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Google is Giving People Bad, Fossil Fuel-Funded Info on the Green New Deal

Google is Giving People Bad, Fossil Fuel-Funded Info on the Green New Deal

For the past two years, people who Google the term “cost of Green New Deal” have seen at the top of their results a price tag of $93 trillion.  This figure comes from something called the American Action Forum (AAF), which is described by sites like Wikipedia and FactCheck as “center-right” or “conservative.” In Google search results, the “featured snippet” up top about the Green New Deal references Wikipedia and says AAF estimates the cost at $600,000 per household…. Source link

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Google Clinches Content Licensing Deal With Australia’s Seven West

Google Clinches Content Licensing Deal With Australia’s Seven West

Benzinga What Keystone Pipeline Cancellation Means For Crude-by-rail President Joe Biden’s revocation of the March 2019 permit enabling the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will likely result in more crude-by-rail volumes, according to industry observers. But how much volumes will increase could largely depend on the price that heavy crude oil can fetch in the global market. “The cancellation of the Keystone pipeline project was inevitable once the government changed. Despite its… Source link

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Major Australian media company strikes Google news pay deal | World

Major Australian media company strikes Google news pay deal | World

“If it goes through as is, it will be very beneficial for Australian media,” Barnet said of the code. “Google will be lobbying very hard in the background … to confine it to News Showcase,” she added. Seven West Media said it will release more details about the deal after those details are finalized within 30 days. Before the announcement, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg had said Google and Facebook were close to striking commercial deals, “which could be of real benefit to the domestic… Source link

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Major Australian media company strikes Google news pay deal | World

Major Australian media company strikes Google news pay deal | World

Google announced two weeks ago that it had begun paying seven far smaller Australian websites under News Showcase. Google regional director Mel Silva said: “We are proud to support original, trusted, and quality journalism and are excited to welcome Seven West Media today as a major Australian publishing partner to join Google News Showcase.” The partnership was a substantial investment for Google in journalism not just in metro areas but in smaller communities, she added. Neither Google… Source link

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Google strikes deal with major Australian news organization over payments

Google strikes deal with major Australian news organization over payments

CANBERRA, Australia — Seven West Media has become the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google to pay for journalism in a partnership announced Monday before the nation’s Parliament considers draft laws to force digital giants to pay for news. Google and the publicly listed broadcast television, print and online publishing company jointly announced they had agreed on “long-term partnership” after weekend discussions Australian government… Source link

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Major Australian media company strikes Google news pay deal | World

Major Australian media company strikes Google news pay deal | World

Google announced two weeks ago that it had begun paying seven far smaller Australian websites under News Showcase. Google regional director Mel Silva said: “We are proud to support original, trusted, and quality journalism and are excited to welcome Seven West Media today as a major Australian publishing partner to join Google News Showcase.” The partnership was a substantial investment for Google in journalism not just in metro areas but in smaller communities, she added. Neither Google… Source link

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Australia’s Seven West Media strikes deal with Google for news

Australia’s Seven West Media strikes deal with Google for news

(This February 15 story corrects to Monday in paragraph 2) SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Seven West Media Ltd became the country’s first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the internet giant to pay media companies for content. At an earnings announcement on Monday, Seven, which owns a free-to-air television network and the main metro newspaper in the city of Perth, said it would supply content for Google’s… Source link

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Australia’s Seven West Media strikes deal with Google for news

Australia’s Seven West Media strikes deal with Google for news

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Seven West Media Ltd became the country’s first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the internet giant to pay media companies for content. At an earnings announcement on Tuesday, Seven, which owns a free-to-air television network and the main metro newspaper in the city of Perth, said it would supply content for Google’s News Showcase platform. It did not disclose terms. The… Source link

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