Google has fired a lobbying pot-shot at a looming change to the law in Australia that will force it to share ad revenue with local media businesses whose content its platforms monetize — seeking to mobilize its users against “big media”. Last month Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) published a draft of a mandatory…
Category: Warns
The stock market is due for a 10%-15% correction. There are more headwinds than tailwinds for equities. Investors have become overly optimistic about the economy. The U.S. stock market is nearing all-time highs just as autumn descends on the northern hemisphere, bringing the inevitability of a second wave of coronavirus outbreaks. It’s a scenario almost…
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned on Wednesday that she may choose to delay elections scheduled for September in response to a resurgence of the Wuhan coronavirus. The same idea prompted a furious backlash from his critics when U.S. President Donald Trump raised it two weeks ago. “We’re seeking advice from the Electoral Commission,…
Twitter has disclosed it’s facing a potential fine of more than a hundred million dollars as a result of a probe by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) which believes the company violated a 2011 consent order by using data provided by users for a security purpose to target them with ads. In an SEC filing,…
Conservative pundit and former Secret Service agent Dan Bongino declared Sunday morning that former Vice President Joe Biden is suffering a rapid “cognitive decline” — and he suggested that his sources were “close to the situation.” Biden’s mental acuity has been a frequent theme of discussion, primarily among conservatives — though Democrats have also acknowledged…
Joe Biden warned supporters on Thursday that President Donald Trump will try to “indirectly steal” the upcoming general election by subverting the vote-by-mail process. The former vice president, who has already assembled 600 election lawyers to fight election “chicanery,” made the claim during a virtual fundraiser with entertainment industry figures, hosted by former “VEEP” actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus.…
A clearly frustrated World Health Organization (W.H.O.) warned Monday the global Chinese coronavirus pandemic was “worsening” not receding, telling countries loosening lockdowns to observe active surveillance and tracing of infected populations. The W.H.O. issued its warning as Moscow emerged from its strict coronavirus lockdown. With more than 485,000 cases, Russia has the third-highest number of confirmed infections…
Frankfurt am Main (AFP) – A vast fiscal fightback to the coronavirus crisis unleashed by eurozone governments could raise questions about capitals’ ability to repay debts and revive the threat of countries exiting the single currency, the European Central Bank warned Tuesday. “Should measures taken at the national or European level be deemed insufficient to…
Former President Bill Clinton delivered a politically charge commencement address on Saturday as part of CNN’s two-hour primetime special honoring the class of 2020. “I urge you to embrace the challenge. The world needs you. Your country needs you,” Clinton said, warning students across the country that the Chinese coronavirus pandemic has released them “into an uncertain future.”…
Dr_ Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus pandemic, it will bring “needless suffering and death.” WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the ,…