Tag: UK

E-Cigarettes Are 95% Less Harmful Than Smoking, Says UK Report
According to a UK health agency, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are about 95% less harmful than smoking, according to its best estimate. “I want to see these products comi...
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YouTube Music Videos In the UK Are Getting Slapped with Age Ratings
Some in the UK feel that YouTube videos, like movies and other forms of art/media, need age ratings. According to...
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Uber Sued Again Over Employee / Contractor Issue
Uber’s stance has always been that it’s a software company. Uber connects people wanting a ride to those offering a ride. It’s a logistics company. Uber simply connects third-party...
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Amazon Prime Music Launches in the UK
More than a year after Amazon debuted its music streaming service in the US, the company has opened it up across the pond. Amazon Prime Music is...
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Amazon Is About to Start Delivering Groceries in the UK: Report
It looks like Amazon is gearing up to take its grocery delivery service across the pond. Amazon is readying its Amazon Fresh service for the U.K., according to sources familiar...
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Google Names Another Country Where Mobile Searches Have Overtaken Desktop
Last month, Google casually noted in a blog post that mobile searches have overtaken desktop searches in ten countries including the United States and Japan. It didn't elaborate on...
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Amazon Hikes Free Shipping Threshold in the UK
If you've been ordering stuff from Amazon for a while, you probably remember a time when Amazon's free delivery would kick in no matter what you bought. In the UK, the first mi...
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Revenge Porn Now a Specific Offense in the UK, Punishable by Up to Two Years in Jail
Revenge porn has been a hot topic in legislatures and courtrooms both across the US and abroad. Now, the UK is...
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March Madness: If UK Plays Duke, Lexington Will Burn, No Matter How It Ends
March Madness is a bigger deal in Kentucky than Christmas. Many outside the Bluegrass State may think that the running of the Kentucky Derby is a bigger event, but they would be wr...
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‘Black Mirror’ Is Likely Getting a U.S. Version
Black Mirror, the British sci-fi anthology that you should have already blown through on Netflix, could be hopping across the pond for an American spin. Speaking at a c...
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Google Rolls Local Update Out To More Countries
Back in July, Google launched an algorithm update that shook up local search results in the U.S. While Google never gave it an official name like Panda or Penguin that we're aware...
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Google Agrees To Remove Defaming Links In UK
Google has settled a defamation suit in the UK, which was filed in response to content Google simply indexed in its search results. The settlement is noteworthy as historically Goo...
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The Queen Sends Her Very First Tweet
Her Majesty The Queen has just sent out her very first tweet. Queen Elizabeth II tweeted that it's a pleasure to open the Science Museum's new Information Age Gallery. She sure...
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Instagram Ads Are Jumping Across the Pond Very Soon
As promised, Instagram is on the verge of taking its ad product global. In June,...
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Westboro Baptist Calls Hornet Killing God’s Wrath on Entire UK for Banning Them
When the Compassionate Outreach Department of the Westboro Baptist Church decided to hop a plane and go protest yet another showing of “The Laramie Project” in England a few years...
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