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Facebook and Google will now have to pay local media firms a cut of the advertising revenue they rake in when using their content, the Australian government said Monday. Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg said that the decision came after Facebook and Google parent company Alphabet failed to adequately address complaints by Australian media companies that …
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Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Cory Booker are angling to be picked as Joe Biden’s running mate in the 2020 election. A Democratic source says the New York and New Jersey senators have both “let it be known of their interest in being picked as Joe Biden’s running mate.” Unfortunately for Booker, Biden has committed to …
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When schools began closing in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, James Dean, author of the popular “Pete the Cat” children’s book series, wanted to entertain kids — and give parents a break. So, since mid-March, he’s been reading his books live every weekday at 1 p.m. on Instagram (@petethecatofficial) and Facebook Live. “The thing …
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Facebook is canceling all large gatherings until June 2021, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Thursday. The social network is also extending its requirement that employees work from home through the end of May, and will permit employees who don’t feel comfortable coming in to work remotely “through at least the summer.” “A small percent of our …
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Facebook’s planned cryptocurrency Libra will be linked to individual national currencies and overseen by global watchdogs in a scaled-back revamp it hopes will win regulatory approval. The prospect of Facebook’s 2.5 billion users adopting Libra has led to intense scrutiny from global regulators, with many worried its launch could erode national control over money. Libra’s …
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Facebook’s (FB.O) planned cryptocurrency Libra will be linked to individual national currencies and overseen by global watchdogs in a scaled-back revamp it hopes will win regulatory approval. The prospect of Facebook’s 2.5 billion users adopting Libra has led to intense scrutiny from global regulators, with many worried its launch could erode national control over money. …
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Sen. Cory Booker and girlfriend Rosario Dawson are choosing to spend the coronavirus pandemic apart. “We are so many thousands of miles apart. It’s so challenging,” Dawson told Entertainment Tonight recently, adding that she’s looking after her high-risk parents. “That was sort of the dedication during this quarantine to take care of [my dad], while …
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Alex Trebek is releasing a memoir this summer — just in time for his 80th birthday. After more than three decades hosting “Jeopardy!” — and being begged to pen a tell-all about his own life and what it’s like behind the scenes — the beloved emcee is releasing a book on July 21. Trebek, who …
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Post sports writer Peter Botte is the author of “The Big 50: The Men and Moments That Made the New York Yankees” (available in paperback Tuesday), an entry in the popular “Big 50” sports books series. This excerpt is taken from Chapter 49: “George Costanza.” “Ruth. Gehrig. DiMaggio. Mantle … Costanza?” When the greatest sitcom …
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You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Knicks. How can Leon Rose do what Steve Mills and others before him couldn’t do? No elite players want …
Facebook and Google will now have to pay local media firms a cut of the advertising revenue they rake in when using their content, the Australian government said Monday. Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg said that the decision came after Facebook and Google parent company Alphabet failed to adequately address complaints by Australian media companies that …
