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19.02.26 - 07:42
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TV set is most popular way to watch YouTube in UK, study finds (The Guardian)
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Television outranks laptops, tablets and smartphones across all age groups, according to audience reviewThe television has replaced laptops, tablets and smartphones as the most common device for UK viewers to watch YouTube at home, according to data confirming the platform's place as a living room mainstay.More than half of all YouTube viewing through a domestic wifi connection is now done through the traditional TV, making it the top-ranking YouTube device across all age groups. Continue reading......
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19.02.26 - 07:24
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I′m putting tech firms on notice: deal with the appalling abuse of women online – or we will deal with you | Keir Starmer (The Guardian)
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I see violence against women as a national emergency. The posting of non-consensual intimate images is part of that crisis, and it must stopTackling violence against women and girls is not just a priority for my government. It is central to who I am.Before entering politics, when I led the Crown Prosecution Service as director of public prosecutions, I worked with victims of rape, domestic abuse and sexual violence, and I saw, up close, the lifelong damage these crimes cause. And I learned that when systems fail victims, the harm does not end, it deepens.Keir Starmer is UK prime minister Continue reading......
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19.02.26 - 07:24
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Retailers in UK plan to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs (The Guardian)
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BRC survey finds finance bosses expect technology to improve productivity, with 69% pessimistic about the economyUK retailers are planning to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs and pessimism about the economy.Almost two-thirds (61%) of finance bosses at retail companies said they planned to reduce working hours or cut overtime, according to the latest survey from the British Retail Consortium (BRC), the trade body that represents most big retailers. More than half (55%) said they would cut head office jobs and 42% said they would reduce jobs in stores. Continue reading......
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19.02.26 - 07:24
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Tech firms must remove ′revenge porn′ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer (The Guardian)
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PM says measure, also applied to deepfake nudes, is needed owing to a 'national emergency' of online misogynyDeepfake nudes and “revenge porn” must be removed from the internet within 48 hours or technology firms risk being blocked in the UK, Keir Starmer has said, calling it a “national emergency” that the government must confront.Companies could be fined millions or even blocked altogether if they allow the images to spread or be reposted after victims give notice. Continue reading......
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19.02.26 - 06:27
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Rio Tinto: Solid results underpinned by +8% CuEq production and sharper cost discipline (Business Wire)
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto Chief Executive Simon Trott said: "Safety remains our highest priority. We are deeply committed to learning from the tragic death of one of our colleagues at the Simandou project last weekend and I will be spending time with the team on the ground, as we fully investigate how this happened.
"Our solid financial results demonstrate clear progress as we embed our stronger, sharper and simpler way of working. We achieved an 8% uplift in CuEq production1 driven by the ongoing ramp-up of the Oyu Tolgoi underground copper mine and record iron ore production since April from our Pilbara operations. This strong operational performance, together with a diversifying portfolio and firm cost discipline, underpinned a 9% increase in underlying EBITDA to $25.4 billion and operating cash flow of $16.8 billion. We delivered stable underlying earnings of $10.9 billion, after taxes and government royalties of $10.4 billion2.
"We continue to invest in delivering industry-lea...
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