ZTE will pay $1 billion fine to beat US export ban
By Timothy J. Seppala from engadget The company will have to change its board within the next 30 days, too. Tensions between the US government and Chinese smartphone maker ZTEseem to have abated, at least temporarily. US Commerce Secretary Wilbur…
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Zoe Saldana shares the sexism she experienced filming ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’
By Johanna Ferreira From Hip Latina If you’re a fan of Zoe Saldana, chances are you remember her first major film role as pirate Anamaria in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl — I know I…
Facebook falls as pressure mounts on Zuckerberg over data leak
From Newsmax Facebook Inc. shares posted their steepest drop since 2015 as U.S. and European officials demanded answers to reports that a political advertising firm retained information on millions of the social network’s users without their consent. Politicians on both…
Twitter’s murky verification process is helping cryptocurrency scams thrive
BY KERRY FLYNN From Mashable UPDATE: Feb. 26, 2018, 5:41 p.m. EST Twitter’s official account for its verification policy, @Verified, tweeted a reminder that its verification program is paused after publication of this story. This story cited that same account…
Everything you need to know about skeleton
The Olympic sport that sends athletes hurtling head first down icy tracks at 90 miles an hour By Caroline Praderio, INSIDER From Business Insider Skeleton is a Winter Olympics sport that dates back to the 1880s. Events take place on…
Cayman Islands: Anthony Bourdain on Donald Trump, the #metoo movement, and the most disgusting thing he ever ate
By Chris Dwyer From South China Morning Post TV presenter and author criticises the US President for his ‘stupidity, lack of curiosity and laziness’, damns those who do not report sexual misconduct in the workplace, and fears for his taste…
Cayman Islands soccer ‘Groupie’ deserves time served, court told
By Adam Rhodes From LAW 360 Law360, New York (October 25, 2017, 2:46 PM EDT) — Attorneys for the former general secretary of the Cayman Islands Football Association have told a New York federal court that their client, a “sad,…
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Craig Kielburger to speak at Cayman Islands YCLA Awards
At the age of 12, Craig Kielburger founded a charity focused on providing young people with the tools to change the world. Today, Craig Kielburger is an internationally acclaimed speaker, social entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author and the featured…
Harvey Weinstein’s fall from grace continues as The Weinstein Company votes to oust him
BY ANGIE HAN From Mashable Three days after a New York Times exposé detailed his decades-long history of sexual harassment, Harvey Weinstein has been fired from The Weinstein Company. Said the studio in a statement (via TheWrap): In light of…
Real news of fake reviews
By Jon Evans Goodhart’s Law, as phrased by Mary Strathern: “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” Honored more in the breach than the observance, alas. Our algorithmic world has turned so many measures…
