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Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo BRUSSELS, Oct 7 (Reuters) – DuckDuckGo and three other search engine rivals to Google on Thursday urged EU lawmakers to take action against the Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit via new tech rules, saying they have yet to see positive results from an antitrust ruling against Google. The European Commission in 2018 levied a record 4.24- billion-euro ($5 billion) fine on Google for… Source link

Yahoo and AOL, two seminal but damaged internet brands, are under new, private equity ownership. Yahoo’s decades-long decline is a case study in wasted opportunities, hubris and lack of clarity. The next chapter for Yahoo may not be glamorous but it won’t be fruitless either — at least for its new owner. See more stories on Insider’s business page. … Source link

The Conversation White mobs rioted in Washington in 1848 to defend slaveholders’ rights after 76 Black enslaved people staged an unsuccessful mass escape on a boat An abolitionist lithograph of the slave trade in Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Capitol in the background. Library of CongressThe summer of 2020 was not the first time America saw protests and violence over the treatment of African Americans. An account on April 19, 1848, of the Pearl’s capture appearing in The Daily Union… Source link

The Daily Beast Health-Care Workers Are Bragging on TikTok About Forging Vax Cards Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastBefore she wiped her page on Tuesday, TikTok user hann.brooke95 hadn’t been shy about sharing even the most mundane details of her life with her 19,400 followers.She posted TikToks of herself cooking while breastfeeding, the can of beans she was using for nachos and even the painstaking process of transferring her license as a pharmacy tech from Florida to… Source link

BMO Capital Markets chief investment strategist Brian Belski on his outlook for the big tech stocks. Microsoft and Google are going head-to-head over new, bipartisan legislation that would help digital media companies and newspapers negotiate with Big Tech companies. The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act, which has been introduced in the House and Senate, would allow small news organizations to negotiate fees with the Big Tech companies of the world — like Google and Facebook –… Source link

Distressing footage has shown the moment a postal worker appeared to leave an elderly woman on the ground after she asked him to help her up. The Royal Mail employee was captured on a doorbell camera telling 72-year-old Patricia Stewart he was “too knackered” to help her while making a delivery in Bainsford, a small village in Scotland, on Thursday (local time). Ms Stewart had slipped on ice and hurt her head outside her home, but when the postman approached, he looked down at her and is heard… Source link

The Biden Administration is invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) to increase manufacturing of existing vaccines, a move that could help expand limited supplies and get more vaccinations sites up and running. But the idea that any company, even another pharmaceutical company, can simply start producing the vaccines is easier than it sounds, according to some experts. “One of the delusions I think people have is the idea that the Defense Production Act … you can’t do that with… Source link

TipRanks 2 “Strong Buy” Penny Stocks With Over 200% Upside on the Horizon Let’s talk about risk and the big picture. It’s an appropriate time, as the big risk – presented by the COVID-19 pandemic – is finally receding thanks to the ongoing vaccination program. COVID is leaving behind an economy that was forced into shutdown one year ago while in the midst of a great expansion, boosted by the deregulation policies. While the new Biden Administration is busy reversing many Trump… Source link

Draymond Green and Klay Thompson had no patience for the Detroit Pistons’ sour grapes on Saturday night after the Golden State Warriors thrashed them 118-91. Well, it wasn’t so much the Pistons as it was Rodney McGruder, who attempted to engage with the Warriors after the final buzzer. He approached the Warriors tunnel and tried to have words with them over something Juan Toscano-Anderson said to his Pistons teammate Wayne Ellington in the first half of the game. Pistons swingman Rodney… Source link

The Guardian NFL conference championship picks: Brady v Rodgers, and a Chiefs shock Two decorated veterans face off at Lambeau Field, while the best of the next generation play in Kansas City. Who makes the Super Bowl? Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers met earlier this season and the Buccaneers emerged as victors. Photograph: Mark LoMoglio/AP Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Green Bay PackersSunday, 3.05pm ET/8.05pm GMT What the Buccaneers need to do to win: Surprisingly for two quarterbacks who have ruled… Source link