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Google to pay some Australian media outlets for content

Tech giant Google on Friday launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world first, is unnecessary. Only rolled out previously in Brazil and Germany, the News Showcase platform was originally slated for launch last June. But Alphabet-owned Google delayed… Source link

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Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to undercut Canberra’s content payment law

TipRanks The 5G Revolution Could Send These 3 Stocks Higher We’ve got a full month of 2021 behind us now, and a few trends are coming clearer. The coronavirus crisis may still be with us, but as vaccination programs expand, the end is in sight. With President Trump out of the picture, and the Democrats holding both Houses of Congress and the White House, politics is looking more predictable. And both of those developments bode well for an economic recovery this year. Looking back, at the… Source link

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Google is reportedly working on an anti-tracking feature for Android – Yahoo Tech

TipRanks The 5G Revolution Could Send These 3 Stocks Higher We’ve got a full month of 2021 behind us now, and a few trends are coming clearer. The coronavirus crisis may still be with us, but as vaccination programs expand, the end is in sight. With President Trump out of the picture, and the Democrats holding both Houses of Congress and the White House, politics is looking more predictable. And both of those developments bode well for an economic recovery this year. Looking back, at the… Source link

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Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to derail Canberra’s content payment law

TipRanks The 5G Revolution Could Send These 3 Stocks Higher We’ve got a full month of 2021 behind us now, and a few trends are coming clearer. The coronavirus crisis may still be with us, but as vaccination programs expand, the end is in sight. With President Trump out of the picture, and the Democrats holding both Houses of Congress and the White House, politics is looking more predictable. And both of those developments bode well for an economic recovery this year. Looking back, at the… Source link

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Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to derail Canberra’s content payment law

TipRanks The 5G Revolution Could Send These 3 Stocks Higher We’ve got a full month of 2021 behind us now, and a few trends are coming clearer. The coronavirus crisis may still be with us, but as vaccination programs expand, the end is in sight. With President Trump out of the picture, and the Democrats holding both Houses of Congress and the White House, politics is looking more predictable. And both of those developments bode well for an economic recovery this year. Looking back, at the… Source link

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Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to undercut Canberra’s content payment law

CANBERRA (Reuters) – Tech giant Google on Friday launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world first, is unnecessary. FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a Google app icon is seen in front of the displayed Australian flag in this illustration, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo Only rolled out previously in Brazil and… Source link

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Google Settles Pay and Hiring Bias Case for $3.8 Million

Google has agreed to pay about $3.8 million to settle allegations of systemic compensation and hiring discrimination at California and Washington worksites. More than 5,500 current employees and job applicants will receive payments under a conciliation agreement, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) uncovered pay disparities for female software engineers during a routine compliance review, the agency said on Feb. 1…. Source link

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Google union claims workers muzzled on pay

Google and a Google contractor broke federal law by forbidding workers from discussing their wages with each other, a newly formed union claimed in its first complaint to the National Labor Relations Board. Adecco Group, the contractor, also suspended a worker for complaining about the claimed prohibition, the complaint filed Thursday alleged. The National Labor Relations Act protects the right of workers to discuss pay. Google and Adecco did not immediately answer questions about the… Source link

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