A moat is often talked of as the element to make a company truly stand out from the pack. For Deutsche Bank analyst Ashish Sabadra, UWM Holdings Corporation (UWMC) is one such name in possession of the elusive quality. After a conversation with UWM’s CTO, Sabadra came away believing UWM’s proprietary technology is its “key competitive differentiator.” “The company has invested heavily in putting together a world class modern IT infrastructure that rivals the scale of much larger… Source link

After phasing out third-party cookies, Google won’t track you as you visit different sites, the company says. Stephen Shankland/CNET … Source link

Google says it won’t develop new ways to follow individual users across the Internet after it phases out existing ad-tracking technology from Chrome browsers in an upcoming overhaul aimed at tightening up privacy. The digital giant has been working on proposals to remove from Chrome third-party cookies — snippets of code used by a website’s advertisers to record browsing history in order to show users personalized ads. Third-party cookies have been a longstanding source of privacy… Source link

Google said in a blog post on Wednesday that it won’t use alternative methods to track users online once it ends support for third-party cookies in Chrome – and that it disapproves of using email as an alternative identifier for ad tracking. In other words, Google is stating for the record that it will not cook up any voodoo tracking magic of its own and that all of its web products will be driven by the privacy-preserving APIs currently in development within the Privacy… Source link

Google says it’s phasing out tracking based on individual users’ browsing habits. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images In another major change poised to further jolt the already rocky world of digital advertising, Google plans to stop tracking individual users’ web browsing habits or selling ads based on them. Today, the Alphabet-owned search engine said it will phase out tracking users across websites without replacing third-party cookies with a new… Source link

After a year of wearing the same joggers to work on Zoom calls — and essentially going nowhere during the pandemic — signs are emerging that consumers are starting to rebuild their very outdated closets with new clothes for their post vaccination life this year (hopefully). “More recently, however, we’re seeing signs of customer interest in going out-type apparel beginning to emerge,” Urban Outfitters co-founder and CEO Richard Hayne told analysts on an earnings call Tuesday evening. “We… Source link

Reuters Bucks put winning streak on line against Clippers Giannis Antetokounmpo continues to key an offensive surge that has led to Milwaukee’s four-game winning streak. Antetokounmpo is averaging 35.5 points, 13.8 rebounds and six assists during the Bucks’ streak, and Milwaukee is averaging 132 points over their past three wins over the Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves and New Orleans Pelicans. The Bucks, and the two-time league MVP, will try to keep their momentum going on Sunday… Source link

Advancing onto leg two of the Florida Swing, a field of 123 golfers will turn their attention toward Arnold Palmer‘s Bay Hill Club & Lodge this week. This is a course we know very well but there is always a new batch of golfers that are playing it for the first or second time. That is where stats come in handy. They can help us pluck out potential course horses before they stamp their mark. The two areas I’m going to dive into today are bermudagrass putting performance and par-5… Source link

Bloomberg Fed Dials Up Pressure on Wall Street to Ditch Discredited Libor (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve is intensifying its scrutiny of banks’ efforts to shed their reliance on the London interbank offered rate, and has begun compiling more detailed evidence on their progress, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter.Banks are being asked for specifics on their Libor exposure, their plans for amending contracts tied to the benchmark, and the fallback provisions being… Source link

LONDON (AP) — Google says it won’t develop new ways to follow individual users across the internet after it phases out existing ad tracking technology from Chrome browsers in an upcoming overhaul aimed at tightening up privacy.  The digital giant has been working on proposals to remove from Chrome so-called third party cookies, which are snippets of code used by a website’s advertisers to record browsing history in order to show users personalized ads. Third-party cookies… Source link