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Google pushes its Chrome cookie ban back to 2023

Google is delaying its long-promised move to block third-party cookies from its Chrome browser by another year, citing the need to “move at a responsible pace” and “avoid jeopardizing the business models of many web publishers which support freely available content.” Google’s business model likely factored into the decision, too: It relies on third-party cookies for some of its lucrative ad business and is a major player in the digital advertising ecosystem that will be upended… Source link

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Shelby Houlihan will not run at Olympic trials due to ban

For a few hours Thursday, banned runner Shelby Houlihan still had a shot at making the Olympic team. Despite her ban, Houlihan was initially set to run in both the 1,500 and 5,000 meters events at the Olympics trials Friday. That’s not going to happen anymore. U.S. Olympics stepped in and said it would uphold any ruling upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, according to USA Today. In a statement provided to USA TODAY Sports, USOPC chief executive officer Sarah Hirshland said the USOPC,… Source link

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Biden order to ban investment in 59 Chinese defense and tech firms

By Michael Martina WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuters) – The Biden administration will issue a new executive order on Thursday that bans U.S. entities from buying or selling publicly traded securities for 59 Chinese companies with alleged ties to defense or surveillance technology sectors, senior administration officials said. The Treasury Department will enforce and update on a “rolling basis” the new ban list, which replaces one from the Department of Defense, the officials, noting the policy would… Source link

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Jazz ban 3 fans for heckling Ja Morant’s family

The NBA went 3-for-3 with fans getting banned during Wednesday’s slate of NBA playoff games. A day after a Philadelphia 76ers fan got tossed and banned for dumping popcorn on Russell Westbrook and hours after the New York Knicks banned a fan for spitting on Trae Young, the Utah Jazz announced they had ejected and indefinitely banned three fans for a “verbal altercation” during Game 2 against the Memphis Grizzlies. From The New York Times’ Marc Stein: The Utah Jazz have zero tolerance for… Source link

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Sen Klobuchar calls Trump ‘The Ultimate conveyor of misinformation,’ says Facebook should ban him permanently

The Facebook (FB) oversight board’s decision to uphold an indefinite ban on former President Trump’s account renewed calls for antitrust action against the social media giant Wednesday. But one lawmaker spearheading the charge to reshape the country’s antitrust law says Trump should be banned permanently. Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D, MN) said Trump’s refusal to admit defeat in the 2020 presidential election, and continued lies about election fraud are reason… Source link

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AstraZeneca under pressure as UK considers under-30s ban

TipRanks Goldman Sachs Says These 3 Stocks Are Ready to Rip Higher Current market conditions are pushing investors into stocks – and the result is record-high valuations. The S&P 500 has hit a new all-time high, and the NASDAQ, which peaked in February, remains within 3% of its record level and is headed back up. While this is obviously good for investors’ portfolios, there is some concern that we may be looking at a stock bubble. Weighing in from Goldman Sachs, however, strategist Petter… Source link

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India’s Millennials Embrace Digital Gold Despite Proposed Bitcoin Ban

Bitcoin might become for India’s millennials what gold is for their parents, no matter what the government says.  India, the fifth-largest nation by nominal GDP, often makes headlines for its attempts to outlaw crypto, real or rumored. But the government’s less-than-friendly attitude toward crypto has not curbed Indians’ curiosity about it. Nor do rumors scare away the giants of the crypto world. Just last week, Coinbase announced it is planning to establish its presence in India…. Source link

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India to propose cryptocurrency ban, penalising miners, traders

By Aftab Ahmed and Nupur Anand NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India will propose a law banning cryptocurrencies, fining anyone trading in the country or even holding such digital assets, a senior government official told Reuters in a potential blow to millions of investors piling into the red-hot asset class. The bill, one of the world’s strictest policies against cryptocurrencies, would criminalise possession, issuance, mining, trading and transferring crypto-assets, said the official, who has… Source link

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Google’s third-party cookie ban, explained

Google announced on Wednesday that third-party cookies are over — at least, as far as its ad networks and Chrome browser are concerned. This represents a significant change for the ad business and seems to be a step forward for privacy, but it’s also a limited one. It doesn’t mean that Google will stop collecting your data, and it doesn’t mean the company will stop using your data to target ads. What Google… Source link

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Facebook to reverse ban on Australian news

GlobeNewswire Europe Dietary Supplements Market Worth $33.80 Billion by 2027; Prominent Companies Such as Archer Daniels and Nestle to Focus on Widening Their Business Horizons: Fortune Business Insights™ Top companies covered are Suntory Holdings Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan), Danone S.A. (Paris, France), Herbalife Nutrition Ltd. (California, United States), GlaxoSmithKline plc (Brentford, United Kingdom), Amway Corp (Michigan, United States), Pfizer Inc. (New York, United States), Nestle S.A. (Vevey,… Source link

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