• Spotify Launches Kids' App
    Spotify has released a kids' version of its app, which allows access to 8,000 tracks deemed suitable for children, the "Evening Standard" reports.
  • Reuters Develops An AI Sports Presenter
    Reuters has built what it claims to be the world's first AI sports presenter, "Press Gazette" reports. The animated character looks human and can read out summaries from sports matches without the need to hire a sports presenter.
  • Brave Accuses Google Of Risking Brits' Privacy Online
    "The Telegraph" is running with news from privacy advocates behind the browser Brave, that local councils are inadvertently allowing advertisers using Google technology to discern information about web users such as religion and possible health conditions that should only be made available with their explicit consent. Google denies this is the case.
  • BBC Defends Licence Fee By Moving 'Top Gear' To BBC1
    It's arguably the best-known motoring show in the world, and now "Top Gear" is switching from BBC2 to BBC1. "The Guardian" suggests moving to the bigger channel is part of the BBC seeking to defend the licence fee by showing that it produces shows with massive appeal.
  • Four Arrested In Northern Ireland Over Lyra McKee Murder
    Four men have been arrested under terrorism legislation in connection with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry last year, "The Independent" reports. She was shot and killed last April while covering disorder in the Creggan area.
  • BBC To Make Greta Thunberg Documentary
    The BBC has announced that it will make a documentary following the work of teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg, "The Guardian" writes.
  • Is Spending GBP50 A Month On Subscriptions Sustainable?
    "The Telegraph" is asking this morning whether Britons are spending too much on subscriptions now that the craze has taken us beyond Netflix and Spotify to encompass beer, wine, household groceries and even razor blades -- and newspapers, of course.
  • Just 12% Of Women Of Colour Hold Senior Adland Roles
    Only 12% of women of colour are in senior adland roles, a proportion that drops to 6% for black women, "Campaign" reports. New research from Creative Equals suggests this means white males are three times as likely to be in a senior role as women of colour, and six times more likely than a black woman.
  • Amazon Invests In Large Fulfilment Centre In Gateshead
    Amazon has bought a large new site close to Gateshead to build a fulfilment centre on. "The Telegraph" believes the move is designed to build fulfilment capacity away from the south coast, where bottlenecks are expected after the UK leaves the EU, and nearer northeast ports, which are not expected to be as badly hit.
  • Pitch@Palace Removes Prince Andrew From Website
    Pitch@Palace has already moved out of Buckingham Palace to rent offices in London, and now the full extent of the Prince Andrew furore has hit home. The start-up competition has removed the name of its royal patron from its website. The BBC believes this is in reaction to supports turning their backs on the event as long as Prince Andrew was synonymous with it.
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