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Legal Updates Article by: Makbool Javaid, Partner - Simons Muirhead & Burton | Published: 14 December 2020 People Management reports that Watford Employment Tribunal has ruled that an operations clerk was the victim of harassment because of her sex, race and religious belief after finding explicit messages in a WhatsApp group used by her co-workers. The tribunal heard that Ms M. Abdi is a black woman of Somali origin, and she wears a hijab. She worked for the courier as an evening operations clerk from 6 November 2017 until her resignation on 1 September 2018. In August 2018, two new employees – Mr T Tripp and Mr O Rolls – started with Deltec International Courier. On 10 August, there was a discussion in the office between the claimant and her colleagues, during which the topic of white privilege was raised. Abdi said this discussion developed into an argument, which culminated in Tripp and Rolls telling her that “the majority of crimes in England are made by black people”. Subsequently, Abdi, in the course of her duties, used a colleague’s details and logged onto her computer. she saw a WhatsApp group including Tripp and Rolls, as well as her line manager, S…

The Global Online Courses Market Research Forecast 2020 – 2025 provides a comprehensive analysis of the market segments, including their dynamics, size, growth, regulatory requirements, competitive landscape, and emerging opportunities of the global industry. It provides an in-depth study of the Online Courses market by using SWOT analysis. The research analysts provide an elaborate description of the value chain and its distributor analysis. This Market study provides comprehensive data that enhances the understanding, scope, and application of this report.Get a Sample PDF Copy of the Latest Research on Online Courses Market 2020:https://www.marketinsightsreports.com/reports/12042490182/global-online-courses-market-growth-status-and-outlook-2020-2025/inquiry?mode=69Segmentation:Top Key Players in the Global Online Courses Market: Linkedin Learning, Itprotv, Pluralsight, Udacity, Hubspot Academy, Udemy, Cbt Nuggets, Coursera, Infosec Skills, A Cloud Guru, Cloud Academy, Khan AcademySegment by Type, the Product market is segmented into:Web-basedOn PremisesMobileSegment by Application, the Product market is segmented into:CorporateK-12Higher EducationRegional Analysis for Market:For a comprehensive understanding of market dynamics, the global Online Courses market is analyzed across key geographies namely: United States, China, Europe, Japan, South-east Asia, India, and others. Each of these regions is analyzed on the basis of market findings across major countries in these regions for a macro-level understanding of the market.This Online Courses Market statistical surveying report underlines…

Kohli occupied the 12th spot while his wife, actor Anushka Sharma featured on the 26th spot in the global Instagram influencers listBusinessToday.In | December 14, 2020 | Updated 13:53 IST Image- Virat Kohli's TwitterCricketer Virat Kohli has achieved many milestones in his cricketing career and now he has aced the Instagram game as well. Kohli has featured in the category of highest-ranking Indian in the top 25 global Instagram influencers list. Kohli occupied the 12th spot while his wife, actor Anushka Sharma featured on the 26th spot. The list, brought forward by Hype Auditor, ranked football star Cristiano Ronaldo at the top with an authentic engagement of 4.5 million per post. Recently, Twitter India revealed that Kohli's baby announcement became the most liked post of the year in India. And now the couple is running ahead on the Instagram race. Looks like Sharma and Kohli are well versed with the social media tactics. The list ranked Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 20th spot. The only other Indian celebrity to feature in the top 50 list was Deepika Padukone who occupied the 50th spot. The couple which has been hogging the spotlight since their baby announcement will welcome their first…

New Delhi: The Delhi high court has sought the response of Google and Facebook on a plea moved by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) Limited, which sells milk and dairy products under the Amul trademark, seeking removal of certain videos alleging that they are cruel to cows. Issuing notice to the two social media platforms and the person who uploaded the videos and seeking their replies to the GCMMF’s suit, Justice Mukta Gupta refrained from passing any interim order directing removal of the videos, titled “Unholy Cattle of India: Exposing Cruelty in the Indian Dairy Industry”, from YouTube and Facebook. The court asked the person who uploaded the video, to indicate how the GCMMF or its members were indulging in cruelty against cows and why Amul’s mascot was used in the video, in his reply. With this direction, the court listed the matter for hearing on January 15, 2021. The GCMMF, in its suit, has sought the removal of the videos from YouTube and Facebook, claiming that the person who has uploaded those is targeting it. The suit has contended that the videos uploaded by defendant Nitin Jain “were slanderous and disparaged and denigrated the Amul brand and…

Lightspeed's Rytis Vitkauskas. Lightspeed Ventures This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Silicon Valley's venture capitalists have made concerted efforts to establish offices in Europe over the last year, in another indication of the continent's tech maturation. Snapchat backer Lightspeed Venture Partners has set up an office in London, headed by partner Rytis Vitkauskas with support from Nicole Quinn and Bradley Twohig, who are based in the US. Major European tech firms include Takeaway.com, Criteo, Spotify, Adyen, UiPath, and Farfetch. "It's only in the past few years that Europe as a continent has begun to have big tech companies," Vitkauskas told Business Insider. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories. There's another data point to add to the evidence that Europe is maturing as a tech ecosystem: Silicon Valley is moving in.Early Snapchat backer Lightspeed Venture Partners has been beefing up its European operations in 2020 as it looks to snap up the continent's best talent. Lightspeed is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California, and with around $4 billion under management. Its 400-strong portfolio includes "Fortnite" creator Epic Games, Calm, and Snapchat.The venture capital firm set up an…

