LCBO and Beer Store ‘sweetheart deal’ lawsuit calls for $1.4 billion in damages
A secret deal signed in 2000 between the LCBO and the Beer Store, limiting competition between Ontario’s provincial and private alcohol monopolies, has resulted...
Parking fees give English councils £667m profit, but spending on roads down
Profits from off-street parking operations made by English councils increased by 12% to £667 million, compared to £594 million last year, says the RAC...
Facebook is considering adding a “dislike” button feature
Mark Zuckerberg appears to be seriously considering adding a ‘dislike’ feature to Facebook.
The ‘Like’ button was first introduced in 2009 and when it first launched...
Facebook drops Bing and opts for its own search engine
Did you know that Facebook had a Bing search facility? Apparently, most people didn’t. For your information, the social networking giant has discreetly removed...
FTSE 100 posts 3-year record one-week fall
With oil prices hitting 5-year lows and Chinese economic data pointing to a greater likelihood of a hard landing, London’s FTSE 100 posted its...
Is Google News’ exit from Spain the kiss of death for Spanish newspapers?
Google News makes no money, it has no advertising. Hundreds of millions of people come to it every day, where they click on hyperlinks...
Google Cardboard’s growing popularity leaves critics red-faced
Critics and cynics seem surprisingly quiet one year after Google Cardboard was first passed around at last year’s Google IO conference, because the ultra-cheap...
Wealth inequality along racial, ethnic lines widened under Obama
Wealth inequality, when comparing whites with different racial and ethnic groups, has widened since the Great Recession, or during Barack Obama’s presidency, a Pew...
Yodel promises to clear parcel backlog by Monday
UK courier company Yodel promised on Saturday to clear its parcel backlog by Monday and apologized for the delivery delays. Due to what the...
Greenpeace stunt at Nazca lines damaged the archeological site, Peru outraged
Greenpeace used the world-famous Nazca lines to place a giant message saying “Time for Change, The Future is Renewable,” which furious Peruvian officials say...