INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL & INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
30 August 2016
GROW GLOBAL NEWS
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INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL NEWS
bbc.co.uk – Google is to penalise websites that feature intrusive pop-up adverts. It is updating the algorithms used to rank its search results so that offending pages are more likely to get lower placings. The change is due to come into effect on 10 January. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – This week saw the launch of the very first search engine in the Tibetan language. Yongzim, backed by the Chinese authorities, claims to be better at handling complex searches involving several words in the language than any alternative. Read more>>
INTERNATIONAL TRADE NEWS
bbc.co.uk – Voting to take the UK out of the European Union was the easy bit. Now time for the hard graft as ministers and civil servants work out how to make it happen – with more gain than pain. There are new departments to set up, a negotiating marathon to prepare for and Brexit ministers who reportedly ‘hate each other’. Read more>>
bbc.co.uk – Italian luxury fashion group Prada has predicted a return to growth as it seeks to connect with younger customers through online sales and flexible pricing. First half profits fell 25% to €330m (£282m) due partly to falling demand in China and Italy. Read more>>
OTHER INTERNATIONAL NEWS
BBC News – Dropbox urges users to change passwords>>
BBC News – ‘First Apple computer’ sells for $815,000>>
BBC News – How chat apps are transforming the global conversation>>
BBC News – WhatsApp users to receive adverts>>
BBC News – Rio 2016: Wrong flag repeat angers Chinese>>
BBC News – ‘London is most educated city in Europe’>>
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