Amazon faces more accustations in antitrust investigation
Internet giant Amazon is currently undergoing antitrust investigations. But as well as this, the firm has now been accused of creating algorithms that promote certain […]
Regulation
New York announces ban on the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes
Last week, the US administration said that, following a number of cases of vaping related illnesses, it could ban the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes. In […]
Protecting the environment: what do consumers think?
Environmental concerns have been high on the agenda for some time. And a new report carried out by data analytics firm, Kantar, has found that […]
What are the new fraud prevention regulations for online retailers and banks?
In an attempt to reduce the risk of fraud for consumers, new European regulations are being implemented that are intended to improve payment security online. […]
US government says it could ban flavoured e-cigarettes
Following concerns over teenagers vaping in the US, the administration has suggested that it could be imposing a ban on the sale of flavoured e-cigarettes. […]
Facebook will stop automatically using facial recognition for tag suggestions
In late 2017, Facebook launched a feature called “tag suggestions”, which used facial recognition to detect faces among users’ friends. It would then use the […]
Social media and stress: a vicious cycle
Over 3 billion people worldwide now have a social media account. Facebook says you can “connect and share with the people in your life”, whilst […]
Protecting kids from the risk of gaming addiction
Gaming is big business. According to SteamSpy, there are 276 million active gamers, and right now, each of them owns an average of 49 games. […]
How Juul plans to tackle teen vaping epidemic
According to the CDC, over 2 million high school and middle school students currently use e-cigarettes. Youths are more likely than adults to start vaping, […]
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $572 million for its role in the opioid crisis
Following a court case against Johnson & Johnson in Oklahoma, a judge has ruled in favour of the state, finding that the company played a […]