Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Instagram is owned by Facebook Victims aged in their 20s have each lost an average of £8,900 after falling for investment scams that appear on image-sharing platform Instagram. Action Fraud, a UK police-led awareness centre, said there had been a surge in activity in recent months by fraudsters posting …
Image copyright Science Photo Library Image caption Social media sites have been criticised for helping to spread anti-vaccine fears Many YouTube channels pushing anti-vaccination conspiracy theories will no longer get money from adverts. On Friday, YouTube stopped serving ads to lots of popular channels that promote such views. It took the step following protests from …
Image copyright Shutterstock Baroness Karren Brady has resigned her job as non-executive chairman of Taveta, the holding company for Sir Philip Green’s retail empire. It comes after allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff by Sir Philip were reported earlier this month, accusations he strongly denies. Baroness Brady had earlier resisted pressure to …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Selfridges at Birmingham’s Bullring shopping centre Shopping centre owner Hammerson, owner of Birmingham’s Bullring, has reported an annual loss and says it will sell off more assets as it tries to cut its debt burden. The firm, which also owns the Bicester Village designer outlet and London’s Brent Cross …
Image copyright TASS / Getty Images The UK’s cyber-security agency is warning that Britain must understand the potential “opportunities and threats” of using Chinese technology. GCHQ director Jeremy Fleming will give a rare speech on Monday emphasising the need for better cyber-security practices in the telecoms industry. “It’s a hugely complex strategic challenge,” he will …
Image copyright Getty Images New legal action is being taken on behalf of workers who say they were blacklisted by construction companies. The union Unite is taking a case to the High Court after names were found in a file compiled by The Consulting Association, which was raided in 2009. More than 3,000 people were …
Image copyright Sweetgreen Image caption (Left to right) Nathaniel Ru, Jonathan Neman and Nicolas Jammet met at Georgetown University The BBC’s weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Nicolas Jammet and Jonathan Neman, co-founders of US salad bowl restaurant chain Sweetgreen. When three college friends …
Image copyright AFP The United States has imposed tough sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry to put pressure on President Nicolás Maduro to step down. Oil dominates Venezuela’s economy, accounting for almost all of its export earnings. Its biggest customers have been the US, followed by India and China. But over the past decade, oil production …
Image copyright AFP Image caption President Trump met China’s Vice Premier Liu He on Friday President Donald Trump has announced that the US will delay imposing further trade tariffs on Chinese goods. The rise in import duties on Chinese goods from 10% to 25% was meant to come into effect on Friday 1 March. Mr …