Posts made in March, 2017

on Mar 26, 2017

By Haley Velasco Millennial tourists. The state of Illinois. That’s what tourist officials were thinking when they released their 2017 ad campaign, alongside its agency of record JWT Chicago, using the tagline, “Up for Amazing” to entice millennials to visit. The ad begins with, “When was the last time you did something for the first time?” It then goes on to highlight sites such as Route 66, the historic sites in Springfield that detail President Lincoln through museums and other sites, Chicago’s site including Millennium Park, North Avenue Beach and Wrigley Field, which houses the 2016 World Series winners, the Cubs, and more. “According to Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Mar 26, 2017

By Tony Connelly The standoff between tech firms and intelligence agencies over back door access looks set to intensify after the home secretary revealed that the man who killed killed four people in Westminster this week was using Whatsapp moments before the attack. Speaking to BBC One’s Andrew Marr Show the home secretary, Amber Rudd, said intelligence services must have access to encrypted messaging services to ensure that there is “no place for terrorists to hide”. “We need to make sure our intelligence services have the ability to get into situations like encrypted WhatsApp,” said Rudd. Rudd’s comments come after it was Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Mar 26, 2017

By Tony Connelly Amazon has avoided a $1.5bn (£1.2bn) tax bill in the US after a court ruled that it was legal for online retailer to have paid tax on its European sales through a Luxembourg sub-company. The lengthy court battle between Amazon and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) came to a conclusion after Judge Albert Lauber ruled in favour of Amazon. In his ruling Lauber said it was legal for Amazon to have funnelled its European sales through a low-tax Luxembourg sub-company in 2005 and 2006, rather than pay the tax in the US. Had Amazon lost the case it would have been Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Mar 26, 2017

By Tony Connelly Uber‘s self driving car initiative is on hold after one of its cars was left on its side following a crash. The incident occurred in Arizona and involved a Volvo SUV operating in self-driving mode. The crash badly damaged another vehicle, however Uber said no one was hurt. A spokeswoman for the police in Tempe, Arizona said the accident occurred when another vehicle “failed to yield” to the Uber car at a left turn. “There was a person behind the wheel. It is uncertain at this time if they were controlling the vehicle at the time of the collision,” spokeswoman Josie Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Mar 26, 2017

By Tony Connelly Boris Johnson has attacked Google for its failure to curb jihadist websites, mounting more pressure on the internet giant which could also be forced to cut advertising fees on YouTube in response to extremist content. Speaking to The Sunday Times, the foreign secretary said he was “furious” about Google and other internet firms for the way they financially benefit from terrorist content. “It’s disgusting,” said Johnson. “They need to stop just making money out of prurient violent material.” He called for more “social responsibility” from web companies who he said have failed to remove terrorist propaganda and Read full story › Source: The Drum...