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OAKLAND, Calif., Nov 18 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google this week introduced rules for inviting guest speakers to its offices, days after it canceled a talk by an Indian historian who has disparaged marginalized groups and their concerns, according to company emails seen by Reuters. The policy released Thursday is Google’s latest effort to preserve an open culture while addressing divisions that have emerged as its workforce has grown. Workers at Google and other big tech companies… Source link

By Jasmin Jackson (August 29, 2022, 6:13 PM EDT) — Google and YouTube have urged a California federal judge to boot a proposed class action by content owners accusing them of removing copyright management information, arguing that the suit is time-barred. Google LLC and video-sharing subsidiary YouTube LLC argued in a motion for summary judgment on Friday that the putative class action brought by Grammy award-winning composer Maria Schneider is too late, seeking to tank claims that… Source link

Mortgage rates fall a third week in a row as housing market tilts in homebuyers’ favor Mortgage rates fell again this week amid relentless inflation and persistent doubt around the health of the U.S. economy. The rate drop — the third in as many weeks — was slight but still meaningful given rising home prices and generally higher borrowing costs. America’s most popular home loan — the 30-year fixed mortgage — is still significantly more expensive than it was last year. That’s… Source link

Enlarge / Whoa, there are cards at the bottom of the Google homepage! Check out this totally wild Google homepage experiment spotted by 9to5Google: the search page suddenly has a row of cards at the bottom. If this design is widely adopted, it would easily be the biggest google.com design change ever. In the experiment, Google.com has a row of six cards at the bottom of the page. There’s weather, trending searches,… Source link

The Cleveland Cavaliers were expected to be one of the worst teams in the NBA this season.  The Cavs’ preseason win total was about 26.5 or 27.5, depending on where you looked. It was among the five lowest totals in the league. It wasn’t unfair. They hadn’t won more than 22 games in a season since 2018, when LeBron James was still on the roster.  Then a weird thing happened. The Cavaliers have been good. And for bettors, they have been great. The best team in the NBA, actually.  Cavaliers… Source link

The Google logo is seen on on the company’s European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo PARIS, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The French antitrust body said on Wednesday that Google (GOOGL.O) had submitted several proposals on how it would negotiate with news agencies and publishers in a dispute about paying for news content. Register now for FREE unlimited access to reuters.com Register Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Benoit Van… Source link

Google TV, the new smart TV interface that debuted on Google’s most recent Chromecast, appears to be getting a small but important tweak for its “Continue watching” row. Over on Reddit (via 9to5Google) user u/Alfatango97 has spotted a new option to manually hide entries from the row, which is designed to let viewers quickly jump back into unfinished TV shows or films. When it works, the Continue watching row is a convenient way pick up from where viewing was interrupted. But… Source link

The Google logo displayed on a smartphone with the front pages of several newspapers pictured in the background. Hakan Nural | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Google was fined 500 million euros ($593 million) Tuesday by French competition regulators for failing to comply with an order to negotiate fair deals with news publishers for the use of their content. France’s Competition Authority said Google had breached an April 2020 ruling that ordered the company to negotiate “in good faith”… Source link

PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) – France’s antitrust watchdog slapped a 500 million euro ($593 million) fine on Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday for failing to comply fully with temporary orders it had given in a row with the country’s news publishers. The U.S. tech giant must within the next two months come up with proposals on how it would compensate news agencies and other publishers for the use of their news. If it does not do that, it would face additional fines of up to 900,000 euros per… Source link

Google has threatened to close its search engine in Australia if the government proceeds with a plan to force Big Tech groups to pay news providers for their content. The warning is Google’s strongest yet against the landmark proposal, which would compel the company and fellow US tech group Facebook to pay news organisations and publishers in exchange for circulating stories. Mel Silva, Google Australia’s managing director, told a Senate hearing in Canberra on Friday… Source link