Bill to aid US publishers vs. Google, Facebook rises again

Legislation that aims to bolster U.S. news organizations in negotiations with tech companies has supporters hoping that third time’s the charm By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer March 22, 2021, 2:17 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article A congressional effort to bolster U.S. news organizations in negotiations with Big Tech has supporters hoping that third time’s the charm. The bill, the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, was introduced in March for the… Source link

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How Google Cloud has been helping states with their COVID-19 vaccinations

On Monday, Google Cloud revealed the role it had played in five states’ mass vaccination initiatives and announced that it would be working with more in the months to come.   According to a blog post by Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian, Arizona, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia have partnered with the company to support their vaccination efforts at scale. Mike Daniels, VP of global public sector at Google Cloud, told Healthcare IT News the company’s efforts are “designed to… Source link

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Google Adding 10,000 Jobs This Year, Including Some In Chicago

FULTON MARKET — Google is gearing up to hire 10,000 workers across the country this year, including some in its expanding Chicago offices. Throughout 2021, Google plans to create the 10,000 full-time Google jobs in the U.S. as part of a $7 billion investment in offices and data centers nationwide, the company recently announced. “I believe a lasting economic recovery will come from local communities, and the people and small businesses that give them life,” said Sundar Pichai, CEO of… Source link

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Verizon Media expands commerce business, plans to launch Yahoo Shops

What you need to know: Yahoo Shops will be the first digital media marketplace to feature native commerce capabilities and launch with a commitment to diversity, pledging at least 15% of merchants will be Black-owned businesses Shoppable video, personalized features, and XR tools will be hallmarks of Yahoo Shops With the scale of Verizon Media’s audience and advertising platforms, Yahoo Shops offers brands a seamless connection to consumers, from discovery to transaction NEW YORK, NY – Today,… Source link

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Google Cloud Caps Sales Commissions as Losses Mount — The Information

Last year, Google lost $5.6 billion on its cloud computing business—real money even for one of the most wildly profitable companies on the planet. Now it’s taking a new approach that could help it stem a bit of that flood of red ink. Thomas Kurian, chief of Google’s cloud computing unit, recently reintroduced a cap on the commissions earned by Google Cloud salespeople who sell to large companies, according to a person with direct knowledge of the policy and two… Source link

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Google, Apple Ties Are Target of Advertisers’ U.K. Complaint

Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Google and Apple Inc.’s “symbiotic relationship” should get scrutiny from the U.K.’s antitrust regulator, a group of online advertisers said. Marketers for an Open Web said it has asked the Competition and Markets Authority to look at concerns that the… Source link

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Google exec who led payments, ChromeOS and user growth is leaving

The new Google Pixelnook Go laptop is on display during a Google product launch event called Made by Google 19 on October 15, 2019 in New York City. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images Caesar Sengupta, an executive who has led several projects inside Google, including payments and ChromeOS, said Monday he’s leaving the company after 15 years. “I remain very positive about Google’s future but it’s time for me to see if I can ride without training wheels,” Sengupta wrote in a LinkedIn post… Source link

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Krispy Kreme offers a free donut to people who get vaccinated

As President Joe Biden ramps up the country’s mass vaccination efforts, Krispy Kreme hopes to provide a sweet incentive for Americans to get a COVID-19 shot — a free glazed donut. Beginning Monday, customers who show a valid COVID-19 vaccination card at any U.S. Krispy Kreme can receive a free original glazed donut throughout the remainder of 2021. (Courtesy: Krispy Kreme Vaccine) The company is also offering up to four hours of paid time off to help “encourage and enable their COVID-19… Source link

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Google, Facebook undertake appeasement campaigns before Thursday CEO showdown in House

In the days leading up to yet another expected confrontation between Big Tech leaders and regulation-touting Congressional members, two of the three participating companies took conciliatory actions to lower the temperature. Facebook Inc. FB, +1.18%, vilified by lawmakers and privacy advocates as a font of misinformation on vaccines, pulled an about-face last week: It is in the process of eradicating misleading content from its digital platforms while directing 50… Source link

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One thing investors can ‘always’ count on: 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 Monday, March 22, 2021 There will ‘always’ be a top risk, but some are worse than others “There is always some reason or the other since the start of this bull market to complain/worry about,” Bank of America strategists led by Ajay Kapur wrote last week (emphasis ours). “That’s why bull markets climb a wall of worry.” Kapur and his team were… Source link

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