TECH AWAY
The BBC is investing heavily in artificial intelligence and virtual reality – just as it shuts down BBC Store, another costly technology venture.
ILLIQUID STATES
The Guardian has repeated Al Jazeera’s mistakes in its flawed (and seriously expensive) venture to conquer America.
ANTISOCIAL NETWORK
Facebook is struggling to deal with hate speech, removing seemingly harmless posts from the platform while leaving far worse ones up untouched.
PLUS: Ad Nauseam, Desperate Marketing & more.
In This Issue
Prime minister reaches out to opposition for help… Tories ‘steal’ yet another Labour idea…
World appalled at time Trump spends on golf course… Those Sports Direct company meeting minutes in full…
Jeremy Paxman: Me and My Spoon… Shylock defends Venetian student loan scheme…
Iraq celebrates as rubble liberated
And also...
- Eye World: Troubled times in Manila, Zurich and Istanbul
- Diary: Owen Jones reports from the seaside, as tweeted to Craig Brown
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