Apple has an agreement with Google that it won’t develop its own internet search engine so long as Google pays it to remain the default option in Safari, a new class action alleges. Filed in a California court earlier this week against Apple, Google, and their respective CEOs, the lawsuit alleges the two companies have a non-compete agreement in the internet search business that violates US antitrust laws. Specifically, the complaint charges Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai of… Source link
Read More »Desmond Ridder’s decision to return pays off
Nearly a year ago, Desmond Ridder and his family spent three-and-a-half hours in the office of Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell with a looming decision that held the potential to reshape the Bearcat program and the sport. After Cincinnati’s Peach Bowl loss to Georgia, Ridder needed to figure out in short order whether he’d return to the Bearcats for a fifth and final season. Myriad factors hovered over Ridder’s decision. His NFL projections were uneven – anywhere from the third to… Source link
Read More »Guess who pays for all those millions of COVID vaccines
Licensed practical nurse Yokasta Castro, of Warwick, R.I., draws a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a mass vaccination clinic, May 19, 2021, at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File) Omicron happened this week. (You think?) And with the arrival of this new variant all the depressingly familiar potential pain points come tumbling back — along with some brand-spanking new ones. On Thanksgiving (just nine days ago) we could really believe that COVID was… Source link
Read More »Google pays fines to Russia over banned content
The logo of Russia’s state communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, is reflected in a laptop screen showing Google start page, in this picture illustration taken May 27, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Illustration/File Photo MOSCOW, Oct 25 (Reuters) – U.S. tech giant Google has paid Russia more than 32 million roubles ($455,079) in fines for failing to delete content Moscow deems illegal, the company and a Russian lawmaker said after talks on Monday. Russia last week said it would seek to fine… Source link
Read More »Rio Tinto Pays $9.1 Billion Dividend as Profit Hits Record
(Bloomberg) — Rio Tinto Group, the world’s biggest iron ore miner, reported its highest-ever interim profit and will pay $9.1 billion in dividends as the company and its global rivals cash in on this year’s commodities rally. Rio is the first of the majors to post earnings, kicking off a reporting season that’s expected to see record results across the board. The industry has been one of the biggest beneficiaries from the world’s efforts to emerge from the pandemic. The trillions of… Source link
Read More »SoftBank pays $1.6 bln for Yahoo Japan rights
People walk in front of a logo of Softbank Corp at its branch in Tokyo March 2, 2011. Yahoo Inc is in advanced talks to exit its joint venture in Japan with Softbank Corp, a move that could lead it to focus on reaching a decision on its China assets. REUTERS/Toru Hanai TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) – SoftBank’s internet business Z Holdings Corp (4689.T) said on Monday it has agreed to pay Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) 178.5 billion yen ($1.61 billion) to secure the rights to Yahoo branding… Source link
Read More »SoftBank pays $1.6 billion for Yahoo Japan rights
TOKYO: SoftBank‘s internet business Z Holdings Corp said on Monday it has agreed to pay Verizon Communications Inc 178.5 billion yen ($1.61 billion) to secure the rights to Yahoo branding and technology in perpetuity in Japan. In contrast to the retreat of Yahoo in the United States, the brand remains a core part of SoftBank’s domestic internet business where the name adorns a web portal and services like shopping and weather. Verizon is offloading its media businesses including Yahoo and Source link
Read More »SoftBank pays $1.6 bln for Yahoo Japan rights
By Sam Nussey TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) – SoftBank’s internet business Z Holdings Corp said on Monday it has agreed to pay Verizon Communications Inc 178.5 billion yen ($1.61 billion) to secure the rights to Yahoo branding and technology in perpetuity in Japan. In contrast to the retreat of Yahoo in the United States, the brand remains a core part of SoftBank’s domestic internet business where the name adorns a web portal and services like shopping and weather. Verizon is offloading… Source link
Read More »Serena Williams’ daughter pays tribute to mom with outfit
Serena Williams’ daughter, Alexis Ohanian Jr., takes after her mother. Alexis paid homage to her mom Wednesday, wearing the same tennis outfit Williams wore at the Australian Open in February. Alexis wore the outfit at tennis practice Wednesday. The images were posted on Alexis’ Instagram page by her father, Alexis Ohanian. While the pictures are great, Williams wanted to be present for a side-by-side. Williams commented, “Awwwww mannnnnn I asked you to save this post until I was next to her… Source link
Read More »Google Doodle pays tribute to actress-turned-diplomat
Google is paying tribute to one of Hollywood’s biggest child actors. On Wednesday, Google’s search page featured an homage to Shirley Temple Black, whose stardom was so immense she made history by receiving an honorary Academy Award at age 6. On June 9, 2015, California’s Santa Monica History Museum opened an exhibit titled “Love, Shirley Temple” featuring rare memorabilia, Google says in a post detailing Wednesday’s doodle. Temple was born April 23, 1928 in Santa Monica. She starred in a… Source link
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