Los Angeles-based YouTubers Kristen and Michael knew their only chance at buying an income-generating property during the pandemic was to venture into the California desert. Last year the couple bought and renovated a 2 bed-1 bath ranch near Joshua Tree National Park. The couple, who asked to go by their first names only, listed it on short term rental platform Airbnb (ABNB) as “Seventh Ray House.” “Even during the slow months, even during the summer, we got booked over every weekend,”… Source link

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google asked a federal court late on Monday to toss out the U.S. Justice Department’s 2020 lawsuit against it, which alleged that the search giant violated antitrust law to maintain dominance in its search business. Documents laying out Google’s reasoning for the summary judgment request were sealed. When it was filed, the company said the lawsuit was “deeply flawed” and “relies on dubious antitrust arguments.” It argued that its overwhelming market… Source link

Google has launched a new help page that documents what Google calls the most common visual elements on the search results page. Here Google has laid out visually 22 elements found on the search results page, explaining what the elements look like, what they are called, and whether you can optimize your site for them. Visual Elements gallery of Google Search. You can find this new document over here in the Google help area. It helps you identify the… Source link

Google has just announced two new data-driven attribution features intended to introduce more transparency and make it easier for advertisers to switch. Why we care. Google has already made it clear that they prefer advertisers use data-driven attribution as their preferred model. Advertisers who are unclear about the effects of this model should use the new simulation tool to estimate the effects of switching. What’s new. Soon, Google will be… Source link

Not all the inflation news was cheery. Backing out volatile gasoline and food prices, inflation in the U.S. slowed again last month, up 7.1% year-over-year. That was lower than economists’ exception of a 7.3% increase, per Bloomberg data. Still, the latest report was not great news for grocery shoppers: Food prices in November rose 12.0% year-over-year. On monthly basis, the category increased by 0.5%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) November Consumer Price Index (CPI)…. Source link

Google is making it easy to switch to data-driven attribution for Google Ads campaigns and letting advertisers see how it will impact campaigns before switching. Data-driven attribution is the most-used and default attribution for Google Ads campaigns. However, advertisers may be hesitant to change their preferred attribution model due to uncertainty about how it will affect performance. In a blog post, Google advocates for switching to data-driven attribution, saying advertisers typically… Source link

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a breakthrough in nuclear fusion on Tuesday that puts the world one step closer to harnessing an abundant energy source free from carbon emissions and long-lived radioactive waste. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed that scientists achieved a reaction that created more energy than was used — known as a net energy gain — at the federally-funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. “Last week at the Lawrence Livermore… Source link

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a breakthrough in nuclear fusion on Tuesday that puts the world one step closer to harnessing an abundant energy source free from carbon emissions and long-lived radioactive waste. U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed that scientists achieved a reaction that created more energy than was used — known as a net energy gain — at the federally-funded Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. “Last week at the Lawrence Livermore… Source link

Yahoo has announced new interoperability partnerships, including Alliant, AdPredictive, and Tealium, for its cookieless identity solution, Yahoo ConnectID. The new partners add more power to the platform and support for Yahoo ConnectID, as advertisers and publishers seek a privacy-first solution to drive campaign personalisation, performance and measurement.   Yahoo ConnectID now reaches over 290 million addressable users globally, up 40 million since the start of the year. The solution is… Source link

Inflation slowed again last month, more than expected, as the Federal Reserve raised interest rates at the fastest pace in decades. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) in November showed a 7.1% increase over last year and 0.1% increase over the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday. Economists had expected prices to rise at an annual 7.3% clip and 0.3% month-over-month, per Bloomberg data. On a “core” basis, which strips out the volatile food and energy components of the report, prices… Source link