Hello! Here’s what’s happening on Friday. 1. Former FBI director James Comey’s private memos have been released to Congress. Among the claims: US President Donald Trump wants to put journalists in jail for leaks, and Russia’s Vladimir Putin reportedly told Trump that Russia has the world’s most beautiful hookers. 2. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to be making…
The CEO of a $67 billion bank is watching these 4 industry drivers to avoid ending up like ‘Blockbuster or Kodak’
Lloyds CEO Antonio Horta Osorio gave a speech on “The Bank of the Future” on Thursday. He said he sees four main drivers over change over the next few years: customer expectations, tech, competition, and regulation. If banks don’t pay attention to these trends, they risk becoming the next Blockbuster or Kodak, he said. LONDON — The CEO of one…
Facebook doubled its European lobbying spend to $3 billion to handle crises like fake news and terrorism (FB)
Filings show Facebook shelled out a record amount on its European lobbying operations in 2017, doubling spend to $3 billion. The company faced multiple crises last year, including the spread of fake news, terrorist content, and election interference. European officials have called on Mark Zuckerberg and other senior Facebook execs to appear before the European Parliament to explain the Cambridge…
Photos: Check out the Warriors’ game faces in the road playoff win against the Spurs
The box score can tell you a lot of things about a game. You can check out the leading scorer. (That was Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant got 26 points.) You can see, which team played better defense. (The Warriors held the San Antonio Spurs to 42 percent shooting from the field.) But if you want to see how…
China is obsessed with stopping jaywalkers — and is now spraying them with water
One city in China has built bollards that spray jaywalkers with water, and tell pedestrians that “Crossing is dangerous.” The system also uses facial recognition technology to capture and shame wayward walkers. Facial recognition technology is being used more frequently to target jaywalkers because of a high number of road fatalities and traffic jams. But in an increasingly strict China,…
Google is supercharging SMS on Android with an iMessage-like experience
As a tech-savvy TNW reader, you may have already ditched SMS for more sophisticated messaging apps years ago, but people still send some 8 trillion texts a year – and that means that it’s worth improving the experience for those folks, and for the rest of the planet that’s yet to send their first message. To that end, Google is…
Dubs Rewind: Warriors take a 3-0 series lead over Spurs with a 110-97 win
Want Warriors news in your inbox? Sign up for the free DubsDaily newsletter. The Warriors won their first game on the Spurs’ home court in the teams’ first-round playoff series, taking a 3-0 series lead. It wasn’t easy, especially since the Spurs had the third-best home record in the NBA during the regular season. But the Warriors were solid on…
Greinke, D-backs beat Giants to win 6th straight series
PHOENIX — Zack Greinke pitched seven dominant innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks won their sixth straight series with a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Thursday night. Greinke (2-1) gave up a solo homer to Brandon Belt but not much else, allowing just three hits to win his second straight start. A.J. Pollock hit a solo homer off…