Senate to Call Spotify, Match at Apple, Google Antitrust Hearing

Google will send a top policy executive to testify at Wednesday’s Senate app store antitrust hearing, while legal executives from Spotify Technology SA, Tile and Match Group Inc. will serve as witnesses, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Google Senior Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy Wilson White will be the search giant’s representative, joining Apple Chief Compliance Officer Kyle Andeer in the spotlight. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on… Source link

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Senate to Call Spotify, Match at Apple, Google Antitrust Hearing

(Bloomberg) — Google will send a top policy executive to testify at Wednesday’s Senate app store antitrust hearing, while legal executives from Spotify Technology SA, Tile and Match Group Inc. will serve as witnesses, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Google Senior Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy Wilson White will be the search giant’s representative, joining Apple Chief Compliance Officer Kyle Andeer in the spotlight. The Senate Judiciary Committee’s… Source link

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It’s time to notice Tesla’s Autopilot death toll

Tesla is proving something other automakers dare not attempt: New technology + foolish drivers = death. Tesla (TSLA) and its audacious CEO, Elon Musk, deserve credit for revolutionizing electric vehicles and changing the paradigm of the stodgy auto industry. But Musk has sped ahead recklessly on another technology: the self-driving feature known as Autopilot, which has alarmed safety experts and contributed to an unprecedented pileup of deadly crashes. In the latest sensational Tesla crash, a… Source link

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Yahoo Answers stops answering – Everett Post

(NEW YORK) — Get your final questions ready, because Tuesday marks the last day users can post on Yahoo Answers. First created in 2005, Yahoo Answers is a message board for people to post questions which can then be answered by anyone on the internet willing to help. Questions posted to the site range from asking the pros and cons of Ready Mix Concrete, to how to replace a car battery, to whether the Chicago Bears will ever win another Super Bowl. Unlike posting questions to… Source link

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Seahawks’ Aldon Smith sought by Louisiana police

Seattle Seahawks defensive end Aldon Smith is now wanted by police in connection with an incident of battery that occurred Saturday, April 17 in Louisiana. St. Bernard Parish District Attorney Perry M. Nicosia confirmed to Yahoo Sports that a warrant has been sworn out for Smith’s arrest in connection with an incident at the French Press Coffee House in Chalmette, Louisiana. Smith is wanted for second degree battery. According to parish officials, Smith does not have a local address, but does… Source link

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‘We’ve been hard-pressed to keep up with’ Old Bay Seasoning demand

McCormick’s Old Bay Seasoning appears to be the continued flavor of choice for home chefs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Oh my gosh, the demand for Old Bay has been extraordinary, and we’ve been hard-pressed to keep up with it. And even now, it’s one of those items that we are still struggling with to keep in stock. The demand is just high for favorites like that,” McCormick Chairman and CEO Lawrence Kurzius told Yahoo Finance Live.  Kurzius said McCormick (MKC) is working hard to bring back… Source link

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Yandex Rovers starts making autonomous deliveries from Moscow grocery stores – Retail Times

Yandex Rovers is continuing to expand its reach by providing autonomous delivery services from Moscow supermarkets. Amid growing consumer appetite for on-demand food delivery, Yandex Self-Driving Group has expanded delivery by rover couriers beyond restaurants and its own Yandex.Lavka dark stores. Yandex Rovers has started making deliveries from Azbuka Vkusa and VkusVill supermarkets in the central Moscow district of Khamovniki, with plans to extend rover delivery to other… Source link

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Fitbit launches new fashion forward Fitbit Luxe tracker, its first under Google

The Fitbit Luxe is the company’s first tracker since it was acquired by Google’s Alphabet. (Image: Fitbit) Fitbit on Monday announced its first new product as an official part of Google’s Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), the fashion forward Fitbit Luxe. Available for pre-order starting today for $149, the Luxe is a tracker with a built-in, color display designed to look like a piece of jewelry rather than a fitness band. Fitbit is positioning the Luxe as a device that provides consumers with both… Source link

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Russian competition watchdog opens case against Google over YouTube curbs

A 3D printed Google logo is seen in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Monday it had initiated proceedings against U.S. tech giant Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google for allegedly abusing its dominant market position in video hosting services. Google has already come under pressure from the authorities this year for failing to delete what Russia calls banned content. Other western internet… Source link

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Yahoo Sports’ Launch Pad – Schwarber swats a 463-foot walk-off

Reuters Yankees 1B Jay Bruce retiring after 14 seasons Following a slow start to his 14th season, New York Yankees first baseman and outfielder Jay Bruce announced his retirement on Sunday. The three-time All-Star and two-time Silver Slugger award winner is batting .118 (4-for-34) with one homer and three RBIs through 10 games while filling in for injured first baseman Luke Voit. “After 14 incredible seasons, I’ve decided to make the very difficult decision to retire from baseball,” Bruce… Source link

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