Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd steps down as boss of dating app
Getty Images The founder and chief executive of one of the biggest dating apps in the world is stepping down after nearly 10 years in charge. Whitney Wolfe Herd, who created the company in 2014, will become Bumble Inc’s executive chair. She will be replaced by Slack boss Lidiane Jones, who will take up the […]
The Fortnite rival taking India by storm
Getty Images On the face of it, it is just another video game. But PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) – the rival to Fortnite which has taken India by storm – is now getting people arrested as authorities try to crack down on a game they believe is becoming a danger to those who play it. Supreet […]
Five quotes that sum up the Trudeau crisis
AFP/Getty Images Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been struggling to contain a political crisis Over the past few weeks, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been struggling to contain the biggest political challenge of his tenure. Fallout from the so-called SNC-Lavalin affair has cost the prime minister two top ministers, Canada’s top bureaucrat and […]
Indian actor fighting for the ‘right to be forgotten’
Ashutosh Kaushik Ashutosh Kaushik wants the court to grant him the “right to be forgotten” How long should you be punished for a mistake? That’s the crux of Indian actor and reality show celebrity Ashutosh Kaushik’s petition that the Delhi high court is due to hear on Thursday. The actor wants the court to grant […]
Eintracht Frankfurt set to take over iconic women’s team FFC Frankfurt
FFC Frankfurt, Germany’s most successful women’s football club, are set to be taken over by Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt. FFC are seven-time German champions and four-time Champions League winners. If the deal is completed it would see FFC renamed as Eintracht Frankfurt Women from the 2020-21 season. “We are extraordinarily happy that Eintracht Frankfurt have […]
IMF openly criticises UK government tax plans
Getty Images The International Monetary Fund has openly criticised the UK government over its plan for tax cuts, warning that the measures are likely to fuel the cost-of-living crisis. In an unusually outspoken statement, the IMF said the proposal was likely to increase inequality and add to pressures pushing up prices. Markets have already raised […]
Have we seen our AI future?
Getty Images It could be evidence that artificial intelligence has made a great leap forward and human writers and software developers will soon be redundant. Or maybe it is just the latest example of the hype getting way ahead of the reality? On this week’s Tech Tent we find out what the big fuss is […]
‘Why most men should pay on first dates’
Getty Images Anne argues societal innate inequalities mean that splitting the bill isn’t fair Anne Rucchetto, 27, is a writer living in Toronto, Canada. As part of the BBC’s 100 Women series, she writes about why it matters who picks up the bill. When I first began dating, my mother warned me that there was […]
The artists mixing it up and moving it forward
Raw Power Management Jordan Adetunji draws inspiration from his Nigerian heritage and Belfast upbringing for a fresh take on hip-hop Hip-hop is 50 years old, and over the last few decades the genre’s created a long list of icons who’ve changed the face of music. It started in the Bronx, in New York, in August […]
Club’s new kit includes climate change design
Jason Dawson/Reading FC The club said it hopes the new stripe design will inspire conversations about climate change Reading’s new home kit features a stripe design to represent increasing average global temperatures. The design on shirt sleeves and shorts was first created by Professor Ed Hawkins, a University of Reading academic, in 2018. Each stripe […]