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Well this is big. The UK’s competition regulator looks set to get an emergency brake that will allow it to stop Google ending support for third party cookies, a technology that’s currently used for targeting online ads, if it believes competition would be harmed by the depreciation going ahead. The development follows an investigation opened by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into Google’s self-styled ‘Privacy Sandbox’ earlier this year. The regulator will have the… Source link

Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) agreed to make changes to some of its widely-used online advertising services under a settlement with France’s antitrust watchdog released on Monday. The authority also fined the Mountain View, California-based company 220 million euros ($267.48 million) after a probe found it abused its market power in the intricate ad business online, where some its tools have become almost essential for large publishers. “The decision to sanction Google is of particular… Source link

National Review Secret Service Agents Intervened in Hunter Biden Gun Incident: Report Secret Service agents allegedly involved themselves in an incident in which Joe Biden’s daughter-in-law Hallie threw a gun belonging to her husband Hunter Biden in the trash outside a grocery store, Politico reported Thursday. The alleged involvement of the Secret Service in the incident would be inappropriate given that the incident was investigated by Delaware police and the FBI, and because Joe Biden was… Source link

Bloomberg Fed Dials Up Pressure on Wall Street to Ditch Discredited Libor (Bloomberg) — The Federal Reserve is intensifying its scrutiny of banks’ efforts to shed their reliance on the London interbank offered rate, and has begun compiling more detailed evidence on their progress, according to multiple people with knowledge of the matter.Banks are being asked for specifics on their Libor exposure, their plans for amending contracts tied to the benchmark, and the fallback provisions being… Source link

The remaining Spurs schedule will likely keep fans busy — and stressed. Yahoo Sports is calling the Spurs march to play 40 games in 68 days the “hardest” schedule, alongside that of the Memphis Grizzlies. The plan to complete pandemic-stricken season was released Wednesday. In it, the Spurs will play 11 back-to-backs with no more than a day of rest between matchups. RELATED: Spurs legend Tim Duncan announces extension of Black Restaurant Week San Antonio … Source link

Former Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow II will spend 14 years in prison after agreeing to a new plea deal Friday, according to USA Today. Winslow pleaded guilty to rape and sexual battery charges in November of 2019. He revised that deal in an agreement submitted Friday in San Diego Superior Court. Under his previous agreement, Winslow was sentenced to 12 to 18 years in prison. The length of his sentence was to be determined at a hearing. As part of Friday’s deal, Winslow pleaded… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Renesas Electronics Corp. of Japan has agreed to acquire Apple Inc. supplier Dialog Semiconductor Plc, the latest U.K.-based chipmaker being sold to Asian investors. Dialog accepted the all-cash offer of about 4.9 billion euros ($5.9 billion), at 67.50 euros per share, the companies said in statements Monday. Dialog shares rose as much as 18% in early trading in London on Monday. Renesas shares dropped as much as 6.9% in Tokyo. The offer price is a 20% premium to Dialog’s… Source link

Google announced that they have negotiated to begin paying for Australian News with publishers who have agreed to participate in the Google News Showcase program. It’s unclear if this is enough to stop Australian legislation that Google claims will force it to leave the country. News Media Bargaining Code Australian legislators had been holding hearings and working to enact a new law that would effectively force Google to pay for the privilege of displaying links to Australian… Source link

After parting ways with the Seattle Seahawks on Jan. 12, Brian Schottenheimer has found a new job on the opposite end of the nation. Per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, he’ll be joining the Jacksonville Jaguars’ staff as their passing game coordinator, which means he’ll likely be working with Trevor Lawrence after April’s draft. Former Seahawks’ OC Brian Schottenheimer reached agreement to become the Jaguars’ Passing Game Coordinator, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February… Source link

Google has agreed to reach agreements to pay French news organizations for use of their content in Google News. The agreement follows a ruling by the French Competition Authority in April 2020 that found Google’s activities had harmed French news organizations. A translated version of the 2020 decision (Google Suffers Major Defeat – Must Pay French Publishers) stated: “Google unilaterally decided that it would no longer display article extracts, photographs and videos within its various… Source link