President Joe Biden pleaded with unvaccinated Americans to get their COVID-19 shots, as he rolled up his sleeve for his third dose Monday. “The most important thing we need to do is get more people vaccinated,” he said, adding that it is now a pandemic of the unvaccinated. Biden cited the needed recovery of the U.S. economy and overall safety and protection of fellow Americans. “About 23 percent haven’t gotten any shots. And that distinct minority is causing …an awful lot of damage to the… Source link
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The next steps in Washington’s very busy week are currently up in the air. Senate Republicans blocked an effort to raise the debt limit and also avert a government shutdown Monday night. Now the Democrats are likely going to have to move on those issue one at a time with an Oct. 1 deadline to avert a shutdown and Oct. 15 or soon thereafter to address the debt ceiling. “It’s never even conceivably thoughtful to think about defaulting,” Jared Bernstein, a member of President Biden’s Council… Source link
Read More »Google’s browser cookies plan anti-competitive, advertisers tell EU
BRUSSELS, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Google’s (GOOGL.O) plan to block a popular web tracking tool called “cookies” is anti-competitive, a group of advertisers, publishers and tech companies said in a complaint to EU antitrust regulators. The grievance could boost the European Commission’s investigation opened in June into Alphabet unit Google’s Privacy Sandbox which the company said could allow businesses to target clusters of consumers without identifying individuals. Google said a year ago that it… Source link
Read More »CDC ‘starting to see mix-and-match data’ for COVID-19 vaccines: Director
With the Pfizer (PFE)/BioNTech (BNTX) booster guidance in the rearview mirror, the CDC and the country’s other regulatory and public health agencies are gearing up to tackle Moderna’s (MRNA) and eventually Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ) booster filings for recipients of those vaccines. Meanwhile, many have wondered why the U.S. is not following Europe’s and Canada’s lead in allowing mixing and matching of vaccine brands in order to be considered fully vaccinated or for booster doses. CDC Director… Source link
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WGLT is community powered. It’s the Fall Fund Drive and your financial support at WGLT.org is the power we rely on to keep your favorite NPR programs on the air and your newsroom local. Join the community that powers WGLT with a contribution. Rivian… Source link
Read More »Google Nest Cam (Outdoor or Indoor, Battery) Review
The latest addition to the Google’s family of home security cameras, the $179.99 Nest Cam (Outdoor or Indoor, Battery), is also its most versatile. As the name implies, you can use this weatherproof camera indoors or outdoors and power it using the built-in rechargeable battery or the included USB cable and AC power adapter. The Nest Cam performed well in testing, capturing sharp 1080p video and identifying motion caused by people and animals, but it requires a Nest Aware subscription to… Source link
Read More »Australia latest to eye laws to curb Google’s adtech dominance – TechCrunch
Australia’s competition watchdog is the latest to push for legal powers to curb Google’s dominance in the adtech sector. It has made the call as it published its final report on an inquiry examining competition concerns in the digital advertising sector. In the report, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) concludes that new regulatory solutions are needed to address Google’s dominance and competition to the adtech sector — “for the benefit of businesses… Source link
Read More »Stock futures drop, Nasdaq sinks as Treasury yields climb
Stock futures sank Tuesday morning, with technology stocks leading the way lower as investors nervously eyed a swift rise in U.S. Treasury yields. Futures on the Nasdaq, a proxy for technology and growth stocks, underperformed against the other two major stock indexes, dropping 1.5% ahead of the opening bell. The rapid rotation away from growth and technology stocks came as Treasury yields added to recent gains. The yield on the benchmark 10-year note jumped more than 5 basis points to top… Source link
Read More »Google defends Android phone maker deals, denies carrot and stick tactics
Google says deals boosted competition EU regulators say Google actions went beyond the necessary Case is most important of three EU decisions against Google LUXEMBOURG, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google on Tuesday said deals with Android phone makers that landed it a record 4.3-billion-euro ($5 billion) antitrust fine boosted competition and rejected EU charges they were a carrot-and-stick tactic that stifled rivals. Google was addressing the second day of a week-long hearing as… Source link
Read More »Free-spending consumers defy economy’s unholy trinity: Morning Brief
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 Tuesday, September 28, 2021 High demand + bottlenecked supply + spiking prices = no relief The economy is still growing — albeit a touch more slowly. And while sentiment indicators suggest otherwise, the consumer still appears more than willing to spend in the face of rising inflation and raging COVID-19 infections. According to Kenneth Leon,… Source link
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