Fox Business Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxBusiness.com. Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for the right to use their content. Google’s threat escalates a battle with publishers such as News Corp that is being closely watched around the world. The search giant had warned that its 19 million Australian users… Source link
Read More »Google says to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for the right to use their content. Google’s threat escalates a battle with publishers such as News Corp that is being closely watched around the world. The search giant had warned that its 19 million Australian users would face degraded search and YouTube experiences if the new code… Source link
Read More »Google says to block search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a new code that would force it and Facebook Inc to pay media companies for the right to use their content. Google’s threat escalates a battle with publishers such as News Corp that is being closely watched around the world. The search giant had warned that its 19 million Australian users would face degraded search and YouTube experiences if the new code… Source link
Read More »Google Outlines New Deal to Pay French Publishers for Use of Their Content
As it continues to negotiate with Australian authorities over the proposed implementation of new regulations, which would force it to share revenue with local news publishers in that nation, Google has today announced a new deal that will see it pay French publishers for news content, as part of its Google News Showcase program. As explained by Google: “Our investment of $1 billion over the next three years towards news partnerships and for Google News Showcase helps support publications… Source link
Read More »Google agrees to pay French publishers for news
The tech company and APIG, which represents French news media, said in a joint statement on Thursday that they have agreed on principles for how news publications should be compensated for the distribution of their content on Google (GOOGL) platforms after months of talks. Google has long tussled with publishers over how it displays their content, with media companies arguing the search giant should pay them for the privilege. When new rules went into effect last year in France requiring… Source link
Read More »U.S. asks Australia to scrap proposed laws to make Facebook, Google pay for news
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
Read More »U.S. asks Australia to scrap proposed laws to make Facebook, Google pay for news
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
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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
Read More »Buy now, pay later boom brings ‘shift away from credit to debit’
Americans are increasingly taking advantage of the buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) offerings thanks to a growing number of financial technology companies. Splitting payments — as opposed to bulk purchases on credit cards that would accrue interest until being paid — is built on the premise that there is a “shift away from credit to debit,” Nicholas Molnar, co-founder and U.S. CEO of Afterpay, an Australian BNPL startup with more than 11 million customers that operates with 64,000 merchants,… Source link
Read More »Adrian Peterson ordered to pay $8.3 million on defaulted loan
Adrian Peterson is on the hook for $8.3 million in defaulted loans after the New York State Supreme Court ruled against him in a summary judgment, according to records obtained by ESPN. The Detroit Lions running back, soon to be a free agent, was hit with a lawsuit in July 2019 from DeAngelo Vehicle Sales LLC, a Pennsylvania loan company (think investment vehicles, not cars). The company alleged that Peterson failed to pay back a loan of $5.2 million issued in October 2016. Peterson reportedly… Source link
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