Philip Jansen, chief executive, BT Early in the pandemic Philip Jansen gave investors a financial fright by scrapping BT’s multibillion-pound dividend. Now, nearly a year on, he is handing out Covid bonuses to tens of thousands of frontline staff before a vote on a potential national strike. Not since the Continue Reading
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Neo-Nazi groups use Instagram to recruit young people, warns Hope Not Hate | The far right- Tempemail
Instagram has become a hub for young neo-Nazis to recruit young people to far-right groups, a report from an anti-racism group has warned. The recommendations-driven platform and focus on visual media make it ideal for spreading propaganda, Hope Not Hate (HNH) said in its annual State of Hate assessment. HNH Continue Reading
Sherry Turkle: ‘The pandemic has shown us that people need relationships’ | Psychology
Sherry Turkle, 72, is professor of the social studies of science and technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was one of the first academics to examine the impact of technology on human psychology and society. She has published a series of acclaimed books: her latest, The Empathy Diaries, is Continue Reading
Why bands are disappearing: ‘Young people aren’t excited by them’ | Music- Tempemail
“The moment that we started a band was the best thing that ever happened,” sings Matty Healy on the 1975’s recent single Guys. The song is an ardent love letter to the band, and to the romance of bands in general: the camaraderie, the solidarity, the joyous fusion of creativity Continue Reading
Caroline Flack asked friends ‘Why are people so mean to me?’ after being trolled online- Tempemail
Chantelle McMullen, who met Flack on a hike in LA in 2016, described her friend’s distress when faced with “vile, vindictive remarks” from strangers online. Ms McMullen told how Flack “adored” working on Love Island but was left “very upset” after looking at social media after the show. Writing in Continue Reading
Tim Berners-Lee says too many young people are excluded from web | Tim Berners-Lee
Too many young people around the world are excluded from accessing the web, and getting them online should be a priority for the post-Covid era, Tim Berners-Lee has said. In a letter published to mark the 32nd birthday of the web, its founder says the opportunity “to reimagine our world Continue Reading
NSW police to send text alerts to people near where a missing person was last seen | Australian police and policing
New South Wales police will soon be able to send texts to people in the vicinity of where a missing person was last seen. It’s hoped the SMS geo-targeting alert system will help police quickly find high-risk missing persons. A text message would be sent to all mobile devices in Continue Reading
‘Computers are marvellous!’: older people embrace internet in lockdown | Older people
Before the pandemic struck, 79-year-old Jim Whelan barely used his computer. The online world was a mystery and an irrelevance to him. A year on, however, Whelan can give computer geeks half his age a run for their money. “Although I had been online before the pandemic, it was just Continue Reading
5 ways to get people to forward your marketing emails
When email marketers measure email campaign performance, they look at deliverability, open, and click rates. But a truly engaging email is the one that your customers want to forward to their colleagues, friends, or family. This way you increase your reach, brand awareness, and might even grow your email list. Continue Reading
‘I don’t want to upset people’: Tom Cruise deepfake creator speaks out | TikTok
Joining TikTok has become something of a trend for Hollywood celebrities stuck at home like everyone else. So it wasn’t necessarily surprising to see Tom Cruise on the app, sharing videos of himself playing golf and pratfalling around the house. But the strange thing is that Cruise never actually made Continue Reading