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Google now allows Spotify and Bumble to bill U.S. users inside apps

Google now allows Spotify and Bumble to bill U.S. users inside apps

An Android statue is displayed in front of a building on the Google campus on January 31, 2022 in Mountain View, California. Google parent company Alphabet will report fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday after the closing bell. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The Google Play app store will allow Spotify and Bumble to bill U.S. users for subscriptions directly inside their Android apps, Google announced on Thursday. Typically, Google Play and Apple’s App Store for iPhones take between 15% and 30%… Source link

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Bill Belichick keeps making history, now with an unlikely QB

Bill Belichick keeps making history, now with an unlikely QB

Bill Belichick is still the best coach in the NFL. He just doesn’t have the best quarterback in the NFL anymore. Belichick reached a milestone Sunday. He won his 324th game, counting postseason, which tied him with George Halas for second in NFL history. He’s 23 wins behind Don Shula in that category. And he’s on a winning streak with rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe. How many coaches would be able to pull that off? The Patriots looked like they were finished a few weeks ago, but it’s common for… Source link

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Powers to fight ‘foreign interference’ in search engine results to be included in Online Safety Bill

Powers to fight ‘foreign interference’ in search engine results to be included in Online Safety Bill

Powers to fight disinformation spread by Russian propaganda search engines are to be included in the Online Safety Bill, i can reveal. The Government is set to amend the Bill following revelations about the website Yandex, known as Russia’s Google, which pumps out pro-Kremlin search results on issues ranging from the war in Ukraine to news items criticising the West. The listings are available to online users in the UK. On Friday,i revealed that Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg and Trade… Source link

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Senate panel approves bill to give news organizations more power against tech platforms

Senate panel approves bill to give news organizations more power against tech platforms

LONDON: Microsoft President and Vice Chairman Brad Smith has hinted that the tech giant is adopting a different approach to tackling disinformation and fake news. While other companies focus their efforts on removing fake content, and telling users what is true and what is not, Microsoft wants to avoid any suggestion that it is trying to censor speech online. “I don’t think that people want governments to tell them what’s true or false. And I don’t think they’re really… Source link

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Matt Patricia expected to call offensive plays for Patriots with ‘influence’ from Bill Belichick

Matt Patricia expected to call offensive plays for Patriots with ‘influence’ from Bill Belichick

We may finally have the answer to who will be calling offensive plays for the New England Patriots in Week 1. And the answer is reportedly Matt Patricia. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Patricia, the former head coach of the Detroit Lions, will be calling offensive plays for the Patriots. But he’s not going to be doing it entirely by himself. He’ll reportedly be calling plays with a “heavy influence” from head coach Bill Belichick. Patricia, whose title with the Patriots is “Senior… Source link

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NBA, NBPA announce league will permanently retire No. 6 in honor of Bill Russell

NBA, NBPA announce league will permanently retire No. 6 in honor of Bill Russell

The number “6” will forever belong to Bill Russell in the NBA. The league and the NBPA agreed to permanently retire Russell’s No. 6 across the NBA. It’s the first time a player’s number has been retired across the league. Commissioner Adam Silver said the move will ensure Russell’s “transcendent career will always be recognized.” “Bill Russell’s unparalleled success on the court and pioneering civil rights activism deserve to be honored in a unique and historic way,” said NBA… Source link

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Winners and Losers in Democrats’ Signature Tax and Energy Bill

Winners and Losers in Democrats’ Signature Tax and Energy Bill

(Bloomberg) — President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are the biggest winners now that a huge piece of Democrats’ economic agenda is hurtling toward enactment. Most Read from Bloomberg The tax and energy bill passed Sunday after a year and half of rocky negotiations that divided the party. It gives Democrats tangible progress on key issues to show voters in the midterm elections this November. Biden’s popularity nose-dived a year ago in the wake of the haphazard… Source link

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What’s in the (now Sinema approved) bill aimed at lowering costs for Americans

What’s in the (now Sinema approved) bill aimed at lowering costs for Americans

It’s a deal set that is set to use hundreds of billion dollars over the coming decade to reshape the fight against climate change, how Obamacare works, the price of prescription drugs, and the U.S. tax code’s treatment of big corporations. Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Joe Manchin (D-WV) surprised the world on July 27 when they released their sweeping bill known as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Then on August 4, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) propelled the deal closer to the finish line… Source link

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Tommy Tuberville NIL bill, Gamecocks controversy & more

Tommy Tuberville NIL bill, Gamecocks controversy & more

Subscribe to The College Football Enquirer The College Football Enquirer welcomes a late transfer onto the squad, just in time for the football season. SI’s Ross Dellenger joins the pod full time and will be your third voice of reason (or anarchy) through the year. Ross joins Dan Wetzel & SI’s Pat Forde today and kicks off with a piece of original reporting from Washington, D.C. on former Auburn coach and current U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville. Joined by Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia,… Source link

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Bill Belichick goes full Belichick in response to Dolphins-Tom Brady tampering investigation

Bill Belichick goes full Belichick in response to Dolphins-Tom Brady tampering investigation

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick answered questions about the NFL’s investigation into the Miami Dolphins’ tampering with Tom Brady in true Belichickian fashion: With indifference. When asked twice Wednesday about the NFL’s decision to take two draft picks from the Dolphins – including the team’s 2023 first-rounder – as well as fine and suspend owner Stephen Ross for “impermissible communications” with Brady while he was on the Patriots in 2019 (as well when he was the Tampa… Source link

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