The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Google Analytics, the world’s most widely used web analytics service developed by Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O), risks giving U.S. intelligence services access to French website users’ data, France’s watchdog CNIL said on Thursday. In a decision targeting an unnamed French… Source link

Use of Google Analytics has now been found to breach European Union privacy laws in France — after a similar decision was reached in Austria last month. The French data protection watchdog, the CNIL, said today that an unnamed local website’s use of Google Analytics is non-compliant with the bloc’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — breaching Article 44 which covers personal data transfers outside the bloc to so-called third countries which are not considered to have… Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, February 10, 2022 ‘The Lord of the Rings’ wizard has nothing on yields that refuse to pass 2% Bond yields have been on the march, testing their highest levels since before the onset of COVID-19, just as the Federal Reserve embarks on a rate hike campaign to tame inflation. Yet with data Thursday morning expected to show the highest U.S…. Source link

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MOSCOW, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) on Thursday said Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google had breached antitrust law related to suspending and blocking accounts on YouTube. Google is waiting for the FAS’ full decision in order to review… Source link

Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Traders bought 1,814 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,437% compared to the typical daily volume of 118 put options. Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Yandex by 0.5% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 29,626,332 shares of the information services… Source link

Peyton and Eli Manning will continue hanging out on camera during “Monday Night Football.” The two former quarterbacks and Peyton’s Omaha Productions company reached an extension with ESPN on Wednesday, the network announced. The deal is for a 10-game annual slate of their alternate broadcast through the 2024 season. [Join Yahoo’s free Big Game prop quiz for a chance to win up to $10K] The network also plans to expand the popular format to other sports — including UFC, college football… Source link

U.S. stock futures edged higher heading into overnight trading Wednesday after Wall Street’s main benchmarks were lifted by an influx of strong corporate earnings in an upbeat earlier session. The Walt Disney Company (DIS), a component of the Dow, unveiled first quarter 2022 results after the bell on Wednesday that sharply beat estimates. Better than expected growth for the entertainment giant’s streaming service Disney+ and a recovery in theme park attendance sent shares up as much as 9%… Source link

Super Bowl LVI ads are sold out of every in-game unit across NBC (CMCSA), Telemundo and all digital platforms — including its fledgling streaming platform Peacock, with some 30-second spots selling for a record $7 million. Like everything nowadays, it’ll cost more for brands to advertise at the big game. Variety reported that the average Super Bowl LVI ad sold for about $6 million for a 30-second spot — up from last year’s $5.5 million. But is the ultra high price-tag worth it? “The short… Source link

President Biden said something completely obvious on Feb. 8 — and it was big news for one of America’s most innovative companies. During an otherwise unremarkable address on domestic manufacturing, Biden referred to Tesla (TSLA) as “our nation’s largest electric vehicle maker.” This is unmistakably true, and nobody disputes it. But up till now, Biden has pushed aggressively for more electric vehicle manufacturing without ever acknowledging that Tesla already produces close to 1… Source link

For roughly 16 months, Colin Kaepernick’s legal team at Geragos & Geragos went toe to toe with the NFL in a grievance process that remains completely shrouded to this day. Discovery was performed. High-ranking depositions were recorded. Arbitration hearings were convened. Finally, it ended in a settlement agreement in February of 2019. Three years later, everything dug up in that process remains locked away under a confidentiality agreement struck between the league and Kaepernick. Few… Source link