SYDNEY — Google threatened Friday to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism posted on their platforms. Representatives of Facebook, who appeared with Google representatives at an Australian Senate hearing, reaffirmed a threat of its own, vowing to block users in Australia from posting or providing links to news if the bill passed. In both cases, the dire warnings — which one senator… Source link

It’s a unique Saturday in the NHL with just four evening games comprising the main contest at Yahoo! While St. Louis is the largest favorite on the docket, the Kings-Blues contest also opened with the lowest over/under total. Montreal is the lone road favorite but is also playing its sixth consecutive road game to start the season.  Don’t ignore the importance of ice time and shot volume in such a limited player pool. GOALIE Jaroslav Halak, BOS vs. PHI ($28): In a shallow goalie pool, spending… Source link

Jackie Bradley Jr. on the bases pointing at teammates Mets position players are scheduled to report to spring training in roughly one month and the team still does not have a capable starting center fielder. That’s a problem. In fact, the Mets’ lack of outfield depth on the 40-man roster is so glaring that Guillermo Heredia would likely be the backup center fielder to a miscast Brandon Nimmo if the season started today. The other three outfielders on the Mets’ 40-man roster are Michael… Source link

Apple AAPL stock helped the Nasdaq hit new highs this week and the company reached its own records on Friday heading into the release of its first quarter fiscal 2021 earnings results on Wednesday, January 27. Apple has now jumped nearly 30% since the end of October and analysts are high on its newest iPhone. Continued Domination Apple needs no introduction as it continues its steady expansion beyond iPhones into services and more. But despite its successful diversification, its flagship… Source link

The Associated Press Blue Jackets deal unhappy Dubois to Jets for Laine, Roslovic After Pierre-Luc Dubois was benched for lack of effort two days ago, the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday traded the unhappy star center to the Winnipeg Jets for Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic. Dubois, Columbus’ top-line center, made it clear when he signed a two-year contract before the season that he wanted a change of scenery. Laine, an All-Star winger also had been asking for a trade. Source link

Google has updated it’s Product Structured Data page to add a new form of rich results called the Price Drop Appearance. The price drop appearance will display price drop information in the search rich results. Structured Data and Google Rich Results Schema.org structured data was developed by Google, Yahoo, Bing and Yandex. Google selects specific structured data types to use for displaying rich results in Google search results pages (SERPs). Product rich results stand out in the SERPs and… Source link

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window) * IBM hits two-month low on quarterly revenue miss * Intel slips on avoiding outsourcing embrace * Yellen wins unanimous Senate panel vote for Treasury * Dow down 0.57%, S&P 500 down 0.30%, Nasdaq up 0.09% (Updates market prices to close; adds closing details) By Echo Wang NEW YORK, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The Dow and S&P 500 ended modestly lower on Friday, dragged down by losses in blue-chip… Source link

(Bloomberg) — In the battle between short-seller Citron Research and an army of Reddit-charged day traders, GameStop Corp.’s seemingly endless rally to an all-time high has given the stock’s bulls a win, though not without controversy. GameStop’s 83% gain through Friday comes after it more than doubled the week before and marks the most volatile 10-day period on record, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The stock was halted at least four times in New York trading on its way to a a… Source link

Many were, let’s say, displeased with Google when they admitted to blocking most Australian news websites from the SERPs last week. However, the country may face even more heartbreak as the tech giant threatens to pull Australia from the search engine entirely. The Story so Far Last week, Matt Southern reported that Google is running an experiment that essentially only shows 1% of Australian news stories. This was seen as the company flexing their muscles in response to the country attempting… Source link