NEW YORK (AP) — Monopoly or not, small business owners’ biggest complaint about Google is that its advertising policies favor companies with big marketing budgets. Companies covet the top spots in Google search results _ the first page of rankings, and the top of subsequent pages. But if too many companies are interested, the cost of one of these spots can jump out of reach for a small business, just like the price for… Source link

Google Home can play audiobooks, which are perfect for listening to while you do chores. Chris Monroe/CNET … Source link

New Jersey voters will decide on Election Day whether to make recreational marijuana legal in the Garden State. Lawmakers are taking the issue directly to voters after failing to pass it in the state legislature. “The public sentiment is strongly in favor,” New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy told Yahoo Finance. “I hope that’s what happens Tuesday.” A recent poll finds that two-thirds of New Jersey voters are in favor of the referendum. Medical marijuana has been legal in the state since… Source link

Influential investor Raoul Pal says the best trade he’s ever found is bitcoin (BTC-USD), which he’s described as “a call option on the future” and “the world’s most pristine reserve asset.” In a recent interview on Yahoo Finance, Pal said that the central banks move toward digital currencies is “literally the biggest story” in his career. Investors like Pal don’t want to compete against central banks, but aim to create “a digital world,” Pal said, underscoring that despite big… Source link

The Telegraph Steve Bruce returns to pragmatic approach as Newcastle resort to type in bid to improve Steve Bruce has warned he will always be pragmatic when it comes to managing Newcastle United and will focus on making his team difficult to play against and hard to beat after another inconsistent start to the season. In nine games in all competitions, Newcastle have only lost twice, but results only tell some of the story with the Magpies serving some dreary, error-strewn performances, yet… Source link

VCG via Getty Images If the surprising new Huawei speculation is to be believed, it could be a nightmare scenario for Google. It’s clear now that the world’s second largest smartphone maker, with some 600 million users on its ecosystem, has declared battle with Android. This, it says, it a “fight” it will win. Until now Google has been fairly ambivalent—the U.S. has cut Huawei’s access to premium chipsets, signalling a steep decline in Huawei… Source link

Microsoft’s Edge has just announced a brilliant new feature that beats Google Chrome. Microsoft’s Edge has just announced a brilliant new feature that beats Google Chrome. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Microsoft’s Edge browser has been releasing new features like crazy as it tries to beat market leader Google Chrome. Now, Microsoft has just announced a brilliant new feature that beats Google Chrome—Vertical Tabs, which moves the tab bar… Source link

Australians have been issued an alarming travel warning just days out from the 2020 US election. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade updated its travel warning on Friday for the US, which was already subject to a travel ban due to coronavirus. Anyone who might have been plotting an attempt to get into the country ahead of the election has been strongly advised against doing so “due to the ongoing potential for violence”. “Widespread protests and demonstrations have occurred… Source link

At least four people were killed as Typhoon Goni pounded the Philippines Sunday with authorities warning of “catastrophic” conditions in the hardest-hit regions where hundreds of thousands have fled their homes. The strongest typhoon of the year so far made landfall on Catanduanes Island before dawn with maximum sustained wind speeds of 225 kilometres (140 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 310 kilometres per hour ripping off roofs, toppling trees and triggering flash floods. Goni was… Source link

A couple from NSW’s Southern Highlands have created one of the two disinfectant products available in Australia that are approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and can kill Covid-19 on surfaces. Virosol was created by Sophie and Steve Westlake. The commercial-grade disinfectant can be used on all surfaces and is proven to kill Covid-19 along with 99 per cent of germs. Speaking to Yahoo News Australia, the Westlakes explained they assumed a big manufacturer would come up with… Source link