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FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outs a Google offcie near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave PARIS (Reuters) – Google and a French publishers’ lobby said on Thursday they had agreed a copyright framework under which the U.S. tech giant will pay news publishers for content online, in a first for Europe. The move paves the way for individual licensing agreements for French publications, some of which have seen revenues drop with the… Source link

FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outs a Google offcie near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave PARIS (Reuters) – Google and a French publishers’ lobby said on Thursday they had agreed a copyright framework under which the U.S. tech giant will pay news publishers for content online, in a first for Europe. The move paves the way for individual licensing agreements for French publications, some of which have seen revenues drop with the… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Ex-Google engineer among those pardoned by Donald Trump  BBC News Source link

The innovation that turned Google and Facebook into money-making behemoths wasn’t search or social networking. It was selling advertising space alongside content they got for free. Now, as regulatory investigations in the United States, Europe and beyond raise the prospect of breaking up the Silicon Valley companies, they’re tweaking that formula. The two firms are striking deals to start paying one important source of that content: news organizations. Not only does this help bring… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The U.S. government has asked Australia to scrap proposed laws that will make it the first country in the world to force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to pay for news sourced from local media outlets. In a submission asking the government to “suspend” the plans, assistant U.S. trade representatives Daniel Bahar and Karl Ehlers, suggested Australia instead “further study the markets, and if appropriate, develop a voluntary code.” Under the law, which has… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – The U.S. government has asked Australia to scrap proposed laws that will make it the first country in the world to force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to pay for news sourced from local media outlets. In a submission asking the government to “suspend” the plans, assistant U.S. trade representatives Daniel Bahar and Karl Ehlers, suggested Australia instead “further study the markets, and if appropriate, develop a voluntary code.” Under the law, which has… Source link

TipRanks These 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Are Top Picks for 2021, Say Analysts Some traditions are too time-honored to shirk, and on Wall Street, the annual ‘top picks’ are one. Usually made at the very end or very beginning of a year, the Street’s analysts publish reviews on the stocks they believe will show the best performance in coming months – their top picks. The analysts have been analyzing each stock carefully, looking at its past and current performance, its trends on a variety… Source link

Now, as regulatory investigations in the U.S., Europe and beyond raise the prospect of breaking up the Silicon Valley companies, they’re tweaking that formula. The two firms are striking deals to start paying one important source of that content: news organizations. Not only does this help bring them in line with new copyright laws, it also gives them the chance to regain the media industry’s trust. Later this month, Facebook will launch its news tab (which has been available… Source link

{{featured_button_text}} This year, I am all about productivity. And no, I am not talking about working more. I am talking about working more efficiently. To get some tips about productivity, I chatted with Google’s Executive Productivity Advisor Laura Mae Martin. Here’s what I learned: Work in the same place. Routinely sitting in the same spot helps your brain get back into the groove that work happens here. With that said, you also want to carve out a… Source link

Google is removing some Australian news sites from search results in a move which follows a government order to pay publishers for their content. The Sydney Morning Herald, which is one of the affected news sites, reports Google has admitted to removing content as part of an “experiment.” A Google spokesperson tells The Herald: “We’re currently running a few experiments that will each reach about 1 per cent of Google Search users in Australia to measure the impacts of news businesses… Source link