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Google is opening up applications to a new program for developers of media apps that lets them keep more of what they earn — paying a lower 15 percent commission to Google in exchange for supporting certain platforms and features (via 9to5Google). The Play Media Experience Program is another way to get around the company’s 30 percent service fee, and it’s also an admission that the Google had already been cutting deals with some developers behind the scenes; Google is positioning… Source link

Axios Bernie Sanders impatient with Biden’s quest for GOP support on infrastructure Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) indicated to “Axios on HBO” he’s already impatient with the White House’s quest for Republican support for President Biden’s infrastructure package, saying. “The American people want results” and don’t care if these results are achieved with bipartisan votes.Why it matters: The Budget Committee chairman and former presidential rival can cause a lot of headaches for Biden if he so… Source link

The Telegraph Rory McIlroy makes cut at Wells Fargo to play ‘weekend golf’ for first time in two months “Yes, weekend golf!” So Rory McIlroy bellowed, arms aloft, as he left the recorder’s hut here at the Wells Fargo Championship and headed to speak to the media. Of course, this was mock celebration on behalf of the four-time major winner, but beneath the self-deprecation there was clearly relief that he will be playing competitively on a Saturday for the first time in two months. If… Source link

San Francisco’s Off the Grid was forced to cut 256 employees after tech giant Google ended a catering contract, the food company confirmed Monday.   Off the Grid provided food truck catering and logistics services for Google’s Bay Area campuses, according to the San Francisco Business Times that first reported the story.  “Unfortunately, Google ended our contract in mid-February, which was certainly disappointing as we’ve been incredibly proud of the work we’ve done… Source link

More than 300 businesses and investors, including tech giants and major utilities, are calling on the Biden administration to set an ambitious climate-change goal that would cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% below 2005 levels by 2030. That target would nearly double the U.S.’s previous commitment on emissions reduction and the time horizon would require dramatic changes in the power and transportation sectors and elsewhere throughout the economy, analysts say. … Source link

Benzinga Alibaba, Amazon, Palantir, Google, Takeda, Unity — What Cathie Wood’s Ark Bought And Sold On Thursday Cathie Wood’s Ark Investment Management sends out an email every night listing the stocks that were bought or sold by the firm’s ETFs that day. In recent months, the emails have known to cause certain stocks to see a spike in the after-hours session. Here’s a list of 39 stocks that the hedge fund bought and sold on Thursday. Trades For Ark Fintech Innovation ETF (NYSE: ARKF):… Source link

National Review SF School Board Member Accused Asians of Using ‘White Supremacy’ to ‘Get Ahead’ A member of the San Francisco School Board referred to Asian Americans as “house n****r[s]” in a 2016 tweet thread, in a comment highlighted by the organizer of a movement to recall her. Alison Collins, who serves as vice president on the school board, published a long Twitter thread in December 2016 in which she explained her intention “to combat anti-black racism in the Asian… Source link

Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG, +1.26% Google is reducing the commission it charges developers that sell digital goods and services through its Play store, a move that comes amid increased regulatory scrutiny of the power tech giants wield through their app marketplaces. The company behind the world’s largest operating system, Android, said Tuesday that it would reduce service fee it collects from 30% to 15% on the first $1 million developers earn from its app… Source link

A man using a mobile phone walks past Google offices in New York in 2018. Photo: Mark Lennihan/Associated Press … Source link

Google is reducing its long-standing 30 percent cut, which it takes from each Play Store digital purchase for all Android developers around the world, on the first $1 million they make on the digital storefront each year, starting on July 1st. According to Google, that change means that 99 percent of Android developers that “that sell digital goods or services” will see a 50 percent reduction in fees. Google’s news follows Apple’s announcement of a reduced 15 percent fee last… Source link