• Apple Already Helps UK On Extremism, Tim Cook Claims
    Apple's Chief Executive, Tim Cook, has taken the front foot to say that Apple does help on extremism and has been actively helping the UK Government on intelligence matters surrounding the recent Manchester and London attacks, "The Telegraph" reports. It is not clear exactly how the iPhone and iPad maker is assisting the authorities.
  • Daily Newspapers Attack Corbyn In Support Of Theresa May
    On the last day of campaigning before tomorrow's election, the daily newspapers have overwhelmingly backed Theresa May. "The Daily Mail" and "The Sun," in particular, "raise the volume" of opposition to Corbyn, according to "Press Gazette."
  • Vodafone Moves To A Whitelist To Duck Fake News And Hate
    Vodafone is working with WPP to ensure that its ads do not appear on fake news sites or alongside hate speech by moving from a black list to a white list, "The Guardian" reports.
  • Channel 4 Appoints Its First Female Chief Executive
    Alex Mahon has been appointed the new Chief Executive of Channel 4. She is the former boss of the television production company, Shine, which makes MasterChef and the award-winning detective drama, "Broadchurch." She is the channel's first female chief executive.
  • Apple HomePod In The UK For Christmas -- Expect To Pay GBP349
    Apple's HomePod speaker will be released in the UK in December in a bid, "The Mirror" speculates, to attract the Christmas market. Its release will see Siri take on Amazon's Echo and Google Home as well as the Cortana-based Harman Kardon Invoke. No price has been given but the newspapers suspects it will be in the area of GBP349.
  • Brits Are Increasing Spend On Experience, Cutting Back On Retail
    New figures from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG show a 0.4% contraction in retail spending during May. However, restaurant spend is up more than 3% in the three months up to May and separate figures from Barclaycard, quoted by Sky News, show that despite high street spending falling nearly 3% last month, entertainment spend was up 12%.
  • The Drum Calls Out YouGov 'Polls'
    If you have wondered why the polls can suddenly go from a Tory majority of 100 to a hung parliament, "The Drum" might have the answer for you. It suggests that YouGov's polling methods are not as thorough as those offered by other polling organisations and are taken from smaller samples of voters.
  • Sunday Newspapers Overwhelmingly Support Theresa May
    The Sunday newspapers have overwhelmingly supported Theresa May and the Conservative Party in Thursday's election, "Press Gazette" reports. Only one title, the "Sunday Mirror," is rooting for Jeremy Corbyn. The reach of the respective papers means that 80% of the Sunday press is siding with the Conservatives. "The Observer" and "Sunday People" urged tactical voting.
  • PPC Spend Shows Conservatives Target Brexit, Labour The 'Dementia Tax'
    "Campaign" has been looking at Conservative and Labour search advertising spending, which it believes shows the main points the companies want to end the election on. The Conservatives are outspending Labour and focussing on Brexit-related searches, whereas Labour is focusing on the "dementia tax" and appears, the site concludes, to be receiving a higher number of impressions.
  • Sorrell To Face Another Shareholder Revolt Over Pay
    It will come as little surprise that "Campaign" is reporting that WPP's annual meeting on Wednesday will see Sir Martin Sorrell face a shareholder revolt over his pay. In 2012, 59.5% of shareholders voted against his package -- which in 2011 had stood at just under GBP13m -- but the vote is non-binding. He is believed to have earned GBP70m last year.
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