Tag: Media & Big Tech

Rittenhouse Juror Followed After Leaving Court

KENOSHA, Wisconsin—One of the jurors mulling over the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse was followed on the evening of Nov. 17, authorities announced Thursday. The person identified himself as James J. Morrison and claimed he was a producer for NBC and MSNBC, Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, who is presiding over the trial, told the court….


Rittenhouse Jury Bus Followed by NBC Producer: Judge

KENOSHA, Wisconsin—A bus containing jurors mulling over the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse was followed on the evening of Nov. 17, authorities announced Thursday. The person who followed the jury bus identified himself as James J. Morrison and claimed he was a producer for NBC and MSNBC, Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, who is presiding over…


MSNBC Banned From Rittenhouse Trial After Producer Followed Jurors: Judge

KENOSHA, Wisconsin—A bus containing jurors mulling over the fate of Kyle Rittenhouse was followed on the evening of Nov. 17, authorities announced Thursday. The person who followed the jury bus identified himself as James J. Morrison and claimed he was a producer for NBC and MSNBC, Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder, who is presiding over…


Starbucks Links With Amazon Go for First Cashier-Less Cafe

NEW YORK—Starbucks Corp.’s newest cafe lacks one element most customers are used to seeing: cashiers. The global coffee chain on Thursday opened its first ever location in partnership with Amazon Go, the e-commerce giant’s brick-and-mortar convenience store, where customers can sit at a table with a latte or grab a sandwich from a shelf and…


Murdoch Accuses Facebook, Google of Censoring Conservative Voices

Rupert Murdoch has accused tech giants Google and Facebook of silencing conservative voices on their platforms and has called for “significant reform” and transparency around digital advertising supply chains. “What we have seen in the past few weeks about the practices at Facebook and Google surely reinforces the need for significant reform,” the News Corp…


Judge in Rittenhouse Trial Criticizes Media Coverage of Trial

The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial said Wednesday that he will “think long and hard” about allowing live-streamed trials in the future and criticized the media for “grossly irresponsible handling” of the trial. Judge Bruce Schroeder responded to a report published by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that included questions about why he didn’t take action after Rittenhouse’s…


Rittenhouse Judge Criticizes Media Coverage of Trial

The judge at Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial said Wednesday that he will “think long and hard” about allowing live-streamed trials in the future and criticized the media for “grossly irresponsible handling” of the trial. Judge Bruce Schroeder responded to a report published by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel that included questions about why he didn’t take action after Rittenhouse’s…


India Court Orders Antitrust Body to Rule on Amazon–Future Dispute Within 2 Weeks

NEW DELHI—An Indian court ruled on Tuesday that the country’s antitrust body has two weeks to decide whether Amazon misled authorities while seeking approval for a 2019 deal with India’s Future Group, a group of Indian retailers said. The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said in a statement it had filed the case to…


Global Investors Ending 2021 ‘Risk-On’: BofA

MILAN—Investors are heading towards the end of the year in a “risk-on” mood, having reduced cash allocations and lifted their overweight position on U.S. stocks to the highest since August 2013, BofA Securities’ monthly fund manager survey showed. Inflation remains the biggest tail risk for markets but a majority of 61 percent believes it is…


Google Pledges $1 Billion Into Australian Tech Development

Google will invest AU$1 billion (US$734.2 million) over the next five years into the local Australian technological development industry. The initiative, announced by Google CEO Sundar Pichai, will see investment directed into three main areas, including digital infrastructure, namely cloud computing, the tech giant’s first research hub in Australia, and technology partnerships, including working with…