CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament will debate making Google and Facebook pay for news after a Senate committee recommended no changes to drafts of the world’s first such laws. A Senate committee has been scrutinizing the bill since it was introduced to Parliament in December. The senators rejected Facebook and Google’s arguments that the so-called media bargaining code is unworkable. The code would… Source link

By Byron Kaye and Paresh Dave SYDNEY (Reuters) – Google’s threatened shutdown of its search engine in Australia over a proposed content licensing law would ripple across industries, saddling partners like Apple with a sudden revenue gap and retailers as varied as affordable Kmart to upmarket David Jones with a supply of potentially useless gadgets. The Alphabet Inc-owned company last month said it would likely pull its core search function from Australia if the government pushes ahead with a… Source link

GlobeNewswire Global Sustainable Athleisure Market (2020 to 2026) – by Type, Product, Gender, Distribution Channel and Region Dublin, Feb. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The “Global Sustainable Athleisure Market By Type (Mass and Premium), By Product (Shirt, Yoga Pant, Leggings, Shorts and others), By Gender (Women and Men), By Distribution Channel (Offline and Online), By Region, Industry Analysis and Forecast, 2020 – 2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The Global… Source link

By Byron Kaye, Paresh Dave SYDNEY (Reuters) – Google’s threatened shutdown of its search engine in Australia over a proposed content licensing law would ripple across industries, saddling partners like Apple with a sudden revenue gap and retailers as varied as affordable Kmart to upmarket David Jones with a supply of potentially useless gadgets. FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with google app icon is seen in front of the displayed Australian flag in this illustration taken, Jan. 22, 2021…. Source link

By Byron Kaye, Paresh Dave SYDNEY (Reuters) – Google’s threatened shutdown of its search engine in Australia over a proposed content licensing law would ripple across industries, saddling partners like Apple with a sudden revenue gap and retailers as varied as affordable Kmart to upmarket David Jones with a supply of potentially useless gadgets. FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with google app icon is seen in front of the displayed Australian flag in this illustration taken, Jan. 22, 2021…. Source link

Friday will be a busy night in the NBA with 11 games on the schedule. That leaves us with plenty of options to wade through in DFS, so let’s get right to it. Here are some players to consider across the salary scale, as well as a few to possibly avoid. GUARDS Donovan Mitchell, UTA vs. MIL ($35): This will mark the third straight game Mike Conley Jr. (hamstring) has missed for the Jazz. In the first two, Mitchell scored 52.3 and 61.3 Yahoo points. Not only did he attempt at least 23 shots in… Source link

Searching for ‘best beach Sydney’ shows the variance in performance among Google’s competitors. DuckDuckGo’s first result was an ad for a hotel more than 1,000 kilometers away in Queensland, with Sydney beach reviews listed below a second ad link. Search Encrypt, which touts its data-protection capability, said: ‘It looks like there aren’t any great matches.’ Bing’s initial suggestion was Bondi Beach Post Office. Only Google returned a real beach, Bondi, first up. Source link

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia will next week introduce landmark legislation to force Alphabet’s Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content, a senior government official said on Friday. The legislation, which Google says will be “unworkable”, will make Australia the first country to require Facebook and Google to pay for news content. “The bill will now be considered by the parliament from the week commencing 15 February 2021,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said… Source link

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, Google has decided to do everyone in the UK a solid and lower the price of its Pixel 4a 5G temporarily. The phone usually retails at £499, but now you can have one for just £399, thus saving a cool £100 in the process. That’s a very good deal, and it makes the Pixel 4a 5G much more approachable than it usually is. Despite the naming, think of this as being akin to a larger version of the Pixel 5, albeit without a high refresh rate screen, with a smaller… Source link

The Guardian Wilson to the Raiders? Watson to the Jets? NFL quarterback trade possibilities The coming months could involve a flurry of trades for some of the biggest names in pro football. Here’s a rundown of some of the most intriguing deals Deshaun Watson and Sam Darnold could both be on the move this off-season. Photograph: Steven Ryan/Getty Images Carson Wentz, Philadelphia Eagles Age: 28. Career touchdowns: 113. Career interceptions: 50. Career passer rating: 89.2 Why the Eagles could… Source link