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The government kept to the sidelines as Google got big. Will it be able to rein it back in?

Tap any flight request into a Google search, and the site will show flight options and prices direct from the tech giant at the top of the page. The results are highlighted in a box in a premium position, and they don’t require users to navigate to another site. The only way a rival shows up above Google’s results in many such searches is if they pay for an ad. Google’s critics and rivals have long warned that the search engine is threatening countless industries from shopping to travel… Source link

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Why live sports TV ratings are down for all the big leagues

After the NBA paused its 2020 season on March 11 and the NHL, MLS, NCAA March Madness, and MLB Spring Training all followed suit, American sports fans were left with no live sports to watch for nearly four months. In June and July, the big leagues all returned to play, creating a crowded fall with the NFL, college football, NHL Stanley Cup Finals, NBA Finals, WNBA Finals, pro golf, and Triple Crown of horse-racing all happening at once. You’d think it would be a sports fan’s dream. But the… Source link

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DuckDuckGo not pleased that Bing and Yandex won big in latest Android search choice screen auction

This story was originally published 2020/09/29 7:54am PDTon Sep 29, 2020 and last updated 2020/09/30 10:51am PDTon Sep 30, 2020.  Google has announced the winners of this quarter’s auction for default search engine options on Android devices in the Europe. In most of the EEA plus the U.K., users setting up their new phone or tablet starting October 1 will likely have to choose between using Google, Bing, GMX, Info.com, or Yandex. The company has been holding these choice screen Source link

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Stocks Rise Amid Rally in Big Tech, Stimulus Talks: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks extended their July rally amid a surge in technology shares and on news the White House and Democrats are planning to meet Saturday to discuss the next virus-relief package. Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said the administration is willing to compromise while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi noted Republicans didn’t have the votes to extend the $600 per week unemployment benefit that’s propped up incomes and spending. The Nasdaq 100 outperformed on solid earnings from… Source link

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Congress grilled the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. Here are the big takeaways

Of the tech titans, which included the CEOs of Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOGL), some fared better than others in the first hours of the hearing. Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s CEO, acknowledged, albeit earnestly and transparently, that Amazon may have improperly used third-party seller data to inform its own product decisions — a key concern over the company’s approach to competition. Apple CEO Tim Cook, on the other hand, got off pretty lightly. Despite some early… Source link

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Dak Prescott, Cowboys poised for big year

Yahoo Sports is previewing all 32 teams as we get ready for the NFL season, counting down the teams one per weekday in reverse order of our initial 2020 power rankings. No. 1 will be revealed on Aug. 5.  (Yahoo Sports graphics by Paul Rosales) More Dak Prescott bet on himself by playing on the franchise tag and not accepting a long-term deal from the Dallas Cowboys. Before delving into the exact finances, it made football sense too. The Cowboys might have the best offense outside of Kansas City… Source link

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Google’s new ‘for context’ links could give you the big picture around big news stories

If you’ve recently spotted a little secondary box underneath a Google News story that gives you a big-picture understanding of the news, you’re not alone: Google confirms it’s launching a new “for context” feature in Google News, one which that links to a second, broader story on the same topic. Spotted earlier by Valentin Pletzer on Twitter, the feature appears to be live on mobile phones for some very specific search results: It’s a smaller box in Google’s news box It’s… Source link

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What Google’s Work From Home Plans Mean for Office Markets in Big Cities

Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Google’s work from home plans could have a big impact on office markets in major U.S. cities (Getty, Pixabay) In December 2018, Google CFO Ruth Porat announced plans for the search giant’s new 1.7 million-square-foot campus in Manhattan’s Hudson Square, a move that would allow the company to “more than double the number of Googlers in New York over the next 10 years.” It was the latest in a series of billion-dollar moves that had made Google one of… Source link

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Yandex: 2Q Earnings Snapshot – Big Rapids Pioneer

SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) _ Yandex NV (YNDX) on Tuesday reported a second-quarter loss of $47.3 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the Schiphol, Netherlands-based company said it had a loss of 14 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 9 cents per share. The Russian search engine… Source link

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