Entertainment Published: 14/Dec/2020 7:03 by Alex Tsiaoussidis Mizkif Mizkif has had an incredible run of luck when opening Pokemon cards, but he hit the jackpot in his latest stream after he pulled a first edition Lugia card worth $125,000, as well as an inanely rare Tyhplosion. Pokemon cards used to be all the rage back in the day. They were a cheap and enjoyable way for kids to have some fun in the schoolyard. Now, they’re a valuable collector’s item, and their sales and prices have skyrocketed and reached new heights in 2020. Twitch streamers have been going nuts over them, opening expensive booster packs worth tens of thousands of dollars in the hopes to find valuable cards. Fans often tune in to enjoy the emotional roller-coaster ride.  The trend hasn’t slowed down despite criticism from some haters like Chance ‘Sodapoppin’ Morris, who went as far as destroying valuable cards to prove his point.  Matthew ‘Mizkif’ Rinaudo has been loving it more than anyone, and he’s had a lot of luck too. He’s been pulling valuable cards left, right, and center. In his latest stream, he snagged even more, including an absolute gem. Twtich: TrainwreckstvMizkif and Trainwrecks posed next to…

The tweet share feature is available currently only on iOS, and support for Android smartphones is expected to be available soon. December 14, 2020 / 11:59 AM IST Twitter is making it easier for users to share their tweets on other social media platforms. Starting today, Twitter users will be able to post their tweets on Snapchat. The feature will allow users to share tweets as stickers on Snapchat. How to share a tweet on Snapchat> Tap on the share button below the tweet> Select the Snapchat icon> Once you tap on the Snapchat camera icon, you will be redirected to the Snapchat app.> You can then see the tweet as a sticker in the middle of the screen, below which is an option that reads “Swipe up to see replies”.> You can choose to keep the tweet as a sticker at the centre or move it around and click a snap, as usual.> You will also be able to edit snaps having the tweet sticker on Snapchat.Who can share tweets on Snapchat?> You need to have a public account on Twitter to use this feature.> Protected accounts cannot share tweets on Snapchat.> The feature is also currently available only on…

Polygon raises $120,000 in funds for Innocence Project during a 56-hour event over three days of charity livestreaming over Twitch. Polygon has recently wrapped up a massive charity event, ending an extended Twitch stream by meeting its goal to raise money for criminal justice advocacy organization Innocence Project. This three day charity streaming event involved a number of different staff members from Polygon coming together and playing different titles like Jackbox Party Pack and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, while the chat watched and donated. The cause that Polygon was supporting through the Twitch livestreams is the Innocence Project, which can still be donated to through the connected Tiltify campaign website. Innocence Project is an organization that works to exonerate innocent men and women who have been wrongfully convicted, often using DNA evidence to overturn these convictions. Throughout the 56 hours stream conducted over three days, Polygon managed to raise an incredible $120,000 for Innocence Project, beating the news outlet's goal of $111,111.11 by thousands. Anyone who wants to see the VODs after the fact can still watch the charity streams on Twitch, and can also further donate to the organization beyond the scope of the event itself. It might be less interesting to…

The deal gives Reddit a surprise upper hand in a race to capture the runaway success of Chinese-owned TikTok, Reddit has thrown its hat into the ring against TikTok with the acquisition of Berlin-founded short video-sharing app Dubsmash for an unknown sum. The privately held social network said on Sunday that it would keep Dubsmash as a separate app while integrating its video creation tools into its own service. In a company blog post, Reddit pointed to Dubsmash's popularity among female users and ethnic minority creators, with about 25pc of all black teenagers in the United States using the app. The sale makes Reddit a surprising winner in the bidding war that has unfolded over Dubsmash, which at one time was reportedly being courted by Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter. Founded in Germany in 2014 and now based in New York City, it has bounced back from a dire decline in users to become one of the most promising contenders for TikTok's viral video crown. News of the deal was first broken by Silicon Valley insiders' outlet The Information, prompting Reddit to rush out an announcement reportedly slated for tomorrow. we are so excited to announce that we’ll be joining forces…

Last Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission, 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam filed lawsuits asserting that Facebook is an illegal monopoly—and seeking the forced divestiture of Instagram and WhatsApp. If successful, the suits would undo the acquisitions that played pivotal roles in Facebook’s dominance of social media and messaging over the past decade. It might be years before it’s clear what all this means for the company—and even after it seems to be clear, it might not be. After all, the closest parallel in recent memory is the Department of Justice’s 1990s antitrust suit against Microsoft, which was spawned by that company’s bundling of its Internet Explorer browser with Windows. Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ordered Microsoft to be split into two companies: one to make operating systems and one to make apps such as Office. That would have changed software history. But Jackson’s decree was overturned. Eventually, Microsoft agreed to a settlement that put restrictions on its business practices that no consumer would have noticed. Like Microsoft, Facebook may evade being dismantled. Still, just considering the idea of Instagram and WhatsApp being spun out raises intriguing what-if scenarios. And it led me to wonder: How different would the tech industry be…