Europe Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke is convinced Le Golf National outside Paris will prove to be a perfect venue for the 2018 Ryder Cup with the European team at a distinct advantage. Clarke is in a strong field at the course this week for the French Open with a dual role of recovering his form and running an eye over potential players for next year’s Ryder Cup contest in
Photo from Four Seasons’ scavenger hunt Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts is exploring the varied ways it uses social media with a scavenger hunt across platforms and accounts. For Social Media Day July 1, the brand posted clues, sending consumers to different accounts via links to see what its hotels were up to for the day. This may spur consumers to follow the brand on more platforms and look at
By Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s legislature adopted a sweeping national security law on Wednesday that covers everything from territorial sovereignty to measures to tighten cyber security, a move likely to rile foreign businesses. A core component of the law, passed by the standing committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), is to make all key network infrastructure and information systems “secure and controllable”. President Xi Jinping has said
By Joseph Ax NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge signed off on Tuesday on a $50 million settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Sprint Corp over claims the mobile carrier added unauthorized charges to customer phone bills. In May, U.S. District Judge William Pauley in New York had demanded additional evidence of the deal’s fairness before he would approve the agreement, citing a dearth of details in
By Nikola Rotscheroth and Harro Ten Wolde DUESSELDORF/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A German court reaffirmed on Wednesday that YouTube was only responsible for blocking copyright-infringing videos which had been brought to its attention, but the judicial panel said the Google video unit could do more to stop breaches. The Hamburg regional court rejected an appeal by German performing rights association GEMA, upholding a lower court ruling that said sites such as
By Shadia Nasralla VIENNA (Reuters) – An Austrian student’s legal battle against Facebook, accusing it of helping the U.S. security service collect personal data, suffered a setback after a Vienna court rejected his case on procedural grounds, both sides said on Wednesday. The law student is claiming 500 euros ($556) in damages for each of more than 25,000 signatories to his lawsuit – the latest in a series of European
The city council of Sao Paulo, South America’s largest metropolis, voted to ban the U.S.-based Uber ride-sharing service late Tuesday, the latest setback for the company after several countries took similar steps in recent months. City lawmakers decided 48-1 in favor of banning application-based private car services such as Uber in a preliminary vote. The bill requires a second vote and the signature of Mayor Fernando Haddad in order to
Kim Kardashian is getting candid. The 34-year-old reality star, who is pregnant with her second child, covers the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine—and it’s…
