Who should get paid when big tech platforms aggregate news stories? This was the question that prompted Google to shut down its Google News platform in Spain in 2014, after the country decided the US tech giant should cough up a monthly fee to Spanish papers. Today, though, Google announced that Google News will return to Spain “early next year” after the country overhauled its online copyright laws in line with EU regulation. The big difference from Google’s point of view is that… Source link

Written by John Hewitt Jones Nov 3, 2021 | FEDSCOOP Google has received the highest level of approval under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program for its Google Workspace product. It is the latest product by the technology giant to receive approval under the federal security program in recent months, including its admin console, cloud identity, identity and access management and virtual… 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 Wednesday, November 3, 2021 Bonds and the dollar Watch bonds and the dollar, the forgotten stepchildren of a frothy market. Once upon a time, inflation-wary investors used to telegraph their displeasure by selling Treasury debt, which pushed up yields and the value of the U.S. dollar (one day I’ll explore the fascinating world of interest rate… Source link

Majid Al Futtaim, which specialises in shopping mall, communities, retail, and leisure across the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia, is teaming with Russian tech giant Yandex to explore autonomous technology solutions that enhance Carrefour UAE’s last mile delivery capabilities. This makes Carrefour the first omnichannel retailer to use self-driving robots for online order delivery in the region.  A pilot, involving customers in select neighbourhoods across the UAE, is set to launch… Source link

After Nubank filed its F-1, Natasha Mascarenhas and Alex Wilhelm dissected the document to learn more about the operations of one of the world’s largest startups. “With over 40 million users across Brazil, as well as Mexico and Colombia,” the fintech company’s LTV/CAC ratio is central to its success, they found. Notably, as many as 90% of Nubank customers were acquired organically. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save… Source link

After Nubank filed its F-1, Natasha Mascarenhas and Alex Wilhelm dissected the document to learn more about the operations of one of the world’s largest startups. “With over 40 million users across Brazil, as well as Mexico and Colombia,” the fintech company’s LTV/CAC ratio is central to its success, they found. Notably, as many as 90% of Nubank customers were acquired organically. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or… Source link

The University announced all students will transition from Google to Office 365 beginning in spring of 2022 in an email sent Wednesday by Dana German, associate vice president and deputy chief information officer. Students quickly expressed anger and frustration at the decision — a petition created Wednesday has amassed over 3,800 signatures.  In an interview with The Cavalier Daily, German said the decision was made for a few reasons, one of… Source link

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Lake effect snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches in most valley locations with up to 3 inches across the higher terrain. * WHERE...Warren and McKean Counties. Highest amounts near and to the north of Route 6. * WHEN...Overnight to 11 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning... Source link

Starbucks has called on employees in three Northeast locations to reject a measure to form a union, following a victory by a Buffalo-area location that’s spearheading efforts to organize its workers. The company, which just , sent a letter on Monday encouraging those workers to vote down a measure to organize. If the effort is successful, three coffee shops in upstate New York would be the first of Starbucks’ 8,000 stores to unionize, part of a wave of pandemic-era support for organized… Source link

Stock futures opened near the flat line Tuesday evening as investors awaited a key monetary policy decision from the Federal Reserve. Contracts on the S&P 500 traded sideways. The blue-chip index had set a record closing high for a fourth straight session earlier in the day while the Dow closed above 36,000 for the first time ever, buoyed by an extended run of better-than-expected corporate earnings results.  Some of the closely watched names that reported results after market close continued… Source link