TikTok launches platform to help small businesses through coronavirus pandemic recovery

Should you advertise your small business on TikTok? Social media favourite launches platform to help firms in the coronavirus recovery EXCLUSIVE: Video-sharing social network TikTok is launching a new platform for small and medium-sized businesses across Europe  Follows the launch of TikTok for Business which launched across Europe in June Chinese app will also spend … Read more

Facebook staff want to keep news censorship measures – even if it makes the platform more boring 

Facebook staff want to keep in place news censorship measures that were brought in to stop the spread of ‘misinformation’ following the US election – even if it makes the social network less engaging, the New York Times reports. In the immediate aftermath of the contested US election, Facebook implemented a change to its news … Read more

Energy giant E.On plans to cut 700 jobs as it plans to migrate customers to new platform

Energy giant E.On plans to cut 700 jobs as it plans to migrate customers to new platform By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 21:14 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 21:14 GMT, 19 November 2020 Hundreds of job cuts are planned by E.On Hundreds of job cuts are planned by E.On. The … Read more

Beyoncé joins forces with fitness platform Peloton to launch themed workout classes

Beyoncé has forces with fitness platform Peloton to create a series of themed workouts for students during Homecoming season. The 39-year-old music icon’s classes will celebrate Homecoming season – an celebration for students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) which takes place in the Autumn and pays tribute to history and traditions.  The Crazy In … Read more

Princess Eugenie hosts a webinar to highlight global platform sharing human trafficking information 

Mother-to-be Princess Eugenie hosts a webinar for her charity The Anti Slavery Collective to highlight a global platform helping to stop human trafficking Princess Eugenie, 32, hosted webinar for her charity The Anti Slavery Collective  Queen’s granddaughter was joined by the co-founder of her organisation on call Royal spoke with founders of platform sharing human … Read more

Amazon launches ‘climate-friendly’ platform to reduce amount of packaging

Online shopping giant Amazon has launched an ‘eco-friendly’ platform on its website in a bid to reduce the amount of packaging sent to customers as well as minimising its carbon footprint. The world’s biggest online retailer unveiled the Climate Pledge Friendly in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK, claiming the new programme will make … Read more

Shocking moment subway commuter gets wedged between the safety screen on the platform and the train

Subway passenger gets stuck between the train and the platform screen in front of horrified commuters ‘after failing to force his way onto a carriage’ in China A picture shows the passenger trapped between the safety screen and the train The man got stuck in the tight gap after trying to squeeze through closing doors … Read more

Instagram: Platform brings back photo map feature and old icons to mark its 10th anniversary

Psychologist Jessica Swainston of the safeguarding app Wing has tips for how people — especially children — can use Instagram safely and with mind to their mental health: Turn off all push notifications:  Likes, shares and ‘reactions’ from followers have been proven to psychologically impact the user.  All functions are designed to deliver a short-lived dopamine … Read more

Ex-fund manager eyes £1m launch of investment platform

Former fund manager raises £1m for investment platform she hopes will rival the likes of Hargreaves Lansdown By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 BST, 5 October 2020 | Updated: 22:22 BST, 5 October 2020 A former fund manager has raised £1m for an investment platform which she hopes will rival the likes … Read more

Twitter goes down for more than an hour leaving thousands of users unable to access the platform

Twitter goes down for more than an hour leaving thousands of users worldwide unable to access the website and app version of the social media platform Twitter was down across the world, leaving thousands unable to use the site The outage appeared around 9:30am ET and had hit more than 40,000 people The US, the … Read more