsewhere. Ross LaJeunesse, the firm’s former head of global international relations, said he was “sidelined” after he pushed the company to take a […]
Londonderry girl gamers recognised for challenging stereotypes
St Marys College Orlaith and Erin impressed Digital Schoolhouse judges with their take on what its like to be an all-girls team “It is 18 or 19-year old men we are playing against – and then I bring in my little girls.” An all-girls team of gamers from a Londonderry secondary school are using their […]
Scottish MP Ian Murray to stand
PA Media Ian Murray said Labour should remain a pro-UK, pro-Europe party Scotland’s only remaining Labour MP is to run for the position of deputy leader of the party. Ian Murray, the MP for Edinburgh South, said the architects of the party’s ”catastrophic failure” in 2019 could not be allowed to lead the response. The […]
Alibaba accepts record China fine and vows to change
Getty Images Chinese tech giant Alibaba said on Monday that it accepted a record penalty imposed by the country’s anti-monopoly regulator. Regulators slapped a $2.8bn fine after a probe determined that it had abused its market position for years. The fine amounts to about 4% of the company’s 2019 domestic revenue. Alibaba Group’s executive vice […]
Girls Aloud split was ‘silly’
Virgin/EMI Nadine has recorded a new album with Girls Aloud’s “mad scientist” Brian Higgins “My favourite smell is bleach,” says Nadine Coyle. “If I walk into the house and there’s things being bleached, it just makes me feel at home, euphoric almost.” She pauses and laughs. “I can’t believe we’re having a whole discussion about […]
Mali’s coup is cheered at home but upsets neighbours
EPA Crowds rejoiced after a group of colonels seized power in Mali, a vast country stretching into the Sahara, where troops – including French soldiers and UN peacekeepers – are fighting jihadist groups, but not everyone is happy, writes West Africa analyst Paul Melly. Negotiations are rumoured to be under way for the exile of […]
Women’s Six Nations: England’s Marlie Packer discusses her softer side
Watching Marlie Packer on a rugby pitch, it is easy to make a quick character assessment: confrontational, aggressive and all too happy to rile up her opposition. Jumping to such speedy conclusions means missing out on the many nuances that form the true picture. The 32-year-old flanker is a vocal and energetic presence in England’s […]
Who is the new leader of Germany’s CDU?
Reuters AKK, as she is known, is from Germany’s smallest state Saarland Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has been elected leader of Germany’s ruling Christian Democrat Union (CDU) party, bringing Angela Merkel’s 18 years at the helm to an end. As the party’s general secretary, Ms Kramp-Karrenbauer was favourite to take over when Mrs Merkel announced her retirement […]
Apple boss Tim Cook to have pay cut by over 40% this year
Getty Images Apple chief executive Tim Cook will see his annual pay package slashed by more than 40% this year. The technology giant says Mr Cook requested the cut after criticism from shareholders. Apple’s compensation committee awarded him a total “target compensation” of $49m (£45.1m) for 2023. Last year the iPhone maker’s shares fell sharply […]
Principality appoints Julie-Ann Haines as first woman boss
Principality Julie-Ann Haines joined the Principality in 2007 Wales’ largest building society is to be led by a woman for the first time in its 160-year history. Principality, based in Cardiff, has announced Julie-Ann Haines would take over as chief executive, moving up from her role as chief customer officer. Ms Haines joined the company […]