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Indian startups ask antitrust body to order Google to restore apps after ‘brazen’ move

Indian startups ask antitrust body to order Google to restore apps after ‘brazen’ move

By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A group representing Indian startups has asked the country’s antitrust watchdog to order Alphabet Inc’s Google to reinstate apps it removed for policy violations, a letter seen by Reuters shows, escalating a showdown with the U.S. giant in a key market. Google on Friday removed more than 100 Indian apps, including popular ones by Matrimony.com, for not complying with its policy of paying a service fee when in-app payment options other than Google’s are… Source link

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Older and unemployed? Here’s how to overcome the stigma and move forward

Older and unemployed? Here’s how to overcome the stigma and move forward

Layoffs have been all over the news. More than 150 tech companies alone have said farewell to nearly 40,000 employees, per layoffs.fyi. It’s bad, of course, to be one of those heading out the door. It may be especially hard if you are a highly educated worker, between ages 40 and 65, who has been out of work for more than six months. According to Ofer Sharone, associate professor of sociology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the deck is stacked against the most experienced job… Source link

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Residents at busy Aussie beach fume over council’s ‘idiotic’ move: ‘Wake up’

Residents at busy Aussie beach fume over council’s ‘idiotic’ move: ‘Wake up’

Frustrated residents have urged the local council to “pull their finger out” and do something about a well-known problem that’s “destroying” cars and causing chaos at a busy intersection. Locals in Coogee in Sydney’s east say two “ridiculous” concrete blocks in the middle of the road are to blame for countless damaged cars and “hours” long congestion at the corner of Arden Street and Coogee Bay Road — but the council has confirmed they won’t be removed and explained why. Raising the issue… Source link

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