25 September 2015

Scandals Making the News

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This week saw scandals make the headlines with one of the largest car manufacturers deceiving millions for profit and one of the largest technology companies exposing millions to malware.

VW Scandal


The Volkswagen (VW) Scandal shocked the automobile world this week with the discovery that VW had intentional deceived emissions tests resulting in nearly 11 million cars world wide not meeting requirements pumping pollutants into the environment. The repercussion of these actions have seen the CEO resign along with suspicion cast on other car manufacturers.


Apple App Store Malware


Apple's App Store faced a security threat after multiple infected apps were distributed due to cloned development software. Multiple app makers in China found that they had been using a cloned version of Xcode that inserted malicious code into their apps with WeChat being one of the largest with over 500 million users worldwide exposed.


18 September 2015

Introducing Storyboards

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Storyboards

We've redesigned Storyboards to put the power in your hands, now you decide the story by collecting articles and sharing with friends.

To show you just how easy it is we've gone ahead and created some Storyboards following current trending topics in the News. These categorized Storyboards can be found in the left hand column associated with their respective categories or you can see all Storyboards available from the main Storyboard page.

These are the 3 main Storyboards this Week

1. Refugee Crisis - Thousands of Refugees flee war torn areas and head to Europe.
2. US Election 2016 - Debates by the GOP hopefuls continued.
3. New York Fashion Week - The fashion industry gathered for the star studded event.

Create a Storyboard about the stories that inspire, infuriate or intrigue you and let us know what you think.

11 September 2015

Top 3 Most Controversial Individuals This Week

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This week saw the controversial members of society in the lime light with one after the other grabbing headlines.



1. Walter Palmer


We begin with the world's most hated dentist, Walter Palmer, who returned to work in Minnesota after a month of hiding over his killing of a beloved lion in Zimbabwe named Cecil.


2. Petra László


A new contender for most hated person came in the form of Hungarian camerawomen, Petra László, who resorted to kicking child refugees and even tripping a refugee who was carrying his child and belongs sending both to the ground. Since the disturbing footage she has lost her job and now faces a criminal investigation.



3. Kim Davies


Finally we end the week with the Kim Davies who was released from jail, flanked by politicians, after 6 days when she failed to comply with the law and provide marriage licenses to gay couples. There was still more controversy on her release when the song Eye of the Tiger was played causing the band to send a cease and desist letter not wanting to be associated with her. But most disturbing of all was when asked if she would perform her duties her lawyer simply replied that his client won't violate her conscience.

4 September 2015

Need to Know - Refugees

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This week saw still more refugee's fleeing war torn nations in hope of safety with tragedy following them to new shores.

A photo of a dead Syrian boy shocked the world showing him washed ashore after he drowned when the boat he was in capsized with his family attempting to flee war torn Syria. While more refugees flee the burden is being felt across Europe with many refugees trying to reach more prosperous nations further North. Many politicians have seen the refugee crisis as a political rallying point with Britain possibly accepting thousands more from Syria. While many nations struggle to contain the endless wave of refugees many have stepped up to try help with volunteers in Munich Germany offering help and supplies.