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Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOG) Face Bipartisan Antitrust Grilling Over App Stores

Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google will come under close antitrust scrutiny Wednesday from lawmakers concerned about the way both companies run the marketplaces that give consumers around the world access to millions of apps on handheld devices. Senators Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Mike Lee of Utah, the chair and ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, are leading the panel’s inquiry into potential anticompetitive practices in Apple’s App Store… Source link

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Home Depot to face boycott over Georgia voting curbs

By Hilary Russ    NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) – Religious leaders in Georgia on Tuesday will call for a boycott of Home Depot Inc because of its silence on the state’s new voting curbs that activists say make it harder for Black people and other racial minorities to vote.    Other Georgia-based corporations – including Delta Air Lines Inc and Coca-Cola Co – have been meeting with the activists for weeks and issued statements opposing the voting restrictions.    Coca-Cola also hosted a… Source link

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Rapper will.i.am debuts futuristic face mask

Music giant will.i.am, known for his long track record as a tech innovator, is stepping into the world of pandemic styling.  The rapper recently unveiled his Xupermask, a high-tech face mask with noise cancelling earbuds, Bluetooth support, and a HEPA filtration system, that comes through a partnership with Honeywell (HON).  “I just wanted to create something that made me feel a little bit more safe and more comfortable traveling,” will.i.am told Yahoo Finance. “And when I traveled, people… Source link

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Nate Diaz to face Leon Edwards at UFC 262

MMA Weekly UFC 260 results: Francis Ngannou KO’s Stipe Miocic, becomes new baddest man on the planet Stipe Miocic was the baddest man on the planet heading into Saturday night’s event at The Apex in Las Vegas. Now that the UFC 260 results are in, there is a new baddest man on the planet. UFC 260 results: Francis Ngannou lands brutal KO Francis Ngannou showed massive improvement in his skill and his approach in taking out Stipe Miocic at UFC 260. It was evident from the opening bell that… Source link

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Florida COVID numbers face new scrutiny

WASHINGTON — New research published earlier this month in the American Journal of Public Health argues that Florida is undercounting the number of people who died from COVID-19 by thousands of cases, casting new doubt on claims that Gov. Ron DeSantis navigated the coronavirus pandemic successfully. Conservatives have celebrated DeSantis for his handling of the pandemic, which has killed more than 30,000 residents of the state. Critics of the combative governor, meanwhile, say that many of… Source link

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What it means if Cathie Wood is the face of the market

If I asked you to name the person who most epitomizes today’s stock market you might say Roaring Kitty (aka Keith Gill) or Vlad Tenev, CEO of Robinhood, or some other millennial meme-stock trading bro. They’re the ones driving the narrative, right? I would argue instead for someone who appears to be the exact opposite of that stereotype: A 65-year-old female financial services insider, who supported Donald Trump and has deep religious convictions—and paradoxically, (or perhaps… Source link

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Google to Face $5B Lawsuit Over Tracking Users in Incognito Mode

Google Chrome’s Incognito Mode is at the forefront of a $5 billion class-action lawsuit which alleges users are being tracked during private browsing sessions. The lawsuit alleges Google is in violation of wiretapping and privacy laws for intercepting, tracking, and collecting communications when Chrome’s Incognito mode is in use. Google has been trying to get the lawsuit dismissed since it was filed last June. A federal judge ruled the lawsuit must go forward. In the judge’s ruling… Source link

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Google will face lawsuit over Incognito mode tracking

GlobeNewswire Life360, Inc. Added to S&P/ASX 300 Index SAN FRANCISCO, March 14, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via InvestorWire – Life360, Inc. (ASX:360), the leading family safety membership, today announced that it has been added to the S&P/ASX 300 Index in a rebalance resulting from the March quarterly review. The change will be effective at the open of trading on March 22, 2021. The addition to the S&P/ASX 300 Index comes on the heels of Life360’s 2020 Full-Year Results and the company’s… Source link

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