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Deshaun Watson’s case not solely in Goodell’s hands

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Deshaun Watson won’t be going on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list while the league investigates 22 civil lawsuits pending against the Cleveland Browns quarterback. Instead, any suspension or fine for Watson — if the NFL believes punishment is warranted — will be settled at the conclusion of the league’s ongoing probe. But there’s a sizable change awaiting Watson that stems from the collective bargaining agreement renewed in 2020: Commissioner Roger Goodell… Source link

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The Pixel 6 may have leaked and not at the hands of Google for once

Google got ahead of any possible news leaks about the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro by announcing the phones back in August, including that they would run on the company’s long-in-development Tensor chip. But it’s possible that some leakers have recently got hold of an actual unit. A video posted to Twitter by @thisistechtoday may be showing off a pre-production version of the Pixel 6 Pro, complete with its triple rear camera array. Of course, Google hasn’t been coy about sharing what… Source link

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Yandex N : Russia hands U.S. investor Calvey 5.5-year suspended sentence

Calvey, the founder of Russia-focused private equity group Baring Vostok, was detained along with other executives in early 2019 on charges of embezzlement linked to mid-sized lender Vostochny. He and the executives deny the charges. “The court, unfortunately, didn’t or couldn’t understand substance of the case with no victim, no damage and no beneficiary,” Calvey told reporters outside the court after the more than 12-hour-long sitting was over. Calvey will not… Source link

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Yandex N : Russia hands U.S. investor Calvey 5.5-year suspended sentence

Calvey, the founder of Russia-focused private equity group Baring Vostok, was detained along with other executives in early 2019 on charges of embezzlement linked to mid-sized lender Vostochny. He and the executives deny the charges. “The court, unfortunately, didn’t or couldn’t understand substance of the case with no victim, no damage and no beneficiary,” Calvey told reporters outside the court after the more than 12-hour-long sitting was over. Calvey will not… Source link

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Companies desperate for workers are tipping their hands in job listings: Morning Brief

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, July 22, 2021 Urgent listings are on the rise. Hiring can be a challenging process.  Over the last several months, we’ve written about the abundance of open jobs in America, the impact retirements have had on the workforce, and the higher wages companies are offering to meet labor shortfalls.  And a new report from job posting website… Source link

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Deshaun Watson, accusers won’t settle, so it’s NFL’s hands

HOUSTON — A moment of clarity arrived for the Houston Texans‘ Deshaun Watson with Thursday’s revelation that four women met with NFL investigators regarding their civil lawsuits against the star quarterback. The league now has testimony from some of Watson’s accusers, and one way or another, it will have to decide what to do with that information.  It’s a crossroads between Watson’s civil litigation and an NFL investigation that was never guaranteed to materialize given the reality… Source link

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Google v. Oracle: Supreme Court hands Google a victory in a multibillion-dollar case

Google’s copying of so-called application programming interfaces from Oracle’s Java SE was an example of fair use, the court held in a 6-2 decision authored by Justice Stephen Breyer. In addition to resolving a multibillion-dollar dispute between the tech titans, the ruling helps affirm a longstanding practice in software development. But the Court declined to weigh in on the broader question of whether APIs are copyrightable. Google said the Court’s opinion “is a victory for consumers,… Source link

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Google, Fresh Out Of Congressional Hotseat, Hands $29 Million To EU’s New Fund To Tackle Fake News

Topline Google will contribute €25 million ($29 million) to the European Union’s newly established European Media and Information Fund to tackle misinformation and fake news, the company announced Wednesday, as big tech companies face criticism and mounting scrutiny for failing to curb the spread of misinformation online. Google will contribute €25 million ($29 million) to the European Union’s newly established European … [+] Media and Information Fund zz/John… Source link

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