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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Court Makes ‘Extraordinary’ Late Night Demands in Trump Mar-a-Lago Case  Yahoo News Source link

Google staff are overpaid and the tech giant must cut thousands more jobs, a British activist investor has said. Sir Chris Hohn, who previously donated to Extinction Rebellion, wrote in a letter dated January 20 that Google’s 12,000 layoffs did not cut deep enough to reduce bloat at the tech giant. The billionaire founder of The Children’s Investment Fund Management (TCI) , who holds a $6bn stake in Google-parent company Alphabet, wrote to chief executive… Source link

This content was produced in Russia, where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine. MOSCOW, Sept 28 (Reuters) – Russia’s communications regulator on Wednesday demanded an explanation from Apple after applications operated by the Russian state-controlled tech firm VK (VKCOq.L) were removed from the U.S. firm’s App Store. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, has been a thorn in the side of foreign tech firms, issuing fines over data storage violations and for failures to… Source link

MOSCOW -Russia’s communications regulator on Wednesday demanded an explanation from Apple after applications operated by the Russian state-controlled tech firm VK were removed from the U.S. firm’s App Store. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, has been a thorn in the side of foreign tech firms, issuing fines over data storage violations and for failures to remove content Russia deems illegal – disputes that have escalated since Moscow sent its armed forces into Ukraine in February. VK runs… Source link

Gavin Newsom wants an explanation. The California governor, who spoke at the UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco on Wednesday, demanded that UCLA give a public explanation about how its move to the Big Ten Conference will benefit student-athletes and the school’s partnership with UC Berkeley. “The first duty of every public university is to the people — especially students,” Newsom said, via the Los Angeles Times. “UCLA must clearly explain to the public how this deal will improve… Source link

E-commerce platform Etsy (ETSY) is bracing for impact as more than 12,000 sellers go on “strike.” Sellers are placing their shops on “vacation mode” for up to an entire week to protest new company policies that go into effect today, including an increase in transaction fees from 5% to 6.5%. Etsy strike organizer Kristi Cassidy told Yahoo Finance Live that sellers are “fed up” and hope to gain Etsy’s attention from the movement, which started on Reddit. Demands include cancelling the fee… Source link

The logo for Google LLC is seen at their office in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 3 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Thursday that it had stopped selling online advertising in Russia, a ban that covers search, YouTube and outside publishing partners. The move by the world’s top seller of online ads by revenue follows similar pauses in Russia by Twitter Inc Source link

Congress is again demanding answers from the NFL concerning Dan Snyder and the Washington Football Team. (Mark J. Rebilas/Reuters) Hours after the Washington Post reported that team owner Daniel Snyder used a bribe, intimidation and private investigators to thwart a probe into allegations of Washington Football Team workplace misconduct, Congress demanded answers from the NFL.  The House Committee on Oversight and Reform released a statement on Tuesday that the “NFL must immediately turn over… Source link

Sen. Joe Manchin says he will make a deal with his own Democratic party on a spending bill, but only if the Federal Reserve begins pulling back on its monetary stimulus to the economy. In a signed agreement with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Manchin said he would only support a budget resolution with a top-line number of $1.5 trillion, with no funds in the new legislation disbursed until after all COVID-related federal spending is exhausted. Another condition: The “Federal… Source link

Missouri Republican joins ‘Kudlow’ to explain why Big Tech companies are monopolies that need broken up. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is asking Google for answers, suggesting in a Wednesday letter that the search engine giant showed ideological bias towards pro-life groups. His letter came a day after Live Action President Lila Rose announced that Google had removed her organization’s ads, including one promoting the abortion reversal pill. Hawley wrote: “When I spoke with Mark Zuckerberg… Source link