Yahoo CEO criticised

In this edition of the Worldwide Wrap, Yahoo's CE has been criticised after announcing she is taking as little as two weeks of maternity leave and Apple might soon be branching out into original programming.

Yahoo's chief executive, Marissa Mayer, has been criticised after announcing she is taking as little as two weeks of maternity leave and will be "working throughout" when she gives birth to identical twins later this year - with some upset that her break will be so brief, and others that she even has to talk about it at all.

The tech company's leader has been at the centre of discussion about working mothers ever since she was hired to turn around struggling Yahoo in 2012. Pregnant at the time, Mayer quickly announced she would be taking only a little time off. The announcement was followed soon after by a company edict banning working from home.
Via: The Guardian

Apple might soon be branching out yet again - into original programming.

Citing anonymous sources, Variety said Apple is eyeing a move that could put it in direct competition with Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu. The publication tipped recent "preliminary conversations" with Hollywood execs, "to suss out their interest in spearheading efforts to produce premium entertainment content".
Via: PC

A boy who sent a naked photograph of himself to a girl at school has had the crime of making and distributing indecent images recorded against him by police, the BBC has learnt.

The boy, aged 14, who was not arrested or charged, could have his name stored on a police database for 10 years.

The information could also be disclosed to future employers, his mother said.
Via: BBC

Sony has skipped 2K and gone straight to 4K for the launch of the world's first UHD 4K smartphone, which has four times the number of pixels than Apple's iPhone 6 Plus.

The smartphone will also use Sony's first new smartphone camera sensor in two years, which integrates phase detection technology from the company's Alpha cameras for the world's fastest focus time of 0.03 seconds.
BBC

Spotify is overhauling its privacy policy with plainer language that should be readable to the average human - not just lawyers. The streaming service found itself amid a furore last month after its users complained about what they saw as Spotify overstepping its bounds and requesting more information on them than necessary.

For the most part, Spotify wasn't really asking for that much, but it made the mistake of writing its privacy policy in legalese, leading to a lot of confusion; many other major services, like Instagram, have already learned that having incomprehensible service policies can lead exactly this kind of problem.
Via: The Verge

Facebook temporarily yanked several photos capturing a shipwreck off the coast of Libya last week because they were mistaken for spam.

Syrian artist Khaled Barakeh uploaded photos late last week depicting a shipwreck off the coast of Zuwara, a port in western Libya. The boat reportedly carried nearly 400 migrants, many of whom seemed to be trapped in the ship's cargo hold when it capsized.
Via: Mashable