Skill Zone News issue 129
The Chrome browser recently celebrated its 10th birthday on 2nd September 2018, whilst its parent, Google, reached the grand old age of 20 on September 4th. Today's teenagers have never known a world without Google, and soon we will have a generation which has never known a world without voice controls like Siri and Alexa. But researchers have found that people in the UK increasingly drop their regional accents in order to be understood by the machines. Parlez-vous Scouse?
27th September 2018
The power of platforms
When a platform enjoys near monopoly status on a worldwide scale, it is inevitable that regulators will pay closer attention to it. Amazon, a selling platform with billions of visitors every day, is coming under increasing scrutiny.
The Facebook advertising platform and the law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has reported the social networking giant to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for a possible breach of equal rights legislation.
The most politically incorrect,...
Do you claim to be a master of disco dancing and a slave to fashion? If so, watch out, because you could be the next victim of the political correctness brigade who take offence where none exists.
Plain English prescribed for doctors
Doctors in the UK were advised this month to adopt a policy of writing in a way which is easier for patients to understand. This drive towards plain English is to be applauded, with caveats, and perhaps other professions should follow suit.