Author: Elliot Davies
Press regulation: the end of free speech? Probably not
| March 20, 2013 | Posted by Elliot Davies under national |
Well, at least the politicians seemed to like it. Announced on Monday morning after negotiations between parties reportedly concluded as late as 2:30am, the first serious press regulation plan post-Leveson was greeted with aplomb by the Tories, Lib Dems and Labour alike. But what is it, what does it mean, and what happens next? Fundamentally, the ideas behind the plan are quite simple. A royal charter will be established containing rules for the setting up of a “recognition panel”, which in turn will create the regulatory body and choose who sits on it. The charter will contain suggestions for the way the regulatory body should work, but leave the details yet to be decided. Membership of the regulator will be… more
Be well, do good work, and keep in touch
| February 7, 2013 | Posted by Elliot Davies under features |
Ladies and gentlemen, authors and editors, columnists and commenters: Happy birthday! It’s hard to believe, but it was indeed two years ago today that a small group of students in York banded together, armed with nothing but big ideas and a few scraps of copy, and set out to launch the very earliest incarnation of The Student Review into the world. And my, what an adventure it has been. 717 published articles later, we’re going on for one article published every single day of our existence. A hundred thousand people read our content over the last year. We’ve inspired other newspapers. And perhaps most excitingly, we’ve started receiving submissions from students as far away as the USA and Singapore. Maybe the “UK-based” part… more
CES: Getting a bit dull
| January 7, 2013 | Posted by Elliot Davies under technology |
Tomorrow, the crown jewel of all the technology industry’s expos will open its doors for the 46th year running. The International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is huge: in 2012 a record 153,000 people descended on Las Vegas to cross-examine 3,100 exhibitors. In 2013 the tradeshow will be spread over four massive venues, including one of the largest convention centres in the world. And the media presence will be bigger than ever – The Verge, this year’s official technology news partner for CES, is sending more than 60 people alone and promising non-stop video coverage, live blogs from every major announcement, and a breaking-news show every 90 minutes for the duration of the four-day event. The allure of CES is obvious:… more
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| September 25, 2012 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
Never fear! After a slight delay, we’re back with all the latest tech news. We’ve got the most powerful women in business, several major departures and hirings across the sector, an update on Kim Dotcom, the iOS 6 Maps debacle, and of course the space shuttle Endeavour’s final flight – all this, and more, below. Business Fortune has announced its most recent “50 Most Powerful Women in Business” list, which included several women in the technology sector. Topping the list was Ginni Rometty, the CEO of IBM, followed by Meg Whitman, CEO of HP, at number three; Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, at number eight; and Safra Catz, president and CFO of Oracle, at number 10. The front page solo… more
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| September 16, 2012 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
Welcome back to TSR on tech! After a few weeks of R&R we’re back and ready to bring you all the latest tech news – and just in the nick of time! This week we’ve scooped up announcements about the iPhone 5, Lumia 920 and Wii U (yes, seriously), as well as plenty of hirings and firings and, naturally, the odd lawsuit. Let’s go! Business Yahoo! is set to sell back half of its 40% stake in Alibaba, the Chinese internet and e-commerce giant. The sale, due to close next week, will be worth $4.5bn after tax – money that Marissa Mayer, Yahoo!’s CEO, will likely spend on acquiring a startup or three to bring some fresh faces and ideas to… more
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| August 26, 2012 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
Welcome back to TSR on tech, where we gather, analyse and discuss all the week’s best tech news. And what news! Several new announcements from Facebook, bad quarters for Dell and HP, a Tesla museum in New York – and, yes, an astonishing verdict in the Apple v Samsung case. It’s all below; what are you waiting for? Business Wayne Powers, Yahoo!’s senior vice president for North American sales, is the latest executive to leave the company since Marissa Mayer took over as CEO. Powers was brought in from Time by Ross Levinsohn, Yahoo!’s interim CEO before Mayer, in 2010, and had been expected to depart after Levinsohn missed out on the top spot. Powers will go on to run… more
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| August 19, 2012 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
We start with lots of business news this week as Marissa Mayer continues to organise Yahoo!’s executives and HP attempts to rejuvenate its webOS division (formerly known as Palm) with yet another name change. Then we’ve got the latest legal lowdown, with an in-depth look at the Apple v Samsung trial as well as news about Julian Assange and Kim Dotcom. Finally, we wrap up with some product news tidbits and some exciting science. All that, and more, below. Business It seems Marissa Mayer doesn’t plan to cull every executive at Yahoo!: the new CEO has appointed Ron Bell, a legal executive who has been with the company since 1999, to the role of permanent general counsel. Bell had served as… more
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| August 12, 2012 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
A truly thrilling week for technology this week: let’s face it, it was all about NASA’s Curiosity landing on Mars. Rest assured that we’ve got plenty of that below, but other things did happen too – after all, there has to be some reason for that imperious picture of Marissa Mayer – and so we’ve also got the latest on everything from Apple v Samsung in San Jose to Mat Honan’s frankly epic hacking, to the Ouya (you’ll find out) to the latest gossip from Iran’s Supreme Leader. All this and more; what are you waiting for? Business Marissa Mayer, Yahoo!’s new CEO, has continued her purge of the senior staff and executives at the company. First to go this week… more
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| August 5, 2012 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
You might have worried that the Olympic Games would lead to a dearth of tech news, but never fear: the march of technology stops for nothing. As such we’ve still got a week bursting with news: high-profile departures from Yahoo! and Facebook, an algorithmic slip-up that cost one company $440mn in 45 minutes, the start of a major patent trial between Apple and Samsung, the launches of Mountain Lion and Outlook.com, and plenty more. If there were medals for excitement, this week’s news would definitely be in the running. Business Marissa Mayer, who departed Google to join Yahoo! two weeks ago, has already started to influence the culture at her new fiefdom – and it’s beginning to look a lot… more
TSR on tech: your weekly news summary
| July 24, 2012 | Posted by Elliot Davies under TSR on tech |
Lots of exciting business news this week, though even the multitude of earnings calls was overshadowed by the announcement that Google’s Marissa Mayer has taken over as CEO at Yahoo!, quite possibly providing the listing company with a strong chance to re-invent itself. Elsewhere, Microsoft has managed to find its way into quite a few stories and Valve is finally bringing the Steam platform to Linux. Read on! Business The biggest news this week was by far the sudden and unexpected appointment of Marissa Mayer to be Yahoo!’s next CEO, taking by surprise everyone who had assumed Ross Levinsohn, the interim CEO, would get the job permanently. Mayer, who had previously worked at Google for 13 years, said: “I am honored… more
