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WASHINGTON—Lawmakers and mobile app companies took aim at Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google in a hearing Wednesday focused on competition concerns about the companies’ power over their smartphone ecosystems. The hearing marked an escalation of lawmakers’ antitrust scrutiny on smartphone makers, and particularly Apple. Google already has been sued by federal and state authorities… Source link

Media giant ABC (DIS) is seeking $2 million for 30-second ad spots during this year’s Oscars telecast on April 25, according to Variety. Last year, the network reportedly charged up to $2.8 million for a 30-second spot, whereas 2019’s show saw ads sell for an average $1.98 million — a decline of 5% from 2018, according to market research company Kantar Media. (Source: Kantar Media Division) The most recent estimate, although historically on par with year’s past, is still surprising… Source link

A Google computer program that simulated a wildfire evacuation in Mill Valley is offering solutions to ease traffic congestion in an emergency. Researchers Yu Chen, Yusef Shafi and Yi-Fan Chen compared Mill Valley’s infrastructure issues to the town of Paradise, which was nearly leveled by the Camp wildfire in 2018. In their report, researchers built a traffic simulation to explore how to avoid the bottlenecks that happened in Paradise, where at least 85 people were killed. “We apply the… Source link

Facebook and Alphabet have delivered impressive returns for investors over the last five years, but challenges are mounting. Each company is facing heightened scrutiny related to the spread of misinformation in the U.S., and new regulations in markets including the European Union and Australia could eat into each company’s earnings. These big tech leaders are feeling the squeeze, but the broader technology sector still plays host to companies that… Source link

The career of Kansas football coach Les Miles is over. The window dressing of how his departure will be framed – firing, stepping down or mutual parting of ways – still has to be hashed out. But those are just semantics after Kansas placed its embattled coach on administrative leave Friday evening.  The reality of the allegations during Miles’ tenure at LSU and that school’s administrative enabling is clear now: Miles is well on his way toward losing both his job and reputation. A… Source link

The Minnesota Timberwolves fired head coach Ryan Saunders on Sunday night. The team announced the decision shortly after multiple reports of his dismissal Sunday evening. The Timberwolves officially hired Toronto Raptors assistant coach Chris Finch on Monday, after The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Sunday that Finch would take Saunders’ place. Finch will join the Timberwolves as their full-time coach, not on an interim basis, according to the report. The Minnesota Timberwolves are hiring… Source link

TipRanks Billionaire Ray Dalio Places Bet on 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks When billionaire financier Ray Dalio makes a move, Wall Street pays attention. Dalio, who got his start working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange trading commodity futures, founded the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, in 1975. With the firm managing about $140 billion in global investments and Dalio’s own net worth coming at $17 billion, he has earned legendary status on Wall Street. Summing… Source link

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks with Over 9% Dividend Yield Markets ended 2020 on a high note, and have started 2021 on a bullish trajectory. All three major indexes have recently surged to all-time highs as investors seemingly looked beyond the pandemic and hoped for signs of a rapid recovery. Veteran strategist Edward Yardeni sees the economic recovery bringing its own slowdown with it. As the COVID vaccination program allows for further economic opening, with more people getting back to… Source link

A devastated newly-engaged couple are mourning the loss of their two beloved dogs after their home suddenly erupted into flames on Christmas Day. Jordan Street, 25, and Ruby Debrincat, 23, spent two days with family members in Melbourne before heading home to Newborough on December 25 to eat lunch with Jordan’s mum, Rachael Mayes. The pair, who got engaged just three months ago, were buzzing with excitement about spending their first Christmas as a family with their dogs, 10-month-old Gunnar… Source link