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France fines Google 1.1 million euros over hotel rankings practices

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen at the Young Entrepreneurs fair in Paris, France, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau PARIS (Reuters) – Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay a 1.1 million euros ($1.34 million) fine after a probe found that Google’s hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers, France’s finance ministry and fraud watchdog said on Monday. The ministry and watchdog also said in a statement that Google has amended its hotel rankings practices since… Source link

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France fines Google 1.1 million euros over hotel rankings practices

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen at the Young Entrepreneurs fair in Paris, France, February 7, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau PARIS (Reuters) – Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay a 1.1 million euros ($1.34 million) fine after a probe found that Google’s hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers, France’s finance ministry and fraud watchdog said on Monday. The ministry and watchdog also said in a statement that Google has amended its hotel rankings practices since… Source link

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This blockchain startup selling collectible NBA highlights just sold $50 million in 30 days

Blockchain startup Dapper Labs turned heads when it signed a deal with the National Basketball League more than a year ago to let fans buy collectible video moments from games. Now, it’s proving to be a genius idea with more than $50 million in sales coming through its NBA Top Shot platform in just the last 30 days. As a simple explainer, the platform allows for something akin to verifiable video trading cards: The NBA selects the best moments from games and then Dapper Labs verifies how… Source link

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Google strikes $98 million deal with French publishers, leaving independent media angered

Google has agreed to pay $US76 million ($98 million) over three years to a group of 121 French news publishers to end a more than year-long copyright spat, documents show. Key points: Agence France-Press and other media outlets are angry about the deal which they say is unfair and opaque Australia is seeking to impose a digital media code of conduct that would force Google to pay for news Under the French deal publishers will have to sign up for the Google News Showcase platform, recently… Source link

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CDC to unveil school reopening guidance; U.S. purchases 200 million more vaccine doses

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) unveiled a centralized school reopening plan Friday that includes safety and mitigation practices such as physical distancing and masking, as well as using new measures such as “podding.” Podding includes keeping the same students together (as in a pod) to reduce students’ possible exposure to the virus. But questions about access to critical resources like better ventilation, testing and masks, remain unanswered. During a press… Source link

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Exclusive: Google’s $76 million deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated

PARIS (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to pay $76 million over three years to a group of French news publishers to end a more than year-long copyright spat, documents seen by Reuters show, a deal one news publishers’ lobby deemed unfair. FILE PHOTO: A man jogs past a news rack which displayed copies of French newspapers on the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice, France, April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo The two documents, seen by Reuters and disclosed publicly for the… Source link

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Exclusive: Google’s $76 million deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated

PARIS (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to pay $76 million over three years to a group of French news publishers to end a more than year-long copyright spat, documents seen by Reuters show, a deal one news publishers’ lobby deemed unfair. FILE PHOTO: A man jogs past a news rack which displayed copies of French newspapers on the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice, France, April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo The two documents, seen by Reuters and disclosed publicly for the… Source link

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Exclusive: Google’s $76 million deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated

PARIS (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to pay $76 million over three years to a group of 121 French news publishers to end a more than year-long copyright spat, documents seen by Reuters show. FILE PHOTO: A man jogs past a news rack which displayed copies of French newspapers on the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice, France, April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo The agreement between Google and the Alliance de la presse d’information generale (APIG), a lobby group… Source link

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Exclusive: Google’s $76 million deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated

PARIS (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to pay $76 million over three years to a group of 121 French news publishers to end a more than year-long copyright spat, documents seen by Reuters show. FILE PHOTO: A man jogs past a news rack which displayed copies of French newspapers on the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice, France, April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo The agreement between Google and the Alliance de la presse d’information generale (APIG), a lobby group… Source link

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Exclusive: Google’s $76 million deal with French publishers leaves many outlets infuriated

PARIS (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google has agreed to pay $76 million over three years to a group of 121 French news publishers to end a more than year-long copyright spat, documents seen by Reuters show. FILE PHOTO: A man jogs past a news rack which displayed copies of French newspapers on the Promenade Des Anglais in Nice, France, April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo The agreement between Google and the Alliance de la presse d’information generale (APIG), a lobby group… Source link

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