A 3D printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration The owner of the online newspaper MailOnline, which is known in the United States as the “Daily Mail,” filed a lawsuit against Google (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday, alleging that the search and advertising giant’s power over selling online ad space means that newspapers see little of the revenue that their content produces. The lawsuit alleges that Google controls the tools used to sell ad… Source link
Read More »MLB news, notes and analysis from Monday
Let’s check a few items at the door. I was born in New England. I grew up a diehard Red Sox fan. My dog is named Fenway. I’ve taken the Kenmore stop off the T many times. (Please don’t ask me about Wonderland.) Alas, the team overpaid my fandom back, and then some, through the years. All I ever wanted was one championship in my lifetime — the Red Sox won several. Obviously I never threw a pitch, set a lineup, or made a trade. It has nothing to do with me. And trust me I get it, the… Source link
Read More »Google Dispels Rumors About Bid Strategy Changes
Last month, a post on Google’s Developer blog about bid strategy updates spurred some controversy when it was misinterpreted to indicate that two smart bidding strategies were going away. This morning, Google confirmed what many PPCers had speculated: that the bid strategies aren’t going away, rather the Google Ads UI is getting a small face lift. With this change, what advertisers have known as Target CPA and Target ROAS will be grouped under the Maximize Conversions and Maximize… Source link
Read More »Deleting Yahoo Answers Is a Disastrous Idea, We Need to Preserve Digital Record
Yahoo Answers is shutting down and deleting its content by June 30. When Big Tech deletes websites, humanity loses valuable knowledge and collective memory. We need to preserve our collective digital memory for future generations. Raphael Tsavkko Garcia is a Brazilian journalist and holds a PhD in Human Rights from the University of Deusto. This is an opinion… Source link
Read More »Daily Mail Owner Files Antitrust Suit Against Google, Citing Royals Coverage
The Daily Mail’s owner filed an antitrust suit against Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG 0.09% Google on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant manipulates search results and advertising auctions in ways that harm online publishers. The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleges that Google punishes publishers in search rankings if they don’t sell enough advertising space through Google’s marketplace. The Daily Mail’s concerns stem in part from… Source link
Read More »COVID vaccine ‘on track’ after blood clot scare
Bloomberg A $1 Trillion Liquidity Surge Is Morphing Into a Leverage Boom (Bloomberg) — It was supposed to be a temporary buffer — more than $1 trillion of debt taken on by U.S. companies last year to ride out the economic devastation caused by Covid-19.But with the economy rebounding and interest rates still near all-time lows, it’s becoming increasingly tempting for corporations including Home Depot Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. to spend those cash cushions on acquisitions and… Source link
Read More »Stocks fall, pacing toward back-to-back days of declines
Stocks fell Tuesday, with the three major indexes looking for dip for a second straight session. The Dow and S&P 500 each opened further below their recent all-time highs. Cyclical travel and leisure stocks including airlines and cruise lines slid, while Big Tech stocks were little changed as the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield edged lower. “It’s really been an amazing tug-of-war between growth and value, cyclicals and defensives. Tech has outperformed phenomenally well over the last… Source link
Read More »Home Depot to face boycott over Georgia voting curbs
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – Religious leaders in Georgia on Tuesday will call for a boycott of Home Depot Inc because of its silence on the state’s new voting curbs that activists say make it harder for Black people and other racial minorities to vote. Other Georgia-based corporations – including Delta Air Lines Inc and Coca-Cola Co – have been meeting with the activists for weeks and issued statements opposing the voting restrictions. Coca-Cola also hosted a… Source link
Read More »Why Coinbase Could Be the Google of Cryptocurrencies
Text size This photo shows the Coinbase logo on a smartphone in Los Angeles on April 13, 2021. Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty Images Coinbase might be the Google of cryptocurrencies. If that’s the case, its stock could be a bargain. Barron’s Avi Salzman made the case for owning Coinbase stock… Source link
Read More »Airlines won’t call travelers’ COVID-19 vaccination proof vaccine passports
The world awaits pandemic weary travelers, who are vaccinated against COVID-19 and ready to hit the road. United Airlines (UAL) announced Monday, in its Q1 earnings report, that it will begin flying this July to Iceland, Greece, and Croatia “moving to capitalize on emerging pent-up demand for travel to countries where vaccinated travelers are welcome.” The key, of course, is for a passenger to prove they have been vaccinated. Countries like Israel and China are already using digital… Source link
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