Feminism isn’t the enemy of men, revenge porn is. After Emma Watson's rousing speech on feminism to the UN she was targeted by hoaxers pretending to have naked pictures of her.
A shocking indictment on modern man? Interview: Paul Budnitz of Ello. We've long been supporters of multifarious designer Paul Budnitz—we even collaborated on a Cool Hunting bicycle with the Kid Robot founder.
So when he began telling us about his new project, Ello—an ad-free social network—last May, we knew something exciting was in the works. Now in full Beta mode, the free, invite-only network is doubling in size daily, and garnering even more attention in a shorter amount of time than any of us had expected—Budnitz included. Designed by Budnitz and a handful of fellow artists, designers and programmers, Ello aims to answer the question so many of us seem to be asking: "Is there an alternative to Facebook? " The power of disruption. Small and shrewd emerging brands are taking on big names and shaking up markets that seemed set in stone.
But can established companies use these newcomer tactics to their own advantage? In the fight for consumer attention and loyalty, big brands in energy, groceries and financial services are seeing upstarts threaten their very existence in a war on price, convenience and customer service. The new disruptors take advantage of new technology and the loosening of regulation - and could be as much of a threat to the incumbents as low-cost carriers were to established airlines a decade ago.
The large supermarkets are losing market share to smaller discounters such as Aldi which has seen a record 36.1 per cent growth in the 12 weeks to 27 April, while government statistics show the numbers of people switching gas and electricity shot up 43 per cent and 34 per cent respectively between the end of 2012 and 2013. Tesco bans sweets and chocolates from the checkout. Tesco is removing all sweets and chocolates from the checkouts across its more than 3,100 UK stores, while Morrisons is also pulling back with plans to remove confectionery from one in five checkouts, as supermarkets react to rising pressure from customers and the government.
Tesco is banning sweets and chocolate from the checkout Tesco said its decision comes after research found that nearly two-thirds (65 per cent) of shoppers said removing confectionery would help them make healthier eating choices, while 67 per cent of parents said it would help them make better choices for their children. Inside Hong Kong's 80,000-strong student uprising. Hong Kong’s student protesters are putting the civil back into civil disobedience with a citywide demonstration that is well-supplied, courteous, organized and most importantly peaceful.
This is probably the most non-violent demonstration with the nicest protesters that this world has ever seen, despite the clashes last Sunday when police pepper sprayed and fired tear gas on unarmed civilians. The situation has calmed since then, and it didn't stop an estimated 80,000 demonstrators from taking to the streets today on China's official National Day. If anything, the official police response has created feelings of community, comradery and solidarity in the growing crowds. London university group caught in sexism and homophobia row. If you want to see the worst of lad culture in action, look no further than this leaflet handed out by a London School of Economics (LSE) sports society at its freshers' fair last weekend.
The college rugby club is now taking serious heat after distributing the pamphlets, which describe women as slags and trollops while referring to "the downright depravity of fag night" and stating that "homosexual debauchery" will not be allowed on nights out. Freshers are encouraged by the club to "do your utmost to pull a sloppy bird", while female athletes are "beast-like women who play sports just so they can come out with us on Wednesdays". Ebola: The facts about the virus without the hype - BBC Newsbeat. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa has killed more than 930 people and whipped up a fair amount of hype in the papers.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has now declared the spread of the virus an international health emergency. Newsbeat takes a look at the facts... The outbreak started in February and has spread within West Africa affecting Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. One death has also been reported in Nigeria.As of 22 August, there have been 1,427 deaths attributed to Ebola (WO) In previous outbreaks, cases have been largely restricted to rural areas which are hard to get to, but this outbreak has seen a spread in densely populated cities. Early symptoms include fever, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. Friends from Northampton explain why they 'pre-load' - BBC Newsbeat. There is an "epidemic" among young people who are drinking cheap alcohol at home before going out, then carrying on and ending up in hospital, according to the UK's top A&E doctor.
Newsbeat's Dan Whitworth spent a Friday night out with five Newsbeat listeners in Northampton to find out more about "pre-loading". OK. So it's 7:30pm and I'm driving down a dark country lane about five miles west of Northampton. Emma Watson UN speech.