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The tech company and APIG, which represents French news media, said in a joint statement on Thursday that they have agreed on principles for how news publications should be compensated for the distribution of their content on Google (GOOGL) platforms after months of talks. Google has long tussled with publishers over how it displays their content, with media companies arguing the search giant should pay them for the privilege. When new rules went into effect last year in France requiring… Source link

Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa agreed to a guilty plea this week after his drunk driving arrest earlier this year in Arizona, according to The Athletic. La Russa — who was facing two charges of driving under the influence following his arrest — agreed on Wednesday to plead guilty to a charge of reckless driving. The lesser charge is a class 2 misdemeanor in Arizona, a step down from the initial driving under the influence charge. He will also be required to pay a $1,383 fine and… Source link

ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports FOX NFL Sunday cast knocked out of studio for Week 11 Sunday’s pregame shows on FOX will look a lot different than usual. FOX has announced that the regular FOX NFL Sunday cast will not appear in studio tomorrow, “[i]n accordance with CDC guidance, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health safety guidelines — and out of an abundance of caution for our team — Sunday’s [more] Source link

A Google building in South Lake Union, Seattle. (GeekWire File Photo / James Thorne) Google’s footprint in Seattle just keeps on growing. The Alphabet-owned tech giant signed an agreement to purchase land at a car dealership site in Kirkland, Wash., a spokesperson confirmed Thursday. Business Insider and Bloomberg reported the news last week. King County records obtained by GeekWire show a sale of nearly 10 acres of land at 11845 NE 85th St., home of Lee Johnson car… Source link

PHOENIX (AP) — A former Arizona prosecutor known for winning a conviction in the Jodi Arias murder case agreed Friday to be disbarred in an ethics case in which he was accused of leaking the identity of an Arias juror and sexually harassing female law clerks in his office. Juan Martinez agreed to give up his license to practice law, ending the ethics case that was scheduled to go to trial in November. Even though he still disputes the allegations, Martinez said in a court filing that “I no… Source link

Yandex, Russia’s leading tech company, has agreed to split up its shared ecommerce and payment joint ventures with state lender Sberbank, bringing to an end a decade-long partnership that had soured in recent years. Under the deal, Yandex will buy out Sberbank’s 45 per cent share in ecommerce venture Yandex.Market for Rbs42bn ($604m) and sell its 25 per cent stake in payments platform Yandex.Money to the bank for Rbs2.4bn. The divorce marks the culmination of growing… Source link